Cue Cards
By Scott Keith on 31 August 2013
Hey Scott…I was watching Smackdown via Hulu on my PS3, and I saw something that I find really irritating. During the little bullying promo between Vicki, DB, and Ryback, it was *painfully* obvious that Ryback was reading the few lines he had off of a cue card (or something similar) located just off camera. He was clearly not looking at DB while speaking to him, and this is not the first time it's happened on a WWE program. It is one of the reasons I stopped watching Saturday Night Live, and it seems horribly unprofessional to me. I can see why the folks on SNL would do it – though I wish they wouldn't – but wrestlers…(cough)…excuse me….SUPERSTARS now feel the need? Yeah, it may not affect the in ring product, but it really messes up my suspension of disbelief while I'm watching.
On the plus side, it makes guys like Punk and Heyman look that much better.
Am I alone on this?
No, they've been doing cue cards for YEARS now and it drives me crazy. Steve Austin never put up with that bullshit and for good reason. If guys can't cut a promo on their own, they shouldn't be cutting promos. That's what managers used to be for.