The Disturbing Truth Behind WWE's Recent Controversial Decision

This is not Kozlov bad, nowhere near, but he works closer to Kozlov to the Keith Lee that at times literally exploded across the indies. The Keith Lee who got over was a preposterously awesome talent who had no physiological right to do the things that he did. He isn't out there smashing Randy Orton's ribs in with moonsaults or pouncing him into the grainy faces of the ThunderDome crowd. He's, yes, taking chinlocks and doing power moves connected by the same WWE transitions burdened on everyone.

There's no "burial," either, to be clear. He isn't a 2019 Paul Heyman Guy dead after three weeks. Clearly, Drew McIntyre's interferences are booked with Lee Vs. McIntyre in mind. An attempt is being made to map Lee's medium or long-term future.

But the disturbing truth here is that the best of intentions do not matter, if the execution is a total failure. The slick, super-ironic "perfect" WWE veneer suffocates everything. WWE can push any old talent they like. They can even push them hard. It might even turn out OK, like it did for Drew, but only after a series of missteps and mid feuds. But it's never so good so quickly that you can embrace it right away, and for every Drew McIntyre, there's a Ricochet, Aleister Black - virtually 86% of the WWE dot com roster page.

The process is broken - Keith Lee is the latest illustration of a take as cold as the ThunderDome atmosphere - and it warrants an editorial of its own in the not too distant future.

By which point Randy Orton might actually get that win back, f*ck it.