Vince McMahon's Son Is Revealed To Be Hornswoggle
After weeks of playing the guessing game, Vince McMahon's son has been revealed to be Hornswoggle.
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Mystery Solved
The buildup and the hype behind the Mystery Son storyline has been as hot as anything that the WWE has done in a while. Wrestling fans turned over every stone while debating the identity of Vince McMahon's illegitimate child.
Ratings for tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw won't be released until later on, but it's a safe bet to say that a lot more people tuned in this week for the blockbuster announcement.
The segment itself up until the actual announcement was great. The lawler read off clues that slowly eliminated the wrestlers that were standing ringside.
Some pretty great quotes helped to keep people entertained during the skit. The best quote of the segment was Vince McMahon saying, "If you're not Caucasian, then leave."
That comment was in response to one of several clues (listed below).
- The superstar is not "extreme", which eliminated the ECW roster.
- The superstar has a fondness for gold, which eliminated all the wrestlers who have yet to win a championship in the WWE.
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- The superstar's skin is fair, which eliminated all of the black performers.
- The superstar has held individual gold, which eliminated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch.
- The superstar likes to play the game, which eliminates JBL and the Sandman, leaving Triple H in the ring.
The writers wanted everyone to believe that Triple H was the mystery son. It was a swerve.
The lawyer then mentioned that the games he was referring to were the games that Hornswoggle has been playing on Jamie Noble on Smackdown.
The segment ends with Hornswoggle dancing around the ring and hugging Vince McMahon, while Triple H forces himself to laugh uncomfortably for a few minutes.
Plans Have Changed
Sources believe that Hornswoggle was not the original person management had in mind when this storyline idea began.
The early words were that this storyline was intended for Mr Kennedy. It was supposed to elevate him to the main event scene. Mr Kennedy was supposed to work a high profile match at Wrestlemania with Triple H.
Unfortunately, those plans had to be changed once Mr Kennedy was named in a federal drug probe. He had purchased drugs from Signature Pharmacy, an online pharmacy. That was a violation fo the WWE's Wellness Program.
With the eyes and ears of the media and the government on the WWE, management knew they had no choice but to punish their wrestlers. They basically had to suspend about a dozen wrestlers. It is believed that Mr Kennedy was one of the wrestlers suspended.
Closing Thoughts
This storyline disappointed a lot of people, but there's comedic potential here. |
