10 Times WWE Didn't Learn From Their Mistakes 

What about "shit stain" haha

That's an insult to children!!

If not for Russo, we don't have the Attitude Era. Vince was actually happy with the PG product that he was showing in 95 and 96 while they were getting their tails handed to them in the ratings. Go watch the Monday night wars, it's all there

Technically, that's an apt description of Russo's _writing,_ not Russo himself, but yeah. Dunno about Vince _McMahon's_ alignment-pretty much every scummy-ish thing he did, including those that fueled his in-ring character, was in service of a tough business, and, yes, that ambiguity itself is likely also a part of that-but there's no doubt to me Vince _Russo's_ legitimately evil. Good people don't write TWO incidences of performers landing harshly-one near-fatally, one ACTUALLY fatally-then channel them in future writing like nothing. Especially with the second incident bumping off the puppet for the first one and its sequel. Russo's a sadist, no question.

@@jtp2007 Russo was a terrible booker and had little hands on work with the bigger talents like Austin rock Foley undertaker. He tried to book the show as Jerry springer, his own words.

That was 100% intentional on production's part. I agree, not Dustin's fault, but definitely not an accident either (not that you said it was, lol.)

Wasn’t you who said it, it’s kinda universally accepted by all fans that it was on purpose and in bad taste

Royal Rumble 2015: Trolldusted

That was hilarious 😂😂😂

It didnt fold, it was bought by Dwayne Johnson

Shhhh, Fed bad But seriously, I agree with you

@@JacksonOwex yes your right it WAS folding, but ultimately it didnt fold

Yep! An alternative to the NFL would be nice hence why the Rock Purchased xfl

I really enjoyed the XFL until Covid nearly shot it behind the shed while I cried at the dinner table.

@@JacksonOwex I feel like Vince taking bumps in his 50’s is what led to him losing his mind

@Jax Pillow yea but vince hired vince

@@gavobxnds4790 Check out the Monday night wars on Peacock. Russo approached McMahon and told him his PG product sucked. Russo convinced McMahon to hire him. Without Russo, the era that most say is the greatest in WWE history never happens.

@@jtp2007 Russo is very smart man

People always say that Vince prefers PG-wrestling because how it is nowadays and up until like 1997. But, as a fan of the product, I doubt that's what he prefers. He CLEARLY was having more fun during the Attitude Era. That seemed to be much more up his alley. But, more than anything else, he's a businessman. So he'll do what he thinks is right for business. Doesn't mean it's always what the fans want, though..

Not quite… Sure he’s in the Board of Directors but he has no influence in the product we see on TV whatsoever.

@@jjwesker1061 Cool. Shouldn’t be in the company

@@raynegoaway69 He can because it’s his family heirloom. Just… leave someone else develop the product.

“Letting”

@@jjwesker1061 😂😂😂😂😂 who's gonna tell vince no? Why do you think steph left? He bullied his way back into the company and it was nothing they could do.

Piper Niven is her name again

I don’t see a problem with it. Like it’s a great way for heels to get heat. It’s wrestling. They supposed to all get along and support each other or something?

People only care though when it happens to women. Meanwhile everyone in the IWC makes fun of 5'2 skinny a$$ Marko Stunt. As if dudes that size don't have major self-esteem issues. Its always considered fine to mock and make fun of guys like him, but dare do it to a woman and you're considered sexist (and, of course, its automatically assumed you're a guy. As if women don't make fun of other women lmao). How about its wrong to do it to anyone, regardless of gender. Obviously this comment isn't aimed at you personally, just had to rant lol.

@@erikstorm8935you must be short too haha.

If that marriage angle “ruined” Rusev’s career, then what do you call what Tony Khan is doing with him

@@rmoore2nd619 Cant it be both, though? Both Vince and Tony have harmed his career.

@@rmoore2nd619 not being on TV is better than being on TV looking like a loser while your wife goes about banging another dude

@@erikstorm8935 at least Vince put him on TV. Dude’s nowhere to be found right now

​@@rmoore2nd619literally nothing

Call it Vince's Follys.

The XFL is still around

The last time an alternative to the NFL was kinda successful was the USFL. Prior to that it was the AFL. Putting the XFL on this list was accurate.

I would have to agree with this. In terms of numbers alone The Battlehawks were regularly putting 30,000 plus in attendance figures. And were well on pace to opening up seating for the upper decks and having close to 60,000 regularly attending fans.

I came to say this

@@Smith559 This. You had a couple markets not doing well (Tampa, namely) but most of them had really good attendance.

Does RU-vid allow 1000 hour videos?

@@Tomwithnonumbers very bold of you to assume it'd only be 1000 hours

It’s a stupid thing to be upset with

To be fair though didn't they discover a staff infection in her leg around the same as the storyline. Didn't it almost cost her her leg.

The quad rips is still the best

😂😂😂😂😂

They was thinking damn they went over and HHH vs. Y2J has to have their time so we have to sprint our way through this match. Seriously they're all running around almost non-stop in the match. Trish even has a few nasty landing spots due to this. Like a book l back body toss saw roll of Jazz and land on her side.

Didn't he have Yakuza-style backup for a while, though?

@@glenndallas7171 That was before Tajiri said nope and the gimmick was dropped .

This is talking about the first iteration and not the second iteration.

@@APH1991 The title is literally 10 times WWE didn't learn from its mistakes, so it is bashing the 2nd one too.

About the part timers winning the world titles. None of the current wrestlers look like stars. All including daniel Bryan look like low card jobbers. Even main event level look like nobody. As much as people want to believe guys like AJ style and Seth Rollins dont draw a dime. They are only over with the critics and Hardcore fans and flop as world champions.

Thats an unbelievably low bar to clear lol

Yep, and the smartest move he has done is not compete against NFL, rather partnering with them. This would make XFL an exciting off league.

What

To be fair the 1st match I agree with but do feel he should have put over Seth. That said though I feel they had more planned for him and that feud as well. If you think about it from his debut to his last match was all feuding with the Authority in some way. I just feel his injury canned things for him and WWE to be safe wouldn't green light him to compete.

@@chrisdavies5253 you actually agree with that shit finish at mania 31? Theres zero reason sting should have lost there

@@FFA441 oh I agree I feel in the gets wise he should have been the overall winner. However as the feud was extended with the Authority into September or October of that year it works as a continuation of the story. That being said those it wasn't the Authority that beat him but rather DX representing WWE as a whole going over Sting & NWO, which made zero sense as he was never a member of NWO black and white but rather Wolfpack, who represented WCW. The sour taste for me was the angle was built as Song taking on the Authority before that night and after that night. To me Mania could have gone either way with you continuing the story. Sting or HHH could taken the L and depending on the follow up made sense. However that night they kicked that whole storyline build yo the curb to be like WWE won the Monday night wars. For that reason alone I hate it also the match just wasn't the best. My point is many people bitch and moan that people complain WWE only brought him in to lose to show WWE was superior and he lost his only 2 matches. This was in large part due to him getting injured in a way WWE wouldn't clear him. As that could have build to a Sting vs. Authority Survivor Series Match, Sting vs. Orton and Taker vs. Sting to name a few matches that were on the books before his injury. The injury ended what I thought was the storylinr much earlier than it was supposed to.

Not to mention no one wanted HHH vs. Orton that year. They didn't want Orton to win the Royal Rumble that year it was forced. I remember they was saying WrestleMania 25 should have a first time winner challenging for the title at WrestleMania. I remember shortly before Jeff Hardy won it at Armageddon reports was starting is should be Jeff Hardy to go the distance and challenge and win the title.