MIKE BESSLER
[CONTRIBUTING WRITER]
How do you tell your boss that your crew isn’t up for the drudgery of mundane clockpunchery? Most of us have fantasized about having a Johnny Paycheck or Steve Austin moment at work. Sami Zayn showed us a gentler path when he told Roman Reigns that his Bloodline compatriot, Jey Uso, wasn’t feeling very “Ucey” during their center-ring Raw segment. Not only did the spot add intrigue to the rift in their faction, but it also provided some well-timed mirth, with virtually everyone involved trying hard to stay in character despite Sami’s terrific delivery. The moment served as a reminder that wrestling, much like the everyday grind of any regular old J-O-B, can usually benefit from some silliness.
JASON McVEIGH
[CONTRIBUTING WRITER]
In this same space last year, I wrote about the influence (and change) that Nick Khan had exerted over WWE … and here we are
