I'm watching last night's SmackDown on my DVR, and something came up that has been bugging me for a few months of shows now. Vickie Guerrero came out, and changed a match.
"But, Rob. What's wrong with that? She's the Official Consultant to SmackDown's General Manager." Exactly. A consultant is someone who consults. With that job title, the only thing she's actually qualified to do with to say "I think you should do this" to Teddy Long, and smile meekly when he "takes it under advisement." She, anywhere with logic, has no executive authority. If she did, she'd have a different job title.
But, fine. Let's pretend that no-one in WWE creative has ever read a dictionary. (I'm not exactly sure how big a stretch that is.) And, "Consultant" is actually a position of actual authority, as WWE treats it. She's got some authority over SmackDown, in that case. But, I was watching Elimination Chamber On Demand, and before a Raw Diva's championship match, out comes Vickie, who promptly cancelled that match, and made another one.
So, exactly what part of her job title gives her authority over anyone? And, again, even if we accept that "Consultant" is a position of executive authority, that's only on SmackDown. What the fuck gives her any authority over Raw wrestlers? And, since that's the case, does that mean that the Laptop will be hooked up beside Matt Striker, since what's good for the goose is good for the gander? Or, am I just over-reacting to yet another example of WWE writers having no clue about, well, anyting involving common sense?
"But, Rob. What's wrong with that? She's the Official Consultant to SmackDown's General Manager." Exactly. A consultant is someone who consults. With that job title, the only thing she's actually qualified to do with to say "I think you should do this" to Teddy Long, and smile meekly when he "takes it under advisement." She, anywhere with logic, has no executive authority. If she did, she'd have a different job title.
But, fine. Let's pretend that no-one in WWE creative has ever read a dictionary. (I'm not exactly sure how big a stretch that is.) And, "Consultant" is actually a position of actual authority, as WWE treats it. She's got some authority over SmackDown, in that case. But, I was watching Elimination Chamber On Demand, and before a Raw Diva's championship match, out comes Vickie, who promptly cancelled that match, and made another one.
So, exactly what part of her job title gives her authority over anyone? And, again, even if we accept that "Consultant" is a position of executive authority, that's only on SmackDown. What the fuck gives her any authority over Raw wrestlers? And, since that's the case, does that mean that the Laptop will be hooked up beside Matt Striker, since what's good for the goose is good for the gander? Or, am I just over-reacting to yet another example of WWE writers having no clue about, well, anyting involving common sense?