TriffTshngo posted:

Bart deserved better. Russo obviously was not meant to come off like anything other than a buffoon in this but I couldn't help but side with him during the part where Cornette was recounting the reaction to Bart beating Williams. Russo apparently suggests "well then we'll just make a star out of Bart!" Cornette's reaction to that idea was baffling. It's the exact same mentality that WWE has had and used to gently caress over people for decades. So Dr. Death lost and was out with an injury, and now you've got Brawl For All Winner, Bart Gunn on your hands. Why not do something with him then!? Something you could capitalize on has fallen in your laps! He's there, he won the thing, he's the toughest guy in the locker room, what the gently caress is the problem in utilizing that in some way? Elevate him a bit! He doesn't need to start main eventing PPVs and having the company built around him but surely he'd have been a fine enough IC champ, see how he does, then maybe move him up in a year or two? Instead they punish him. loving brilliant. Why make money with someone when you can spitefully destroy their career for doing literally what they were told to do and mocked for obviously not being capable of.