There was much to hate about “Raw” Monday night, mostly because it was extremely boring. Since we can’t all hate the same thing (we did), I’ll go with the other thing I hated. I recently lamented “Triple H Mania” and Paul Levesque being all over TV to be the new public face of WWE. It’s problematic for multiple reasons, and one of those reasons was bringing Stephanie McMahon out on Night 2 of WrestleMania 40.

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Stephanie has been confirmed by Janel Grant’s attorney to be Corporate Officer No. 3 in Grant’s lawsuit against Stephanie’s father, Vince McMahon, WWE, and John Laurinaitis. The optics of having her on TV while being involved in the lawsuit are awful. Is WWE really trying to distance themselves from both Vince and the lawsuit by having someone named in said lawsuit on television? Not only that, but she was out there announcing draft picks.

Perhaps WWE is only bringing Stephanie in for certain occasions, but most likely, they are testing the live crowd’s response, along with the online reaction, to seeing Stephanie on TV. If it’s mostly positive, they might bring her on TV regularly, possibly as an authority figure. And if she’s on TV often, fans might have more sympathy for her if and when the lawsuit goes in front of a jury.

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WWE is continuing to fumble their response to the Grant lawsuit by having members of the McMahon family (and Nick Khan) on camera. While they’re trying to appeal to fans by presenting management with faces they’re comfortable with, they also seem to not be taking some serious allegations very seriously. Their public response has been to put Levesque and Stephanie on TV like nothing is wrong.

WWE wants fans to think that since Vince and Laurinaitis are no longer employed, the problem is solved. Don’t forget that WWE itself is named in the lawsuit, as well.

Written by Samantha Schipman