WWE And TNA: 7 Worst Moments Of The Week (Jan 29)

1. Ellsworth Goes Shopping

Isn't there like a rumble of some sort coming up that WWE should have been using all their resources to promote? Or is there time to doink around and watch James Ellsworth try on clothes?

Here's another question: Remember when the IWC was really pulling for Ellsworth to land a full-time gig in WWE? I'll admit I was one of those people, but we’ve pretty much hit the bottom of what creative is going to do with him, and it’s probably not going to get better anytime soon.

This week on SmackDown he went shopping with Carmella in an unnecessary comedy segment, and it was WWE at its campiest. Let's start with the obvious. Dante is not going to be the next Dr. Shelby in WWE lore. He will be forgotten by the time that Ellsworth gets a prostate exam for some reason in a future segment. The jokes relied on the clothes he wore, like a turtleneck...because the announcers constantly tell us that he looks like turtle. All righty then! Dammit...that was an Ace Ventura quote, but at least that’s more timely than Ellsworth dressing up as Elvis, which hasn’t been funny since 1982.

The big reveal to the entire segment was that the world's former favorite jobber is now going to wear typical New Jersey attire, which will now make him the fifth person in the company to do so (after Enzo, Cass, Carmella and Liv Morgan). He could have shown up on TV wearing those clothes and we would have got it. But then, Vince wouldn't have got to have a few more laughs at his expense, and that's really what it's all about...even if the second biggest pay-per-view is only days away.

Time to kick out.