Austin/Vince Redux

By Scott Keith on April 10, 2018

I got some very familiar vibes during the Rousey/Steph angle that opened Raw. It felt to me very much like the Raw after Stone Cold finally won the title at WM14 where Vince tries to lean into it and make the Austin thing work despite the fact it never would as Austin doubles down and beats up his boss again. Steph tries to lean into the asskicking she received and embrace Ronda, but Ronda doubles down and armbars her again.

I’m sick to death of rebellious babyface vs evil authority trope, but if it’s the angle that finally gets Steph to show some ass in getting a talent over (like Vince used to do), then I’ll take it. Thoughts?

Stephanie's terrified apologies while Ronda prepped the armbar at Wrestlemania were amazing and exactly the correct reaction for someone who just finally realized how colossally they have fucked up beyond any hope of salvaging the situation. Then she came out on RAW with a cast on her arm, immediately took credit for how great the match was and pretended everything was fine, and Ronda came out and kicked her ass AGAIN.

THAT'S ALL WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR ALL ALONG! Is it really so hard? She owns the company! No one is going to think she's weak for getting beat up, because we know she's the actual owner and not just a storyline. You can beat the McMahons to a bloody pulp over and over and they can instantly get their heat back just for being themselves, and I hope Steph finally realized that.

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