Someone made a neat observation on The W about the throwaway bits with Big Johnny, which was something I hadn't thought about before. Basically there was a pair of quick bits with Eve and then Miz coming to see the boss and getting blown off, which wasn't mentioned again on the show. I think this might have actually been a nicely subtle bit of storytelling, showing that Ace was blowing them off because they had already served their purpose and thus he didn't have to continue kissing their ass to serve his goals. It probably wasn't intentional on the part of the writers, but if so, kudos for a nice bit of characterization. Now if only the heel GM wasn't so played out in general. That's why I initially really enjoyed the Ace character in this role, because he wasn't evil so much as he was an ass-kissing middle management type. Now he's just another corrupt authority figure in a sport that's already clogged with them.
