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

3) Baron Corbin, Fall Guy

Baron Corbin address the McMahons

On the December 10th episode of Raw, the on-screen Seth Rollins character lambasted Baron Corbin as the major reason for Raw hitting record lows in the ratings. That in itself felt a tad off, but that was fine, for Vinny Mac was turning up to really address Raw’s issues, right? Well, kind of.

The McMahons all started this most recent Raw off by apologising for failing fans, for giving a substandard product, and for simply not listening to what their audience wants. Those are all completely valid, real-life points, and it was initially refreshing to hear.

What’s that, though? Oh, right, yeah, they immediately followed that up by pinning the blame on poor ol’ Baron Corbin.

So let’s get this straight. The real minds behind WWE are on TV, admitting their product is bad and that they haven’t listened to audiences, yet they then go on to blame the fictional TV character of Baron Corbin for the product’s problems?

In terms of taking the very real responsibility for what’s gone wrong with Raw, it was as if the McMahons took one step forward then two steps back. First they take the blame on their own shoulders, promise to do better, promise to listen to fans… and then they lose a whole load of credibility by switching gears and blaming Corbin’s acting-GM character.