I think a big problem is objective value over culture fit.

Punk may have been a big name and high value, but I remember wondering back then if it was worth derailing Hangman’ story over a nostalgia act (I wasn’t into wrestling back when Punk was a big deal) instead of focussing on the emotional core of the main event scene and properly using the momentum behind him.

The reality is that some people have too much of an ego to be good team players and should not be picked up even if they’re big names.

I work at a company where our hiring philosophy is absolutely geared towards culture fit over performance, and it has worked for us tremendously, and we just develop software, trust isn’t all that important yet we have it in spades. Meanwhile in a business where people risk death or injury regularly they seem to go with skill over fit most of the time. Baffling really, especially in the age of social media where a modicum of skill and some savvy can carry anyone to great heights.

I mean one of the breakout stars of Joshi of late is a girl whose gimmick is being rude and having a big head, everything is possible.