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The more I think about it, the more I think the Nation of Domination should be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a group. Unless I'm mistaken, they were the first black stable to have any real success, plus, their 5 main members (Rock, Faarooq, D-Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa and Mark Henry) all went on to have very successful careers, with the bolded already in the HoF as of this post. How many other groups can boast that? Nexus can't, Spirit Squad can't, the Welcoming Committee can't. To be honest, the only other groups I think can boast that are the Shield, Wyatt Family, and Evolution, and 50% of the last one were already established names by the time the group was formed. Honestly, it's a shame the group doesn't get more recognition.

You'd be surprised how small of a celebrity can get off the hook.

Jesus Christ, a little tidy up would be nice.

He's rich and a celebrity, that's how he was found not guilty.

Really? You are aware those are so outdated one of those guys doesn't even work there anymore? Again, the mechanic is NOT staled. If it was, why would they still be using Regal, Saint & Scala? Again, they have NOT mentioned Heyman or Pritchard on screen ONCE. Since Shane got canned NO ONE has been mentioned as being in charge. Not Bruce, not Heyman, not Vince, not HHH, not Steph, not Funaki, not Jenson Button, NO ONE. Even trotting them out one on the ramp saying "Hey we're in charge now!" and kept them to just mentions, that would establish them. A couple of severely outdated WWE.com articles do not cover it. They do need to "dumb it down", you can't have a show without establishing who is in charge, or else you end up with a mess. Er, yes throwaways can go a long way. You ever heard of the saying "It's the little things that make a big difference"? That's be one of them. As for your little edit, if it was so easy, you wouldn't "refuse" to do it. And if it was so easy for the people who are paid to do it to make it less awkward, why didn't they? I am being 100% honest when I say I do not know how I would book that segment without involving an outside party clearing things up.

Look, Creepia, I see where you are coming from, and that does make sense if there WAS someone even mentioned to be in charge. Even when NXT does impromptu matches they make a point of saying Regal signed off on it, even if he doesn't physically show up, still making it clear that he is in charge. RAW/SD? Since Shane went there has been NO mention at all of who is running the ship. Zlich. Nada. Nil. If an impromptu match happens the ref runs in and rings the bell and no mention of anyone signing off on it as if the wrestlers are the GM. Again, they DO NOT need to physically appear every week and get involved in everyone's storylines, but they DO need to be at least mentioned when needed and make it clear that they ARE in charge and call the shots. That is what I am talking about. Saying "Vince/HHH/Steph" is just headcannon, as when did we last see or hear from them? Months at least. Even throwaway lines like "This impromptu match was just signed off by Triple H" or "I just got out of Steph's office, we're facing each other tonight" go a long way, and neither of them even needs to show as much as a finger to do that.

Wtf? No. Again, YOU DO KNOW who is in charge, those same people would be doing that. How is that hard to understand? Except it's not a "gaping plothole". And yeah, Constable Corbin worked tremendously well, or Corporate Kane. But you are right, I'm sure Supervisor Heath Slater would work wonders for the show. I literally don't have the will and time to write a script for a hypothetical RAW segment between 4 midcarders in an argument with you. You are just running in ridiculous circles now. And next thing I'll say is that just because you want to see something doesn't mean that it would improve the quality of the show and that the show needs it. Again, NO WE DON'T. You are just using fan theories to fill in plotholes to cover lazy storytelling. The last tine we saw any sort of matchmaking it was done by the wrestlers themselves, that is NOT how you tell stories. It is a plothole. I remember no one complaining about Paige, Angle, or any of the other face authority figures. You'd be surprised how much a simple role can advance a show. Stop intentionally picking bad examples. Slater could make it work. AKA you can't do it, further proving my point. If anyone's running round in circles it's you. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it isn't needed.

Same people do, that's kinda obvious. I decipeted on "why not". And just because something has been done for 20 years, doesn't mean that you need something equally dumb. That segment you keep reffering to constantly could have been easily be fixed with better script or setup. Doesn't mean it needs another character. There are a lot of factors you are not taking into account here. So yeah, if you wish to see it, fine, but those two shows do not "need it". So, the wrestlers themselves decided if they are hired or fired or suspended? How big of a plothole is that? It isn't dumb in the slightest. It's a way to get two talents on-screen plus fix a gaping plothole. You don't need any actual backstage stroke to be an authority figure, just a good promo. That's it. Hell, it'd even be in Heath's character to do it, seeing as he's about doing everything he can for his kids. Alright, how would you do it without making it seem awkward? Situations like that are why a GM/authority figure role is needed. And there are factors you aren't taking into account either. Next thing you'll be saying is NXT could do get rid of Regal or Saint and not name replacements and they'll be fine. You're right it wouldn't be the CEO personally, but it would be another person in authority below him.

Then why haven't they "delegated" to someone recently? They personally don't need to be on-screen 24/7, but they can't just go AWOL for months, that is what I'm saying. Bottom line, you need someone to be in charge, and absolutely no one has been mentioned recently. It shouldn't be up to us to fill in the gaps for their shitty storytelling by saying stuff like "The McMahons are in charge, you don't need to see them.".

(Dana white doesn't make the fights at this point hes more a face of the company then anything.) So he's...an authority figure? MMA turns into wrestling more by the day. Dana's still on-screen in a sense that he's there for contract signings and the like. The McMahons don't even have that.

Kevin Dunn is a director/producer, not a booker nor a writter. He could easily even be mentioned on the show and it would have no impact on Kayfabe. Because if you hear and talk every day how RAW and SD is overproduced and you have a certain number of writters that book matches, write promos... than it has little to none impact on Kayfabe if Angle or Paige come out screaming how we are going to have a match "RIGHT NOW" and everybody goes yay. I also think that when four guys get in the ring, you already know what's hapoening. A boring segment and a tag team match or fatal f way, depending on the situation. In this case, I have zero problem on them agreeing to have a match, or cut to commercials and then announce that the match was set. They got a ref, he got contacted by the showrunner, Vince, Steph or whoever and that's it. Again, you already know who runs it.There is no need to mention it every single time. Also, a lowcarder like Slater or Titus would be dumb. A random person suddenly works in management? Having a random person just announcing matches wouldn't improve the show. In fact it could only get more tedious. Leave that time for wrestlers. True. Again, writers aren't a part of Kayfabe, unless your name is Vince Russo. True, but that doesn't need to be the case every time. Plus, what about hirings/firings/disciplinary actions like suspensions? Who manages those? Wouldn't be any "dumber" than half of the people who have held the GM role before. Both of those guys are good promos, which is all you need to be a GM, plus they're not doing much, so why not? It doesn't get any less tedious than a guy like Ricochet going "Oh let's all have a fatal four way for AJ's title" and everyone awkwardly going along with it like a few weeks ago. You need that kayfabe boss or decision maker.

Your first sentence is fannon, your second sentence isn't true in the slightest and everything after contradicts it. There is no mention or sight of anyone being in charge or making the big decisions, which means when the time arrises for one to be made, it's up to the wrestlers to play matchmaker, which isn't how it should be. They don't to be there every week, just enough to know they are in charge.Have no idea what "fannon" is, but it doesn't sound positive. And I don't see how saying that an authority figure on screen is a dated concept "isn't true in the slightest". And the third sentence, involving Regal, saying how him as good balance between a conecept that I find dated and what you are saying. And it doesn't contradict my first point, on fact it even acknowledges yours. Creep explained it pretty well. Fannon is short for fan cannon, things you make up/theorise yourself to fill in the dots. It isn't a dated concept in the slightest, the heel, Vince-lite authority figure (ie. Corbin, Shane, Authority, etc.) maybe, but not a plain, neutral decision maker. (Regal, Angle, Saint/Scala, Paige, etc.). Ever since Jack Tunney at least someone has been credited on-screen as being THE one in charge. I thought it was a contradiction seeing as you were saying the Authority Figure as a whole was outdated, then praising Regal, which is the kind I think we need for RAW/SmackDown. I just saw your edit, I'd rather see Angle or whomever come out for like two minutes to make the match rather than leave it to wrestlers to make the matches, imagine if we didn't have Regal and we left it to Ciampa, Cole, Garagno, etc. to make big matches like War Games, how ridiculous would that be? Heck, it doesn't even need to be a legend, a lowercarder who's doing nothing like Slater or Titus could work. Kayfabe and real life are two different things. By that logic, Kevin Dunn has on-screen power, yet in Kayfabe he doesn't exist.

I know the McMahons are there, but since Shane got the boot we haven't seen or heard anything from any of them. There is a middle ground from rambling every 20 weeks to start RAW and getting involved in everyone's storylines to being so absent people wonder where in the blue hell you've gone. I understand guys like Regal are more "middle management", but why is there no one at all right now? I'm not sure about WBO, as I am not a boxing fan, but UFC at least has Dana White who's clearly in charge.

Your first sentence is fannon, your second sentence isn't true in the slightest and everything after contradicts it. There is no mention or sight of anyone being in charge or making the big decisions, which means when the time arrises for one to be made, it's up to the wrestlers to play matchmaker, which isn't how it should be. They don't to be there every week, just enough to know they are in charge.

I hate how the WWE has no on-screen authority figure right now. Right now every time I see a match I'm wondering "who made this official?" or when one of the commentators "receives word" on something, who are they receiving word from? I'm not saying we need the Authority having 20 minute rambles to start the show every week, but you do need some sort of decision maker, lest you end up with situations like Ricochet playing booker and everyone awkwardly going along with it. Heck, it's not even a wrestling thing, the NFL has Roger Goodell, Formula One has Bernie Ecclestone for a long time, now Jean Todt and Chase Carey, etc. Honestly, it's my one biggest problem with the WWE right now.

Jeez, not fun. I hope she turns out OK.

That's awful. My prayers go out to her man.

I know. What rotten luck, though it may be for the best with how heavily they were shoving him down our throats. We still have to deal with Epico though Hopefully he can turn this into a singles push for himself.

I know. What rotten luck, though it may be for the best with how heavily they were shoving him down our throats.

Jeez, that looks nasty.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B506FRzpgnL/?igshid=oa9znevcmv4b For cryin' out loud Razor...

Why do you think Ryder needs talent to get more eyes on AEW? They might shoot him to the top, but being on WWE TV and formerly being popular should be enough for Ryder to get viewers, especially if he alludes to getting back into doing Youtube videos again. Talent and draw don't necessarily go hand in hand. You're really overestimating his popularity if you think he would bring a large amount of fans to the show. If you're a draw more often than not you're really talented or unique in some way. And isn't he doing YT videos again? He does videos on action figures I thought. Zack's a solid promo in his own right, plus he's pretty good at getting a crowd behind him when he's given something that isn't jobbing to the Viking Experience in 2 minutes. He isn't really doing YouTube per se, it's more of highlights from the Major Wrestling Figures podcast he does with Curt Hawkins.

Doubt it, they're not gonna be TNA and take everyone WWE releases.

Ascension gone? Hardly surprising, they've been gone since April, though I wish they got more of a shot on RAW or SmackDown.

I doubt it now they're in full on "war" mode. They're desperately trying to hold onto anyone semi decent to keep them away from Cody's mob. In reality thought, wouldn't you want a brand new company to take on a bunch of talent they don't have plans for? Pay big contracts to have guys sit around and do nothing. Like if they released like say a Ryder or Slater what could have possibly do to help AEW with a ratings bump? Stunning Steve Austin > Stone Cold Oz > Diesel Diamond Studd > Razor Ramon Texas Red > Undertaker Sexton Hardcastle > Edge That's the reason you don't let talent go.