Vince McMahon Ripped the Liverpool Crowd at WWE Smackdown Taping

Vince McMahon, evidently dissatisfied with the crowd’s energy at a taping of WWE Smackdown in Liverpool, unleashed a whopper of a heel promo. Cageside Seats transcribed:

"“What’s the matter with you people? You’re sitting on your hands out here, you’re not having a good time, you’re not cheering, you’re not booing, and why? They cheered louder in Sheffield, they cheered louder in Manchester, they cheer louder all over the UK except here in Liverpool. The guy in the front row over here looking at Jericho (makes face). Guy next to him (makes face). ‘I’m from Liverpool. I’m from Liverpool too.’ Come on, what’s the matter with you? Have some fun here tonight, Liverpool. Liverpool; what kind of name is Liverpool? Liverpool sounds like an old man’s skin disease, doesn’t it? Liverpool, kind of like ebola, it just crawls up on ya. Come on and have some fun here tonight, damn it.”"

Because it’s Vince, you can never rule out the possibility that this was an elaborate work as opposed to an impulsive temper tantrum that will be perceived by many as having been in poor taste. WWE Network subscriptions aren’t where anyone would like them to be, the television product has been stagnant since WrestleMania, and maybe Vince is about to reinject himself and some new juice into the storyline.