I understand the history of celebrity involvement at WrestleMania since the very beginning, but this is not it. When listening to “Busted Open” and hearing Bully Ray get the most heated I have ever heard him on the show, all I could think was, “Yup. Same.” It also makes me want to scream into the ether. I completely understand his frustration, as a person who watched Orton, Rhodes, and Ted DiBiase Jr. in Legacy back in 2008ish to 2010. I can’t imagine being a Hall of Famer watching this unfold and likely hearing from stars in the back expressing their frustrations.

There is more than enough story to Orton and Rhodes by themselves, plain and simple. While this is an issue that has now landed in the laps of WWE creative, current reports are that this was a high-level TKO decision, which is problematic on so many levels, and WWE fans should be worried about that fact.

Orton and Rhodes do not need these names alongside them, like Bully repeatedly said. Hell, even in a promo graphic for “SmackDown” on Friday, McAfee’s render was placed in front of Orton’s. It was a simple move on Photoshop, but since he’s been the one on the microphone in the heel side of the feud, it felt pointed. “The Viper” has almost faded into the background.

Bully’s also right that any further additions, even on the wrestling side of things with someone like The Rock or “Stone Cold” would only make this feel messier. And, when Orton likely wins his 15th title on the “Grandest Stage of Them All,” it’s going to feel kind of tainted, for lack of a better term, with just how truly awful this storyline has been. It sounds pessimistic, but I don’t think there is any saving this.