WWE doesn’t even have to go dark, the roster is so big they can rotate people in and out with little overall effect. Actually Smackdown is kind of rotating people by force and it makes the show much better than raw.
Everything Wrong with the WWE in 2018
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WWE doesn’t even have to go dark, the roster is so big they can rotate people in and out with little overall effect. Actually Smackdown is kind of rotating people by force and it makes the show much better than raw.
JerseyBoy23
Veteran
I'm talking more about all the failed athletes they sign to the Performance Center who probably don't watch wrestling and don't have wrestling experience. You're mentioning people who got called up, I'm talking about people who failed to even make it to the Takeover stage.
Sometimes it works out with Braun but usually at most we get people who are good on the mic but only decent in the ring.
JerseyBoy23
Veteran
"But but but they had to learn how to stare into the hard camera" - Triple H
I always proposed that after the Survivor Series ppv that the WWE should be the off season for the rest of November and all of December only showing during that time period: highlight clip shows of the year, the annual Tribute To The Troops show, The Slammy Awards, and just hype of the upcoming Royal Rumble ppv.
Nah..its not the best..compared to the 80s or when WCW had McMahon scared $hitless to where he HAD TO PUSH Austin over Michaels.
They only show up when someone praises Bryan's worth to the product too much.
Even more than an offseason, I think they need to change the format of the show. I've said this before, but Raw is fundamentally the same show it's been since the Attitude. They've toned down the raunchiness and the quality of the in-ring work is better, but what has actually changed about the show? They have nicer cameras and all new characters. That's it.
There's been no evolution in how they build storylines or the kinds of stories they tell. In previous eras, the storylines were made to fit the characters involved. The Hogan era had more kid friendly, cartoonish stuff. The Attitude era was wild, crash TV stuff. The Ruthless Aggression era turned up the violence.
What identity does the modern era have in terms of the stories? I suppose you could say this era is all about "competition," but that's hardly a unique quality. When I first started watching again, it seemed like there was some real change happening as I was seeing more men of color get pushes and the women being taken more seriously across the board. But as time passes, they've slipped back into mostly white dudes being at the forefront of things.
WWE, on the other hand, has a veteran of the business and a valued member of their creative hopping on Twitter and telling fans to eat a dikk if they don't like the show. And mind you, it's not just WWE guys who are like that in wrestling. It's amazing to me that in an industry full of supposed tough guys and girls, they become Charmin soft in the face of people with keyboards.
There's been no evolution in how they build storylines or the kinds of stories they tell. In previous eras, the storylines were made to fit the characters involved. The Hogan era had more kid friendly, cartoonish stuff. The Attitude era was wild, crash TV stuff. The Ruthless Aggression era turned up the violence.
What identity does the modern era have in terms of the stories? I suppose you could say this era is all about "competition," but that's hardly a unique quality. When I first started watching again, it seemed like there was some real change happening as I was seeing more men of color get pushes and the women being taken more seriously across the board. But as time passes, they've slipped back into mostly white dudes being at the forefront of things.
See, and that's the kind of shyt I'm talking about. If you go at a tv, movie, or comic writer on Twitter with a complaint, they're gonna respond a couple ways. Either 1. calmly explain why want you want is unlikely, 2. explain their process a bit so it makes more sense and dispells some misconceptions, 3. make a joke, or 4. ignore it (most common). The only people who get told to fukk off and stop watching are people being rude or people who say truly racist, sexist, or homophobic shyt.
WWE, on the other hand, has a veteran of the business and a valued member of their creative hopping on Twitter and telling fans to eat a dikk if they don't like the show. And mind you, it's not just WWE guys who are like that in wrestling. It's amazing to me that in an industry full of supposed tough guys and girls, they become Charmin soft in the face of people with keyboards.
The camera work is pretty horrible compared to the Attitude Era. Theyve missed alot of key shots.
laughslikebig
Banned
I feel you, i forget those bullshyt signings even exist when I replied.
Wrestling in general in 2018 is actually pretty trash on the real
. WWE on the other hand whooooo boy what a stinker
. The problem with these promotions is that they aren't doing much to draw folks in beyond nostalgia trips, random match pairings for the neckbeard in all of us, and the most questionable booking that would make Russo blush. It's starting to dawn on me, why do we continue to watch this shyt 
? Is it the hope for the feeling to be restored? The thought that maybe one of our favorite wrestlers could eventually be the champ? The rush of fukkery even though it's intake is not potent for quite some time. Hell, most of the threads that pop off for Smackdown/Raw end up being fukkery Dominoes dialog with like 10 percent wrestling talk. This shouldn't be acceptable despite how much I love to hang out with the Coli brehs in hopes of the shows to actually have some quality content. The grim reality is that shyt will never change and we just waiting for that high
. WWE on the other hand whooooo boy what a stinker. The problem with these promotions is that they aren't doing much to draw folks in beyond nostalgia trips, random match pairings for the neckbeard in all of us, and the most questionable booking that would make Russo blush. It's starting to dawn on me, why do we continue to watch this shyt ? Is it the hope for the feeling to be restored? The thought that maybe one of our favorite wrestlers could eventually be the champ? The rush of fukkery even though it's intake is not potent for quite some time. Hell, most of the threads that pop off for Smackdown/Raw end up being fukkery Dominoes dialog with like 10 percent wrestling talk. This shouldn't be acceptable despite how much I love to hang out with the Coli brehs in hopes of the shows to actually have some quality content. The grim reality is that shyt will never change and we just waiting for that high
JerseyBoy23
Veteran
I don't think they'll ever have vacation, just cause the nature of the TV contracts I do think they should give everyone a mandatory month off of house shows. The way WWE is set now, they pay for both flights anyway so it's no less money out their pocket.
I think they give the roster a 2 week break in the weeks before Christmas though.
Kinguno
The Immortal
Shin is fluent in like 5 languages
I always give TNA a chance because I was a fan but you right, they big trash now.
TNA isn't like what it used to be, but with Cyrus and D'Amore running things it got better.
They really fukked up by resigning Brock. This goes to Vince wanting to have everything now. He's truly on his Jeff Bezos shyt. He's lucky his product is family orientated now.