Like most people, I enjoyed the segment. Partially because I'm just not a fan of hip hop whatsoever and partially because I just flat out detest musical performances on wrestling shows. It was enjoyable because, frankly, it's always kinda fun to see a celebrity get "beaten up' and it was kinda funny how it came about. MGK looks he's about 6'4" and all of about 140 pounds soaking wet, yet he tries to punk out a guy a good 125-130 pounds heavier than he is.
As for the reaction to the segment, I think it's another example of Vince sort of being behind the times. A
LOT of fans don't want musical segments when they come to a
WRESTLING show, but it also doesn't help that MGK is pretty much a nobody in that none of his singles have been substantial hits on the charts, his 2nd album came out almost 2 years ago and completely failed to chart and he's generally a C level celebrity at best. Even though Owens got a face pop, I think it had more to do with the fact that fans just didn't give a shit about MGK and they would've cheered anyone who'd come out and done the same thing.
One idea I had for truly generating some intense heat on Owens would be for him to interrupt Cena in some sort of segment featuring Steve Michalek, Connor Michalek's father. Maybe the segment is to announce some sort of milestone for the "Connor's Cure" cancer charity, Owens comes out, maybe says something about how sincerely sorry he is about Connor's passing as he's a father himself but wishes that he'd stop coming onto WWE TV to pander to fans and beg for money in his dead son's name; of course, Michalek would be in on what'd be happening and Owens would suddenly attack Cena, maybe just a good swift kick in the nuts, Michalek pushes Owens away and Owens, with his sociopathic mind set, feels he's justified in "attacking" him since he put his hands on him. Owens wouldn't have to do anything major, just maybe backing off a bit, then jumping him from behind, taking him down, delivering some fierce looking "punches" maybe a few "kicks"; you know, something that has a very low risk of injury as Michalek's obviously not a wrestler and wouldn't really know how to take a Pop up Powerbomb or something.
I know that something like this won't go down because WWE would be crucified in the media, who seem to forget that pro wrestling is staged and scripted just like any other traditional TV show. There'd be criticism for "exploiting" the tragic death of an 8 year old boy, even though the segment would be approved by the boy's father and would generate attention for the charity itself. However, it would definitely generate heat for Owens.
