The Show Must Go on

(At least) Most of us understand that in the world of wrestling, rather in the WWE, about 80% of the business is scripted. That is the "entertainment" side of it, as it mostly an act. However, outside instances from wrestler's lives can alter the scripted outcome of what has already been written. That again, is the "entertainment" side of the business  And that is the beauty of it all; scripts can be changed and whipped up in a heartbeat. Even with wrestlers at the Gorilla Position.

Such is the case with Jack Swagger. A lot of buzz is happening and being spoken around the guy, and yet, there has been no "known" punishment given to Swagger to the public eye. That's where the politics side of it all happens. At this point in time, it is apparently the case that the WWE is going forward with the Swagger push and holding off on his suspension, as it seems as if it is, again, "good for business" as upper management sees fit. Of course, I would not hesitate to agree with Creative.

"But TWS? Why would you AGREE with allowing Swagger to evade punishment and get his push? This isn't fair to the other wrestlers who have been charged with suspensions and such!!" Although this isn't fair to plenty of superstars on the WWE roster, Swagger and Zeb Colter (Dirty Dutch, by the by) have garnished enough heat in the media with Glenn Beck and within the locker room "kayfabe" with Del Rio to keep this run up and not ditch it in the circular file. Therefore, in the eyes of WWE Creative, the show must go on. When Swagger no longer proves to be useful, then they'll slap on whatever punishment that they feel needs to be administered, if there hasn't been already.

Regarding the show, however, Swagger seems to have taken a backseat. In typical Superstar/Managerial roles, Swagger should be the one sending the message, and Colter the mouthpiece. Swagger is showing to be Colter's muscle in the vignettes  and Colter is sending the message, a la Shawn Michaels and Diesel. I believe this works for

Swagger, as he isn't too eloquent on the microphone, and Colter delivers points home time and time again in a controversial All American Tea Party influenced storyline. He has even caused a stir with Glenn Beck, who is a conservative commentator on his own radio show. As "The Atlantic Wire" mentions, Beck is losing the war with the WWE, as the radio host doesn't see the transparency and the "kayfabe" script of what the WWE has created. Co-Commentator Stu Burguiere argues the fact that back in the Golden Era, the WWE had created a storyline similar to this, but with the shoe on the other foot;

“Wouldn't the argument be, I mean at least one of the arguments would be, okay, they’re trying to create villains. They do this all the time. They are trying to create a villain. Like when I was a kid, I remember, like, the Iron Sheik. And the Iron Sheik was from I think Iran and he was always saying terrible things about America. Now, that didn’t mean the WWF at the time didn't like America. They were trying to make a villain out of the Iron Sheik, right? But this is different. It seems that the villain, the guy you’re supposed to hate, is this stereotype of a conservative that I've never met."

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Burguiere is right, but hardly anyone ever goes back to happier times when the WWE was with cartoon villains attempting to take over the wrestling universe. So, ever the opportunist, WWE offered a spot for Beck to have a chance to speak on RAW, to which Beck supposedly turned down. Therefore, WWE brought the fight to Beck's radio studio to get a chance for Beck to publicly state his opinion on the WWE's venue!

With so much controversy over Swagger's arrest, and then the immediate "pipe-bomb" that Colter and Swagger have already ensued, this is television. This is a storyline worth investing, and why dump Swagger in the suspension pile when this is running on all eight cylinders? There is no rhyme or reason, and most likely, just to keep the Tea Party going, Swagger must have had already agreed to something when he made his return. You don't see the man being buried immediately after his run in with the lawman; you see him dominating like nothing ever happened. And whether or not Alberto Del Rio makes a triumphant victory at Wrestlemania against a (potentially seeming) racist faction, this will continue. It works, and the show must go on.