4. Lip Service
We know that WWE has to be worried about the poor ratings Tough Enough has gotten thus far, so doing a short segment on Raw to entire fans to tune in is not the worst idea. It certainly cant drive ratings lower, correct? The cool thing about Tough Enough is that one of the trainers is one of WWEs most popular women wrestlers of all-time, Lita. Aside from a few guest spots here and there, Lita has been absent from WWE since her retirement in 2006. Having her back in the fold is a great benefit for WWE and its fans. So when Lita came out on Raw Monday night, it should have been reason for celebration. But rather than getting a cool moment, Lita simply mentioned the young NXT stars who were making an impact on Raw and then noting that a future star could be up on the stage, and she proceeded to introduce the remaining 10 competitors. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQbGA_M0wSc Maybe the segment was trimmed for time, but bringing Lita out for 30 seconds of mic time is a big waste. Either have something a little more substantial or dont bother.
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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
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