WWE And TNA: 7 Worst Moments Of The Week (March 20)
3. Shanes Struggle
Something about Shane McMahon isnt quite working. For starters, he didnt get half of a half of the pop he did on his return just a few weeks ago. Maybe fans are starting to realize they dont know who the hell to cheer for: The returning Shane, who left for six years and made us suffer through The Authority, or The Undertaker who has only a handful of matches left in his legendary career, competing in his home state. Last week I devoted a slide on how Shane should not be positioned as an actual fighter, and I stand by that. Now, even more so. He tried to portray himself as someone who could conceivably stand toe-to-toe with one of the greatest fighters in the history of the company, and no one is buying it. He landed a few bad looking body shots, and then had the gall to taunt him with his shuffle dance. That made him look like a bit of an idiot, and was a heelish move. Then, theres just something a bit off about Shane. His demeanor and voice comes across as really nervous. You cant quite tell if with the quivering in his voice is a signal that hes about to cry, or flub his lines. Its a huge spot, so nerves are expected, but they seem to be getting the better of him, like when the crowd had a good laugh over statement over Youre gonna hit me. Im gonna miss. Lastly, he calls Taker Vinces bitch, and Taker had no good response to it! We have no idea why hes willingly fighting this battle. Wouldnt he want a tougher opponent? Doesnt he want a title or anything? Theres a big mess that needs to be cleaned up with the feud, and theres just no way its going to happen.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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