5 Reasons why Vince McMahon seems to be losing control of WWE

#3 His sense of humor

The Dean Ambrose character's oddball comedy segments demonstrated how out of touch Vince McMahon's sense of humor can be.

There is a place for humor in wrestling. Talents like Santino Marella and The IIconics indeed use their over the top antics as core facets of the characters they play and they’re a welcome diversion from all the gravitas that tends to surround main event level performers.

Not all humor in wrestling is created equally, though. Not every gag fits the character it’s attached to and not every wrestler sees himself or herself as a comedian. Jon Moxley called this dynamic into sharp relief during his visit to Talk is Jericho in explaining the numerous times Vince McMahon called upon him to do prop comedy or deliver outlandish promos because he saw that is central to the Dean Ambrose character, in contrast to the rougher edge that Moxley envisioned himself.

This isn’t the only time we’ve seen an upper-level star use forced humor. Fans may recall Sheamus stealing Alberto Del Rio’s car so he could drive around town and pass gas in it, or the number of goofy poop jokes John Cena has offered up in promos over the years.

McMahon’s brand of humor comes across as not particularly funny and out of touch with a large segment of both his roster and his audience.