[Swanman]

Originally Posted by keg in kc

The problem isn't the performers, the problem is Vince still married to the idea that only big guys are worth putting over, which is why no talent turds like ryback are given long pushes that never pan out, and his weird infatuation with giving his best workers long losing streaks. Which is I think an attempt to kill their popularity. Which really kills those guys when he finally gives in to public pressure and puts them on top.

And the fascination with entertainment over wrestling. That's why Brock is so over. Heyman cuts the best promos, which are all about how Brock is going to beat a guy, and then Brock goes out and kills them in a violently believable way. There's no cartoony shit, there's no weirdness, it's just one guy beating another. It would not have been hard to set up Danielson like that, albeit in a different way because of his size. They did it with Chris Benoit for years. Make him the best technical wrestler in the company, give him a long winning streak, don't tear him down on the Mic for years, and you don't need a gimmick beard or yes chants.

But belts don't matter, skills don't matter, mic work barely even matters because it's all scripted. All that matters is being 6'4 with a physique. Vince is in love with bodybuilders.

If you look at how Bryan was booked in ROH, that's how it could have worked. He was a technical badass that had about 100 different finishers that he could pull out of nowhere on you. But in WWE-land every "superstar" needs to be a video game character with 1 signature move and 1 finisher.