Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
Triple H is Matt Selman. Let me explain.
I was thinking about this earlier and WWE reminds me a lot of The Simpsons. For multiple decades, Al Jean was the showrunner for The Simpsons. The show ended up being the creative vision of one person, and it rarely did anything creative, innovative, or interesting. It was a decline from the golden era when you had multiple showrunners taking control for two years at a time. When WWE was at its height, it wasn't just Vince doing everything himself. He was getting insight and assistance from multiple people in the business. Chris Kreski helped keep track of everything through storyboards. When The Simpsons was at its height, Al Jean ran the show with Mike Reiss. They had the best writers on top of that, and the best directors, the best producers. A1 all the way.
The Simpsons was stale for a long time before Matt Selman was allowed to be showrunner for a couple episodes every season. People looked forward to his episodes because they were new, they were fresh, and they were interesting. He continued running the show a few times each year, then half the time, and in 2020, he became the main showrunner.
Triple H learned under Vince and started getting more creatively involved in WWE. He helped run NXT in the early 2010s and it was way more creative and interesting than the main roster. In 2022, he became the head of creative.
On The Simpsons, Matt Selman became the head writer, but he also created a system of co-runners. Starting in 2021, he took four of the show's writers and had them be co-showrunners for a few episodes every season. All of a sudden, people started saying The Simpsons was back, and you saw articles talking about the rise in quality. Some of the show's best episodes in years have been in the 2020s.
Triple H becomes the head of creative and WWE starts rising in quality again. Locker room morale is boosted, promos become must-see, and the non-wrestlers became stars. Michael Cole is the most comfortable he's ever been. Cathy Kelley and Jackie Redmond are getting interviewed on podcasts. Samantha Irvin, a ring announcer, became one of the most over women in the company because she was that damn good.
Now, the novelty's worn off and the cracks are showing more. Triple H has his favorites that he's giving more screen time than those who need it. New Day is the most over tag team right now and they're most likely competing in a bathroom break match with LWO on night two of Mania. The booking for multiple guys is all over the place now. The women's division has no direction. Champions are barely defending their titles, and when they are, it's against the same opponents. Pat McAfee isn't fresh anymore. Samantha's gone because they wouldn't let her do more than ring announcing. Corey Gravrs got demoted for nothing.
Meanwhile, on The Simpsons, one of the co-runners stepped down and she was considered the best one. Almost immediately, fans noticed the difference and now, the novelty's worn off there. Matt Selman has his own style that he's settled into, which makes him no different from Al Jean. Eventually, people will want him to step down and give the job to someone else.
WWE and The Simpsons are both willing to try new things again, but they can easily slip back into old habits as time goes on. The freshness is gone and the flaws are more apparent.
I was thinking about this earlier and WWE reminds me a lot of The Simpsons. For multiple decades, Al Jean was the showrunner for The Simpsons. The show ended up being the creative vision of one person, and it rarely did anything creative, innovative, or interesting. It was a decline from the golden era when you had multiple showrunners taking control for two years at a time. When WWE was at its height, it wasn't just Vince doing everything himself. He was getting insight and assistance from multiple people in the business. Chris Kreski helped keep track of everything through storyboards. When The Simpsons was at its height, Al Jean ran the show with Mike Reiss. They had the best writers on top of that, and the best directors, the best producers. A1 all the way.
The Simpsons was stale for a long time before Matt Selman was allowed to be showrunner for a couple episodes every season. People looked forward to his episodes because they were new, they were fresh, and they were interesting. He continued running the show a few times each year, then half the time, and in 2020, he became the main showrunner.
Triple H learned under Vince and started getting more creatively involved in WWE. He helped run NXT in the early 2010s and it was way more creative and interesting than the main roster. In 2022, he became the head of creative.
On The Simpsons, Matt Selman became the head writer, but he also created a system of co-runners. Starting in 2021, he took four of the show's writers and had them be co-showrunners for a few episodes every season. All of a sudden, people started saying The Simpsons was back, and you saw articles talking about the rise in quality. Some of the show's best episodes in years have been in the 2020s.
Triple H becomes the head of creative and WWE starts rising in quality again. Locker room morale is boosted, promos become must-see, and the non-wrestlers became stars. Michael Cole is the most comfortable he's ever been. Cathy Kelley and Jackie Redmond are getting interviewed on podcasts. Samantha Irvin, a ring announcer, became one of the most over women in the company because she was that damn good.
Now, the novelty's worn off and the cracks are showing more. Triple H has his favorites that he's giving more screen time than those who need it. New Day is the most over tag team right now and they're most likely competing in a bathroom break match with LWO on night two of Mania. The booking for multiple guys is all over the place now. The women's division has no direction. Champions are barely defending their titles, and when they are, it's against the same opponents. Pat McAfee isn't fresh anymore. Samantha's gone because they wouldn't let her do more than ring announcing. Corey Gravrs got demoted for nothing.
Meanwhile, on The Simpsons, one of the co-runners stepped down and she was considered the best one. Almost immediately, fans noticed the difference and now, the novelty's worn off there. Matt Selman has his own style that he's settled into, which makes him no different from Al Jean. Eventually, people will want him to step down and give the job to someone else.
WWE and The Simpsons are both willing to try new things again, but they can easily slip back into old habits as time goes on. The freshness is gone and the flaws are more apparent.
just like they did Vince lol