This year's WWE Draft has widely been written off as a disappointment by fans, especially as the "celebrity" portions of
Friday Night SmackDown came across as more than a little cringe-worthy. Now, a new report from WrestlingNews.com reveals that those were all taped on October 6th, hence why they came across as incredibly generic.
It was noted by many fans that the likes of NFL analyst Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long kept namedropping wrestlers who are either long dead or retired when asked who they would draft, something that really doesn't put over talent from today.
"[WWE] can’t help themselves," one current Superstar told them. "It always makes me cringe when you see them trying so hard to show everyone how mainstream they are. It actually makes the company look worse because it is so obvious to the people watching at home that the NFL guys being asked to talk about WWE don’t know anything about current wrestling. We’ll never shake off the stigma with mainstream media if Vince keeps scripting silly stuff on the shows."
Ouch.
Needless to say, it will be interesting seeing how WWE handles the second half of the Draft during tonight's RAW.