WWE: My 15 Greatest Pet Peeves with the World's Largest Wrestling Promotion

Allow me to preface this slideshow by admitting that I am indeed a huge pro wrestling fan, a great WWE fan at that. In fact, my love for wrestling is so large that in 2010, I left school (and the country) to train the wrestling style known as lucha libre in Mexico (I eventually got injured and instead of rehabilitating my injury, I returned to school in the U.S.). The point is, I love wrestling (so much so that my senior thesis next semester is centered on the subject).

As a scholar, the WWE's product is fascinating to dissect. As a fan, however, there are a few things that the WWE does that rub me the wrong way. Don't get me wrong—nine times out of 10 I am a sucker for all things WWE, but sometimes I don't agree with the product that the WWE puts out. What follows are my 15 greatest pet peeves with the WWE.

Rosa Mendes' Spanish

Even as a native Spanish speaker, I dislike it when most WWE superstars start talking in Spanish (Hunico, Alberto del Rio, Epico, Primo), but no Spanish speaker in the WWE brings out the Hulk in me worse than Rose Mendes. Her Spanish is awful, and even though she is great to look at, I'd rather she kept her mouth zipped (or at the very least that she took some Spanish lessons). 

There are three people in the WWE who are allowed to speak Spanish: the two members of the Spanish announce team, because without them and their expendable table, we would never have had some great moments in WWE history, and Ricardo Rodriguez, because he's actually funny.

Rosa, please do everyone a favor and stop trying to pretend you are a native Spanish speaker. Under no circumstances should you speak the language (unless you start being funny like Ricardo or Mick Foley flies off the Hell in a Cell cage and falls on you). 

Sin Cara's Trampoline

I like Sin Cara, I really do, or at least I tried to when they first brought him to the WWE. The Mexican superstar worked for the same company I trained with when I wrestled as a luchador in Mexico (the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre) and as a peer, I really wanted him to succeed. 

His matches in Mexico were a source of inspiration for many of the guys I wrestled with, but I think many of us lost credibility for him when we saw him use a dumb trampoline to jump into the ring. 

Really, Sin Cara? Really? You were the top star in Mexico and not once did you use a lame children's toy to enter the ring. Why start now? 

Hornswoggle's Leprechaun Gimmick

I don't hate Hornswoggle, at least not the man behind the gimmick, Dylan Postl. Even in our modern age, little people still get discriminated and the fact that he has found a source of revenue is something that is admirable.

What saddens me is that even in the largest wrestling promotion, a little person can only get a job as a leprechaun. Worse, for almost four years, Postl was not even allowed to speak. I am not a great crusader of justice, but sometimes little things like this make me angry.

Kelly Kelly's Theme Song

As a lifelong wrestling fan, Jim Johnston's music pieces have been crucial to my admiration towards the WWE. From the Undertaker's bells to Austin's glass breaking, Johnston's work is the WWE. Unfortunately, not all of Jim Johnston's work has been golden.

I am not sure who's to be blamed here (I hope Johnston was forced to write and produce this song), but Kelly Kelly's theme song "Holla" is awful. Awful lyrics, awful beat, awful everything.

Zack Ryder Changing a Tire

In 2011, Zack Ryder made himself one of the hottest names in wrestling—without the aid of the WWE. His reward for this? A series of awful matches, a kick to the groin, but worst of all, the humiliation of being portrayed on national television as a complete dummy.

Lame Commentary

For years, the WWE's commentary team has been an essential part to experiencing their product, but for some unknown reason, the value of this team has gone down as of lately (*cough* Micheal Cole *cough*).

Aksana Wrestling

Without a doubt, Aksana is one of the most attractive women on the WWE roster, her wrestling skills, however, are less desirable—why have her wrestle then?

In her 15 years as a manager, the great Miss Elizabeth never wrestled in a match. Why should Aksana?

Her presence in the ring only diminishes the value of women who can actually wrestle. Also, under no circumstances should Natalya ever lose to Aksana. What kind of world is this!

Natalya's Flatulence

Speaking of Natalya, can someone explain to me why her digestive system needed to be part of not one, not two, but three WWE skits?

Sure, everyone passes gas and in reality, this is a natural thing, but was there really a reason why someone in the WWE's creative team thought it was a good idea to portray Natalya (one of the best wrestlers on the divas roster) as a rootin', tootin' farting machine?

Seriously? What was the point of this?

Guest Host

After a long Monday, nothing makes me happier than sitting down by my computer (my university provides cable for us through the Internet) and watching RAW.

Week after week, I tune into RAW hoping to watch some quality sports entertainment, but every once in a while, I am greeted with these terrible words, "guest host."

Not once in all my years of watching wrestling have I thought, "Gee, you know, I like wrestling, but you know what would make it better, Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman," or, "Man, you know what would make this Divas match even more awesome, Perez Hilton."

I know you are trying to legitimize and bring a wider audience to your product, WWE, but you know what also does that...a quality product.

Spinner Belt

I must admit it, I was a fan of the WWE's spinner belt when it first came out. But then again, I was a fan of all spinning things back then (also, I was 15 and stupid). It was the fad. Spinning rims, spinning belt buckles, spinning watches, etc.

Now the belt doesn't even spin any more, but it still looks stupid. I've matured and grown; isn't it time the WWE's top championship did, too?

Santino's Cobra

I like Santino Marella; he's a great athlete and remarkably charismatic. My biggest problem with him is his Cobra finisher. I loved it the first time I saw it, but now the move has become incredibly stale.

Maybe it is time for Santino to use a new move? How about the Pizza Piledriver or the Milan Moonsault? A little variety would be appreciated.

Eve Torres' Pair...of Glasses

As of late, Eve Torres has taken a more administrative role around the WWE halls. Good, I think she deserves more TV time. Not only is she a good-looking woman, but she is also rather talented in the ring, too (or at least, she's getting better).

I do, however, have one problem with her current gimmick. Her glasses. As a person who needs glasses to see, I think it's dumb that the WWE creative team thinks that by putting glasses on Eve fans are going to take her as a more serious figure.

How does that even work? No, seriously, how does that work? My glasses haven't done that for me...yet.

Halt to Ziggler's Main-Event Push

Remember when the best seller in the WWE, Dolph Ziggler, was on his way to the main event after dropping his US title to Zack Ryder? Remember his great matches with CM Punk? Yeah, those where the good old days. What ever happened to them?

Can someone explain to me why Dolph is back in the midcard doing the J-O-B?

Teddy Long's Humiliation

After Team Teddy's loss at WrestleMania, I honestly hoped that Teddy Long would be off TV for a while. I like Mr. "Holla Holla Playa...Tag Team Match," but absence makes the heart grow fond and keeping him off TV would be a great way to build his character up upon his return. Unfortunately, the WWE decided to give him even more TV time as a manservant.

Why? People like Teddy Long don't deserve to be humiliated this way, even if it is in character.

Jim Ross' Treatment

Speaking of great men who shouldn't be humiliated on national television...Can someone explain to me why Jim Ross is insulted every time he is on RAW? I know the division between storyline and real life is a bleak one, but it seems that people like Micheal Cole and the WWE's creative team cross that line far too often.

Don't do it. Just don't.

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