RAW: The 5 Biggest Flaws with the McMahons' “Shake-Up”

4) The Fans Cheered Them

Vince McMahon made a rare appearance on Raw

If you search any sort of wrestling forum, read any social media thoughts on wrestling, listening to any wrestling podcasts, or simply have, y’know, an in-person chat with a wrestling fan, a huge portion of them will have some negative thoughts on the McMahons and the WWE product that’s been dished out for the past several years. Hell, the record-low ratings alone should give you a sense of just how unhappy wrestling fans have been.

With that in mind, then, you’d imagine that those in attendance for Raw would be chomping at the bit to give Vince, Stephanie, Shane, and Triple H a piece of their mind, right? Err, seemingly not.

Instead of booing the McMahons, instead of sitting on their hands, instead of simply even not reacting at all, the Sacramento crowd gave all four McMahons (yes, Hunter is essentially a McMahon now for all intents and purposes) a rousing response when they came out.

If you were looking to gauge fans’ thoughts towards the McMahons based on the Sacramento crowd, it was basically, “Yay, how great to see you. Good job, guys!”

The reason for the poor Raw product is largely down to Vince McMahon. Yet how can he feel truly to blame if fans are cheering him wildly every time he makes an appearance?