10 Changes That Would Enhance WWE's TV
Five hours of WWE TV within 48 hours? Good luck.
Being a wrestling fan might just be more destructive than it is satisfying.
Due to the nature of predetermined matches, many of us probably have the phrase "yeah I would have done that differently" ingrained into our minds. Due to this, many wrestling fans have expanded upon that and now believe they could probably run WWE better than it's currently being run... but the reality is we aren't a great deal better.
While a lot of credit has to be given to the creative team, the writers, the producers and Vince McMahon himself, plenty of work could still be done to revamp the company. Sometimes a small change can make a huge impact, and WWE still has plenty of tiny flaws that honestly aren't even that difficult to fix.
Even with a roster as stacked as theirs is right now, sitting through five hours of WWE television within a 48 hour period remains a daunting task. While we're probably never going to see Raw shrink down to two hours, WWE can at least try to make those three hours as enjoyable as possible.
10. Commentary Changes
Renee Young's official replacement of Jonathon Coachman is a great start, but the impact of commentary could be so much greater if they weren't so heavily structured.
With Vince in the ears of the commentary team, their delivery and topics constantly feel both rigid and forced. No matter what's happening in the ring, the commentary is always trying to sell you on something. Whether it's a match being built to or a literal product WWE wants to sell, the painfully obvious goal of the commentary team is getting you to buy something.
That's not even necessarily a bad thing, WWE is a business and for that business to thrive, they need network buys, app downloads, and sponsors to get their commission. It's completely fair, but they don't always need to make it so obvious and clearly structured.
No matter what Michael Cole is saying at the time, you know it will eventually lead to the word "Sunday", because that's where the real focus is. Sometimes that can be a serious damper to what's actually taking place in the ring at that moment. Allow for looser commentary that feels both more natural and less like a never-ending sales pitch.