WWE in the mid-2000s was absurd. But in a good way. It was stupid, but still entertaining. You looked forward to watching Raw, Smackdown and occasionally the pay-per-views. That is something no one says about the current product. All of this brings us to Snitsky and his It Wasn’t My Fault catchphrase which was a staple of 2004 programming.
Today, this entire storyline with Kane and Lita is panned. It is easy to see why on the surface. Miscarriage is a bold (is bold the right word?) topic for the world of professional wrestling to broach. Especially in the flippant way WWE went about it. And that is where most modern criticism of the angle comes from. It has little to do about what actually played out over months on television and is focused on the poor taste of the subject.
But holy hell, it was entertaining. Both back then and today. Go and watch those old episodes of Raw in 2004. Snitsky coming out to his It Wasn’t My Fault theme was epic. His Titantron is still ranks among my favorite things in wrestling.
Everyone remembers Snitsky punting a baby one Monday night in front of Lita and this moment has lived on in memes and gifs. And while that was undoubtably the highlight of the entire story, there were many other ridiculous promos and interactions that remain comical to this day. Seriously, just the sight of Snitsky shouting It Wasn’t My Fault randomly during his entrances was awesome.
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Look, I’m not saying the storyline was an all-time great. This wasn’t Tetsuya Naito trying to find his way to winning the Tokyo Dome main event or Tommy Dreamer constantly being tormented by Raven. But not everything in wrestling needs to be this long, emotional journey. Sometimes you just want to be entertained.
That is why Snitsky and It Wasn’t My Fault was better than you remember. You can say what you want about the angle being in poor taste or whatever, but there is joy to be had in the absurd. I get why this storyline was not everyone’s cup of tea. And that’s fair. But that doesn’t mean this was bad or some sort of black eye for wrestling.
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