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Zeus posted...

I love Enzo the entertainer, but the guy has *never* had even passable in-ring and it's stupid to book him in a division that's pushing high-flying, nonsensical high-precision in-ring work.

That's the real problem I have with him, honestly - Enzo "the entertainer" is the ONLY part of him that's over at all, and I absolutely loathe Enzo "the entertainer". I find very little of what he says entertaining in any way, nor does it help that it usually seems to take him 5 minutes to say what anyone else could get across in about 30 seconds. Almost all of his crowd appeal comes from the "sing along" part of his act, and even that is waning (fans aren't as hot on him as they used to be). I find him awkward at best and stupid and annoying at worst.

I deliberately get up and leave the room when he's talking at this point, because his monologues are pretty much nails-on-chalkboard for me, and even in "dueling" promos he still tends to come across like an idiot.

I could probably overlook the fact that he's a repugnant little shit if he was at least a strong ring worker (though workrate has never gotten over with me as much as it does a lot of the smarks), but in the ring his only real strength is ridiculously overselling when he's getting a beatdown, which really isn't a recipe for being an over face wrestler.

I get that he's still strongly over with at least some of the audience (though again, that's waning, especially since the WWE keeps punishing him for being a dick backstage, and constantly getting shit on tends to be a heat killer). But I hate him so, so much.



Zeus posted...

Granted, Enzo has always been popular for his mic work and personality so... idk, maybe it can help the division somehow?

That's the general presumption behind the booking, in most people's eyes - the division isn't over, so put the belt on someone who IS over, and it will help the division get over.

The problem is, the division isn't over because of how they book it, and how they treat it like a completely unimportant afterthought in the context of the main product (because Vince doesn't give a shit about it), and that has absolutely nothing to do with who's wearing the title. Worse, because Enzo basically went from being an absolute 110% jobber in the main show to becoming the champ in 205 Live almost instantly, it just makes the entire Cruiserweight product come across as being even more meaningless and subpar than it already was.

Rather than elevate the division, putting Enzo on top just sort of buries it even more.

Again, it's a case of being able to UNDERSTAND why the WWE makes the decisions it does, but also being able to see just how wrong those decisions are because I apparently understand the audience way more than the WWE itself does anymore (which might be because things are still being run by a delusional old man who refuses to let fresher minds steer the ship).


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