How WWE Killed The Superstar Babyface
The scripting required to get 'The Irish Lass Kicker's heel turn over as a logical extension of her SmackDown Women's Title reclamation arc was only creditable in its stubborn complexity. It had several purposes to serve; to generate ernest boos from the building that erupted for her actual turn, to further the hostilities with new Champion Charlotte, and to direct Becky's disdain as much towards the fans as her former friend.
What this was really doing was highlighting some inconvenient truths about the entire collapse of the storyline. One; that the live reaction to Becky Lynch's post-match SummerSlam assault on Charlotte Flair meant absolutely nothing. Two; that the anticipated live reactions to Becky Lynch's explanation of her post-match SummerSlam assault on Charlotte Flair meant even less.
The problem isn't isolated to Flair/Lynch of course. The manner in which WWE crafted a Roman Reigns Universal Title victory that wasn't booed out of the building was unapologetically ingenious, but shouldn't be rewarded for that. A fan's role is to love and love to hate the characters and storylines, not marvel at how an organisation finally found a Plan C after nearly three years of trying.
This again reverts back to the company asking fans to treasure the organisation rather than the performers themselves. This despite the fact that WWE are in many ways bigger heels than any of their top villains could hope to be.
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