As wrestling fans there are certain things we grow to accept. Our latest favourite will be passed over for the next McMahon-created chosen one. The average episode of Raw will include at least one horrific comedy section where the humour appears to be that of a five-year-old child. And finally, that wrestling will always be completely illogical. Some of which is fine. If you were to sit and analyse the ins and outs of exactly how The Pedigree works then you are just going to ruin the fun for yourself. Yes, it makes no sense that the guy doesn't just stand up, but if that's a problem then you are in the wrong place. There is a suspension of disbelief that everyone who watches wrestling has to be able to tap into, otherwise it becomes hard to remain a fan. However, there is a line and WWE continues to cross it. Much like the best books or films they create a world, a world with its own rules and its own assumptions. When they break those rules or introduce illogical ideas into them, then they hurt the product and, in turn, hurt the fans. At best it comes across like they think we are not paying attention, and at worst like they think we are genuinely all morons. They continue to do it and every week the same simple mistakes slip into WWE programming. Whether it's Raw, SmackDown or NXT they happen time after time so much that they are now, rather annoyingly, considered the norm.
