05-07-2002, 08:36 AM
Quote:They need to take out some of the tension and put the fun back in, cause if they can't enjoy it.. how can they make us enjoy it?
There's a theory in business, and it applies in wrestling, that states that the harder it looks like you try, the less you'll succeed. I think that can be applied to the current WWF...um, WWE.
Just look at the last few months: signing Hall, Nash, and Hogan...bringing back Hennig, Goldust, Godfather, and Venis...the overhyped return of HHH...brand extension...name change (not their fault, but it still happened)...awful overbooking...bad comedy for the sake of having comedy...the list goes on.
It's almost as if, subliminally, they're saying to the fans, "We know we're not as good as we used to be, but we're working on it. Here, you'll like this!" before throwing out another poorly thought out McMahon brainfart. No wonder the ratings are tanking...
I say, they should just go back to basics. Period. Less talk, less hype, less bullshit, and more motherfucking ACTION! And by action, I mean men (and women) wrestling in wrestling matches trying to win said wrestling matches because whether or not you win a wrestling match should have some sort of meaning but unfortuately doesn't these days. If World Wrestling Entertainment can't get the entertainment aspect right, they certainly have the talent to get the wrestlig aspect right. But with 2 minute matches, ref bumps, run-ins, and fake looking brawling tainting the in-ring aspect of the show, you'd never know it.
Sports Entertainment is passe. An idea whose time has past. Yes, there will always be a need for interviews and angles, but there was never a need for skits. Let the interviews and angles frame the competition aspect, do away with the skits and unfunney comedy, put the focus on the wrestlers winning matches for titles, and you'll get a more cohesive, logical, and entertaining product.