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Part of the problem is that, like many an old fuddy-duddy, McMahon is stubbornly set in his ways. John Cena makes him money, so nobody else can. He likes Randy Orton's look and cool skull tattoos, so Orton never goes away, no matter how many fans he bores or how many rules he breaks. And if he doesn't understand a character, he kills it dead, even if other people like it. Just ask Bo Dallas, whose "insincere and delusional motivational speaker" character skidded to a screeching halt the second McMahon decided it was confusing. Because no condescending heel ever saw success by pretending to be an inspiring role model. Or how about the guy whose Jack Sparrow gimmick got axed because McMahon hadn't seen Pirates of the Caribbean and simply assumed no one else had either?

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His follow-up Elizabeth Swann gimmick was, sadly, even less successful.

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McMahon's bullshit doesn't just affect WWE. Viewers see what the owner of the only major promotion around (no, Death of WCW Part II doesn't count) pulls on the daily, and they associate it with the entire industry. That's not a good thing, as indicated by dwindling ratings and lack of fan interest in paying $10 a month to watch shows freeze on their computers. And the sooner he realizes this, hires writers who know what they're doing, and lets them do their job while leaving his wackadoo melon out of it, the sooner wrestling can get back to reeking of awesomeness.

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