WWE And TNA: 7 Worst Moments Of The Week (March 22)
3. Rusev Needs New Lawyer
Where is Lana? Yeah, I get it, shes filming a soon to be terrible WWE film, but from a storyline perspective where is she? Ever since Rusev debuted, shes spent more time on the microphone than he has. She helps add to his act, and yet when he needs her most, just a couple weeks away from the biggest match of her career, shes gone. It would be one thing if Lana suddenly came down with diarrhea before Raw and couldn't appear, but WWE knew what the schedule was for their next straight to DVD disaster months in advance. How did no one say Hey, thats right before WrestleMania, we might need her!? So instead of Lana talking, we got Rusevs lawyer who was obviously miscast. Was he the only one who auditioned for the role? He had severe trouble keeping a Russian accent, and the announcers couldnt help but blast his performance. Reportedly they were told by McMahon to do it, but it was distracting, and the angle instead made Rusev seem foolish instead of giving the angle any heat.
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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