Triple H faces backlash despite AJ Lee's successful WWE SmackDown return

Disco Inferno criticizes WWE’s creative direction despite AJ Lee’s memorable SmackDown return, praising the company’s viral marketing and production quality.

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The WWE legend called current storylines “kind of lame” but acknowledged the arena crowds remain energized, especially after AJ Lee’s comeback.

Disco downplayed Logan Paul’s role in WWE’s mainstream success, crediting the roster and TKO’s marketing machine for the company’s social media dominance.

Triple H has hit the bullseye by convincing AJ Lee to return to the WWE, creating an unforgettable moment this Friday on SmackDown. However it is not enough for a longtime veteran to  praise The King of Kings for the year the company is having.

After the end of the Attitude Era, Pro wrestling has reached mainstream status. Legends and celebrities are watching at ringside during big events, while the company is generating big cash.

Appearing on Konnan's Keepin it 100 podcast, Disco Inferno shared that he has not been a fan of WWE's recent storylines. He is amazed by how the company has been selling out arenas, but they can't seem to make engaging storylines other than CM Punk-Seth Rollins feud. It gave another layer with AJ Lee's return after more than 10 years.

"Right now, the shows have been kind of lame, you know? Like creatively, they've been in a rut, but for some reason, as lame as the shows have been, the pops in the crowd in the arena are still very, very live. Like the crowd's never flat, you know? It's just well produced, like the production quality is excellent. Just right now, there's just not a really good storyline to sink your teeth into except until like getting Becky Lynch involved with CM Punk," Disco said.

 

 

John Cena's heel turn has not been appreciated by fans, and the biggest wrestling company in the world has not had a captivating storyline since The Bloodline and Cody Rhodes' stories ended.

Disco Inferno won't credit Logan Paul for WWE's mainstream appeal

In the same edition of Keepin' It 100, one fan implied that WWE's recent success is due to bringing a popular social media star like Logan Paul. However, Disco Inferno did not want to give all the credit to Paul because WWE has found the formula on how to go viral on Social media.

"It's not just Logan Paul. It's Logan Paul, it's Roman (Reigns). It's like all the guys in that roster. The fact that they've gone viral, they're all going viral on social media and they're hot, and it's the way TKO is backing it with that machine, the marketing machine and stuff, you know? It's just the WWE is just a machine with a lot of like weapons in its arsenal," Disco said.

 

 

While Paul is a divisive figure for pro wrestling fans and social media in general, there is no arguing that he is one of the most famous people on the internet today.

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