How WWE Destroy Their Own Creations

by Michael Hamflett
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In defence of 'The Game', he gave everything to ensure Ronda Rousey's debut was a Sports Entertainment masterpiece, but she's a performer that'll not only increase his bank balance as an executive but also not threaten his position as a special occasion performer. The perfect person to put over, in Hunter's eyes.

Is Batista that guy? No. Does Batista have the fitness Ronda clearly did that night? On 2014 evidence, no. But will Triple H get to boost his status at the gatekeeper of the WWE Universe (not to mention years of bragging rights by) beating a Guardian Of The Galaxy? DanielBryanChant.gif.

The segment between the pair on SmackDown 1000 successfully created buzz for the match, and this piece isn't placed as a pessimistic takedown of an angle and match with all the potential in the world. But WWE is no longer a company that makes good on potential.

Daniel Bryan's 2018 comeback had all the potential in the world and he's been pinned more times that tweets about philanthropy being the future of marketing. Braun Strowman had the potential to be The (actual) Guy, but was sacrificed - possibly beyond recovery - for 'The Guy'. Asuka had the potential to be the best NXT call-up since the the commencement of Triple H's pet project, but she was beaten and buried in under 12 months because Vince McMahon likes blonde Americans and has forgotten everything Jim Ross ever told him about interests beyond them.

Despite what you see most Mondays and a few too many Tuesdays, WWE is still at it's heart a creative entity. It's still a place for continued evolution, despite SmackDown 1000's best segment featuring a weathered fab four lining up like The Beatles on a rooftop. If matches and storylines weren't so senselessly buried under politics and pettiness, as many people might buy into the last battle between 'The Animal' and 'The Game' as did the first.

Don't Let Me Down.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation for 10 years. Alongside the production of daily written, audio and video content covering WWE and AEW, he also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot on the UK's wrestling podcast charts with over 10,000 episodes and 70,000,000 total downloads. He also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House!, Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast, and has guested on long-running Sunderland AFC podcast Wise Men Say. With WhatCulture, he has provided in-person coverage of some of the biggest pay-per-views and Premium Live Events in wrestling history, including WrestleMania, Survivor Series, All In & Double Or Nothing in destinations such as New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. He has also been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana, 411Mania and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in music and culture magazines The Crack, Pilot as well as Sunderland AFC's premiere fanzine A Love Supreme. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it every other Saturday at the Stadium Of Light, and at Cribs gigs nationwide.