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They built Lex Luger as the official/unofficial American patriot mascot, including slamming the evil foreigner on the USS Intrepid, all for a crappy countout finish in the blowoff that, despite not winning anything, garnered celebration of epic proportions.

Also, Kane and Finlay fighting at Summerslam 07 because Finlay spilt coffee on Kane. Come to think of it, a couple of guys got a match outta Kane because of coffee.

The worst is when Justin Roberts announced him at WM 29.

"The.......RRRRRRROOOOCKKKKKKKK!" When it shoulda been one fluid sound. As if the "the" is important enough to be announced on its own.

I think the commentary team really sours the three hours (which I have no problem with) for me. I implore you to go watch NoC 2012 and listen to JBL's commentary upon his return. Then listen to it now. That combined with the constant shilling/replaying is what makes me want to change the channel. Use that time to build matches for Main Event, SmackDown, the PPV, next week; build some character development; just do something.

Ugh where to begin...a lot of reputable points have been brought up thus far. Sorry for the length but you and I know there's a lot of underused talent in the company's history.

Dolph Ziggler: I bring this up a lot but at WM 29 my section of the crowd (and I'm sure a few more sections) boo'ed the Special Olympics video package after the Del RIo/Swagger match, following minutes of "We Want Ziggler" not resulting in his cash-in. Then the next night his music hitting results in a crowd reaction that WWE THEMSELVES rank in the top 3 all-time. The crowds are even behind him today, moreso than some of the main-eventers despite his position. I woulda loved to see what they would've done with him if he didn't get the concussion.

Drew McIntyre: Vince McMahon's chosen one. How do you that up? Should've won MiTB at Wrestlemania instead of Swagger, cashed in, and went on a lengthy feud with the McMahons, claiming that he is bigger than the McMahon family and beating HHH at WM 27.

Ryback: More over than Cena, Sheamus and Orton put together in 2012. Hotshotted into a lose-lose WWE Title scenario, never got a win over the Shield, fell flat at WM against Henry and turned heel, with his momentum never regrouping. Sad.

Zack Ryder: We talk a lot about guys being punished for getting over on their own merit and none more prove this notion than Zack Ryder. Lost the belt that everyone was waiting to see him get within a month. Never got a rematch. Thrown into a fourth-wheel lackey role in a craptastic Cena/Kane/Eve storyline, culminating with a swift kick to the groin at WM 28. Shoulda gone over Kane at WM then finally lost the belt at SS to Cesaro. And shoulda stayed relevant; coulda had a meaningful feud with Sandow. Speaking of...

Damien Sandow: Oh god. What happened? He was white-hot at MiTB 2013, but the briefcase was used as a prop to get Cody over (for an angle that got him absolutely nowhere) then lost the cash-in to a virtually one-armed Cena. Despite having a garbage cosplay gimmick still comes up with witty heel heat. The man has talent on the mic but they stripped everything from what made his character special.

Dan Severn: His run in WWE was so forgetful and it's a shame because he could seriously snap someone in half. A SS match, with or without the Lion's Den, with Shamrock woulda been gold.

DDP: Another sad story of Vince not wanting to use a guy properly simply because he was a WCW guy. Pure BS considering he, along with guys like Awesome, Booker, etc. theoretically surrendered and joined Vince. Deserved more than a Euro title run.

Others include (but are not limited to) Rick Rude, Mr Perfect, Wade Barrett, Chavo Guerrero, Carlito, Vader, Kane, Raven, Cesaro, Shane Douglas, and the team of Cade and Murdoch. Gotdamn.

The video package for this is what originally compelled me to get the Network. Never intended on dropping but if there's any incentive to renew, this is it.

Kane and Finlay fought at Summerslam 2007 because Finlay spilled coffee on him. Seeing that live was particularly favorable for me.



This also.

When Severn's theme hit, you know someone's bones were gonna snap. Shame they never did more with him vs. Shamrock.

I still go back to: in the Attitude Era, if the writing staff had nothing for a wrestler, the writer(s) would be let go. Nowadays if the writing staff has nothing for a wrestler, the wrestler gets let go. Makes no sense. We need guys that know wrestling, not soap operas. Writers that connect with the fans.

If he did slap someone from WWE.com and subsequently WWE.com puts this story on their homepage, isn't that a tad immature on WWE.com's part?

And the whole racist joke thing, assuming it is true, should be on the joker's part, not Del Rio's. Budget cuts my ass, equality and tolerance in the workplace is much more important for a positive image in today's society. I can't see WWE getting much positive attention over this.