Why Vince McMahon Won’t Push Luke Harper

by Michael Sidgwick
maria mike kanellis
WWE.com

Aleister Black is a sporadic presence on SmackDown, and he received the vignette treatment. Cedric Alexander’s mini-push is all but over.

WWE can’t push most performers, and that is a practical reality as much as a creative critique. There are too many of them to accommodate. And Harper can’t even do a southern accent.

Nothing about Harper’s history indicates that his reintroduction will amount to anything of significance, and everything about the present indicates this, too. No news has emerged about Harper’s contract status, but even if he does re-sign with the company, nothing is guaranteed. The talent locked down for the longest amount of time is who WWE needs to please the least in this new era of options.

Isn’t that true, Mike Kanellis, you beta cuck?

Harper has played a brainwashed monster, a Deliverance hillbilly, and an ‘80s-style powerhouse. But his social media gimmick, in which he mocks his eternal stasis—‘It’s Wednesday. You know what that means.’—is the one that’ll stick, if he sticks around.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!