{"id":66345,"date":"2019-12-17T13:30:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T19:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=66345"},"modified":"2019-12-17T10:47:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T16:47:05","slug":"lutzs-blog-its-a-family-affair-the-tired-vince-mcmahon-storytelling-device-that-is-polluting-wwe-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/12\/17\/lutzs-blog-its-a-family-affair-the-tired-vince-mcmahon-storytelling-device-that-is-polluting-wwe-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Lutz&#8217;s Blog: It&#8217;s a family affair &#8211; The tired Vince McMahon storytelling device that is polluting WWE television"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-449907280\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jeff Lutz<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Staffer (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLutz82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JLutz82<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>I feel like I\u2019ve gotten to know the family of Mike \u201cThe Miz\u201d Mizanin a bit too well on WWE television over the last several months.<\/p>\n<p>First it was Miz\u2019s dad, lovingly dubbed Mr. Miz by WWE audiences, who received ample screen time as The Miz aimed to relate to enemy-turned-friend-turned enemy Shane McMahon and Shane\u2019s own disapproving father. Now The Miz\u2019s loved ones are again being used as storyline fodder in a rushed two-week rivalry with Bray Wyatt that culminated at Sunday night\u2019s TLC pay-per-view.<\/p>\n<p>There is some cross-promotion happening with the E! Show <i>Miz and Mrs.<\/i>, and if The Miz\u2019s was the only family-centric story being told on WWE TV, it might be more palatable. But it\u2019s far from the only one, and WWE chairman Vince McMahon seems far too reliant upon bringing wrestlers\u2019 families into stories that could just as effectively be told without them.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that families have been the focal point of some of WWE\u2019s best programming for generations. Bret and Owen Hart, the McMahon family saga, and the Guerrero legacy including Eddie, Chavo, Vickie and others have provided drama and entertainment that many fans look back upon fondly. Even fictitious relationships such as those between \u201cbrothers\u201d Kane and The Undertaker, as well as Edge and Christian, have compelled viewers for multiple story arcs over many years.<\/p>\n<p>But at 74 and having long lived a sheltered lifestyle surrounded by the relatives that currently or used to help him run WWE, family now seems as if it\u2019s the only thing McMahon can relate to, and it\u2019s become a crutch for McMahon\u2019s creative ideas, or lack thereof. Viewers may care about the personal lives of wrestlers, but not enough to see the amped-up (or completely fictitious) versions of them played out on TV week after week after week.<\/p>\n<p>Some performers seem unable to escape the clutches of McMahon\u2019s often one-dimensional presentation. Bobby Lashley is currently embroiled in an on-screen love triangle with real-life married couple Rusev and Lana, whose acting is testing my patience. Previously, Lashley and his character suffered through a story with Sami Zayn that included references to Lashley\u2019s three sisters, which were ultimately portrayed by a trio of men.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m ashamed of myself for remembering that.<\/p>\n<p>The Miz, as previously mentioned, also rarely seems to avoid scripts that don\u2019t include at least an allusion to his family. His quick buildup with Wyatt was directionless until Wyatt\u2019s character made veiled threats to Miz\u2019s family on Smackdown two weeks to go, further indicating exactly where McMahon\u2019s mind goes whenever he needs to create friction between two characters.<\/p>\n<p>An \u201cI\u2019m going to harm your wife and kids\u201d story was between AJ Styles and Samoa Joe was barely over before WWE jumped right back into another one with The Miz and Wyatt. Bringing wrestlers\u2019 families into these tales isn\u2019t necessary for stars such as Styles, Samoa Joe, The Miz and even Rusev, who have enough verbal talents and connection with the audience to sell personal issues that have some depth, instead of the shallow stories hatched from the exhausted brain of Vince McMahon.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-1943336370\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Speaking of kids, you might remember why Rey Mysterio\u2019s character has such hatred for Brock Lesnar &#8211; because Lesnar beat up Mysterio\u2019s kid, of course. How did WWE attempt to reintroduce Kevin Owens on television last winter before the rise of Kofi Kingston necessitated Owens\u2019 heel turn? By making Owens into a family man who loves going out for pizza and bowling with his kids. How did WWE introduce heat between Drew McIntyre and Matt Hardy before their match last Monday? By scripting a line for McIntyre in which he took a shot at Hardy\u2019s newborn.<\/p>\n<p>It goes on and on \u2026 and on. Maria Kanellis can\u2019t just be pregnant. She has to be pregnant by another male wrestler while she emasculates her husband, Mike Kanellis, for a story that has essentially spelled the end of Mike\u2019s WWE career. Drake Maverick can\u2019t have a fun side angle with his wife as he attempts to capture, keep, or recapture the 24\/7 title, now Dana Brooke and Elias are involved and Maverick is an attempted philanderer. Even the harmless jokes turn aggravating.<\/p>\n<p>There are enough brothers, mothers, sisters, and fathers on WWE television to make for an extremely volatile holiday dinner table. They\u2019ve certainly made for repetitive and unimaginative television for the last several months and probably longer. In a vacuum, many of these stories could work. But when nearly every angle involves families, nothing stands out. I keep waiting for Owens\u2019 character to be fueled against Seth Rollins by the love of his wife and kids.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a unique era in WWE. Many performers are multi-generational stars and it seems as if more wrestlers are married to each other than at any other time in the company\u2019s history. It\u2019s OK to occasionally call upon those relationships to add color and real-life drama to angles. WWE, however, has zoomed right past occasionally into territory that makes everything on TV look the same. Families are great and easy to relate to, but I don&#8217;t need all of WWE&#8217;s families when I have my own.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-886354828\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jeff Lutz, ProWrestling.net Staffer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2747,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3150,50,27],"tags":[162,176,529,839,2027,355,1763,109,254,224,850,178,483,189,149,565,271,2945,388,56,101],"class_list":["post-66345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jeff-lutz","category-mustreadarticles","category-viewpoints","tag-bray-wyatt","tag-bret-hart","tag-christian","tag-dana-brooke","tag-drake-maverick","tag-edge","tag-elias","tag-kevin-owens","tag-lana","tag-lashley","tag-maryse","tag-owen-hart","tag-rey-mysterio","tag-rusev","tag-seth-rollins","tag-shane-mcmahon","tag-stephanie-mcmahon","tag-the-fiend","tag-the-miz","tag-vince-mcmahon","tag-wwe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lutz&#039;s Blog: It&#039;s a family affair - The tired Vince McMahon storytelling device that is polluting WWE television - Pro Wrestling Dot Net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/12\/17\/lutzs-blog-its-a-family-affair-the-tired-vince-mcmahon-storytelling-device-that-is-polluting-wwe-television\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lutz&#039;s Blog: It&#039;s a family affair - The tired Vince McMahon storytelling device that is polluting WWE television - Pro Wrestling Dot Net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Jeff Lutz, ProWrestling.net Staffer...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2019\/12\/17\/lutzs-blog-its-a-family-affair-the-tired-vince-mcmahon-storytelling-device-that-is-polluting-wwe-television\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pro Wrestling Dot Net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-12-17T19:30:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2016\/02\/vince1.jpg?fit=225%2C225&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"225\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"225\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jason Powell\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jason Powell\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/prowrestling.net\\\/site\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/17\\\/lutzs-blog-its-a-family-affair-the-tired-vince-mcmahon-storytelling-device-that-is-polluting-wwe-television\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/prowrestling.net\\\/site\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/17\\\/lutzs-blog-its-a-family-affair-the-tired-vince-mcmahon-storytelling-device-that-is-polluting-wwe-television\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jason Powell\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/prowrestling.net\\\/site\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ff3b4e448549ff94ff694c757fddb15a\"},\"headline\":\"Lutz&#8217;s Blog: It&#8217;s a family affair &#8211; 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