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The unfortunate passing of Sherri Martel has, predictably, caused some people inside WWE to broach the idea of ending the "Mr. McMahon is dead" angle.  Since it started last week, there have been a number of people in the company who have felt it was a mistake to do the program.  Some felt it was in bad taste.  Others felt it would cause a backlash against WWE for treating death in such a trivial manner when, in the past, they have been respectful of those who have passed away.  

And as we mentioned on The No Name Show this week, there was always the "what would happen if Vince McMahon really died while the angle was going on" scenario to consider as well.  

But, as is usually the case, when the boss is behind an angle, no one makes too big of a deal out of their opposing opinion.  When Martel passed on Friday, there were a number of people who were downright embarrassed by the way her death was placed far down on the company's website, under all of the bogus reports of Mr. McMahon's demise.  It has led to discussions internally about ending the angle but the feeling I get is that Vince is still behind it so it will continue in the direction it has already started, with it being the centerpiece of the programming pondering the question of who did it. 

But, at least those of us who are against the angle can take solace in the fact that there definitely are people in the company that see this angle as harmful.  It's just a shame that those who matter don't seem to be in that group.

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