Stop the "Vince was murdered" storyline IMMEDIATELY!
A couple unfortunate weeks ago, WWE decided to spice up its storyline with a murder mystery. In out-of-character fashion, Vince McMahon acted a bit goofy after losing the ECW title, and at the end of a Raw broadcast, walked out into the parking lot and got into his limo, which immediately blew up.
The storyline, intended to call to mind the “Who Shot JR?” cliffhanger of the classic TV show Dallas, started out with a bang, but soon grew disturbing and tacky as the WWE played out the concept, because rather than playing it for humor, the company played the storyline straight, airing clips of somber, apparently-grieving wrestlers spilling tears over an owner who, within the storylines, never made any friends.
Pro Wrestling Views was among the first to call for the storyline tone to change or be dumped because it cheapened how the WWE had treated real deaths, like those of Eddie Guerrero and Owen Hart. That call seemed further justified as last week it was learned that classic WWE Diva Sensational Sherri Martel, who died at age 49; Martel passed away in her sleep, with circumstances still under investigation. No foul play is suspected in Martel’s death, though toxicology tests are being run as part of the autopsy to determine if drugs or alcohol were involved.
Now, with a current WWE superstar involved in a possible double murder-suicide, there can be no further justification for continuing the “Who Killed Vince?” storyline. It’s simply too disturbing and too close to real life events. Forget the marketing, forget the T-shirts, forget the engraved pens. The storyline must be dropped immediately to make room for wrestlers and fans to deal with their mixture of grief and anger on a deserving target: a real-life tragedy.
Tags: Chris Benoit, double murder suicide, engraved pens, Sherri Martel, Vince McMahon
June 26th, 2007 at 7:26 am
Yes I agree, to make such a “play” so real, IS WRONG and using bad judgement. IS having a lack of respect for the memories of those gone ( face it, NO RESPECT ). I have spent my time serving for this country and FREEDOM. Sure, you are free to do what you want in USA, the men and women who have fallen GAVE YOU THAT RIGHT, but to use the right in such a way, SHAME ON YOU!!
M.K. Murphy
US Army, Retired