if people wanna see hard hitting fights where its only about the "better man" and has 0 story, they can watch UFC
I'll never understand how these hardcore, IWC-bros act like the WWE is ballerina class because they don't bleed or drop each other on the neck.
It's all fake! It's all booking and creative decisions!
Watching two ppl roll around in the ring (especially this modern era of coordination) is going to appeal to a very small group of people.
The "stories" bring in the big audiences and captures their attention.
Yes, the soap opera shyt is overdue and you can't always be NXT 2.0 levels of corny.
But, give ppl a reason to actually watch on a weekly basis and make it make sense.