There are some of us that have been watching WWE programming for many years. Regardless of whether there has been a break in your viewer ship you know what you like and what the so-called ”norm” is. WWE TV is a much different beast to what it used to be. Of course the main premise of each episode of either RAW or Smackdown! is still big, muscled men throwing each other about a ring because they don’t like each other for a reason explained in a dramatic sort of way, but things have most definitely changed.
Most all of the changes are due to the advancement in technology and how the population of the world reacts and digests what they choose to watch and enjoy. In fact most of the changes we see nowadays on WWE are changes made throughout each television network’s respective shows. Other changes have been made to try and advance the look and feel of the show itself. Both points I will try and highlight and explain why I believe they are bad ideas, not necessarily for the big dollars but for the immersion of the show itself.
So, following is a list of little things that get my gears ground in a subtle way on WWE programming. Ones in which have been fairly recent changes over the past few years, but ones in which I still have to take the time to comment about each time I see / hear them to the absolute annoyance of my fiancé quietly cursing my nit picking. Nit picking that most likely takes away from her enjoying the big men throwing each other about but with added spandex.
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The title of this article made me laugh on first seeing it because of how bluntly it’s put and I agree all ten of the points that you’ve made.
Twitter is probably one of the things that annoys me the most on that list. Don’t get me wrong, I use the site and am quite fond of it’s function. I can’t quite remember who it was that said it but it was something along the lines of ‘something’s cool until it starts getting shoved down your throat.’ This applies here. Twitter’s great, but when Michael Cole (who doesn’t even frequent the site, thank the Lord) is promoting it for it’s coolness every seven minutes, every week, it becomes a little less cool. They shouldn’t put so much emphasis on Twitter. A passing comment about #RawActive would be fine and people would probably be more likely to be a part of it.
The Entrance stage is also something that annoys me. Obviously the HD stages are impressive to look at but I find they’re quite boring. Prior to the HD stages, I thought the entrance areas had their own character. Raw looked different from Smackdown; I loved Smackdown’s stage with the fist. And on PPVs, the stages were really quite innovative. This stage from Judgment Day 2003 instantly comes to mind and it’s quite simplistic. A bit of scaffolding and fire wouldn’t have cost too much but it had a lot more character than the stages of today! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyKdSw_gKoE
A great article; very much enjoyed and it sparked that bit of nostalgia in me that makes me sigh at the state of today’s WWE.
Thanks for the comment Dave. The title of the article was an editorial change but it really does smack you nicely in the face.
You raise a good point I wish I had included regarding the different entrance stages for RAW and SD. Of course the cost and transport of having two different staging areas must be a factor but if they make them smaller I don’t see a problem.
Dude you are a dumb ass… who ever did this is way 2 far out of there minds! What’s wrong with you man??? Why don’t you get on TNA sucky ass! Because WWE may have SOME bad things but there better than what TNA brings 2 the broken ass table! So my man don’t EVER right anouther artical like this because you worryed about the wrong things! Hell I can do your job!!!!
im not the type of person to input myself into situations that have nothing to do me, but you sir need to either grow up, or shut up. first off, learn how to spell and to use proper sentences/words before you insult someone with the term “dumbass”. secondly, are you mad?, who mentioned TNA, and why are you even drawing a comparison when the author is alluding towards the titles topic? finally, did you read the title of the article and expect it to conform with your idea of whats good and bad with the WWE today? ha, “i can do your job”. if you did his job then i highly doubt anyone would be a fan of this website. besides, i think in order to qualify for his position you’ll need to know how to color inside the lines and your bed time has to be over at least 8:30.
I’ve watched WWE for a long time and I’ve saw the good and the bad, but this year is downright ugly to watch. Only a handful of talent, very little charisma, no entertaining storylines, and too much BS with WWE plugging Twitter, their film production and their charities. The mid-level guys are getting overlooked, the tag belts are awful, and that Social Media Ambassador role is embarrassing. Clearly VKM has forgot what made this great to watch. If you want to see people really beat the hell out of each other, you buy a ticket to watch UFC nowadays. WWE needs to re-evaluate what audience their product is targeting, because they are trying to please everyone when in fact their pleasing nobody. I’m too ashamed to watch the full show these days, I watch the first segment of the show and skip to the very end. And why commit to a three hour show when they’re aren’t willing to promote or push anyone up the card? All I remember lately is two big guys destroying the ring and some bald/angry looking dude going on a rampage, which was done YEARS AGO. The only entertaining character lately is Paul Heyman, and he’s only temporary, and not even an athlete. They need to bring him back permanently and steady the ship before it sinks. But no doubt he’ll have an entertaining storyline with the McMahon’s where they publicly humiliate him again on live t.v before they raise eachother’s hand and wave him goodbye, most probably singing that predictable song from Bananarama. Pathetic.
nice try there..
if you dont like it dont watch it..
stop posting crap all the time
after reading your article i feel like kicking your ass
The reason for the lack of action in wwe is because
of the entire mcmahon family involvement in one
business. Wether its Linda, steph, shane, or hhh,
thats the reason wwe is fallin off! That whole
Chairman name should belong to the entire family
if you ask me! Wrestling was never meant for kids
under the age of 14 to watch anyway, that was the
purpose of TV-14! Because of irrisponsability incidents
taking place at home, they think they can reduce it by
taking less action and a pg approach, they r stupid, because
Kids who watch wrestling will still imitate the moves regardless
of the damn rating! So that whole pg crap doesnt make any
sense at all, and its giving pro wrestling a bad name, and wwe a bad
Image! Now u wonder why wwe loses a superstar every year…
The superstar who I think can change the direction
of wwe programming would be Randy Orton having
a heel turn as he did back in 07! He destroyed John
Cena & won his first wwe title as a result of Cena’s
Injury! He then beaten Jericho, HHH, Batista, HBK,
Jeff Hardy, CM Punk, HBK again, and Ric Flair! Randy
has beaten almost the entire roster, and now he’s getting
put in the ring with mid card guys like Del Rio, Barrett,
and Ziggler! He could cut a promo sorta like Punks Pipe
Bomb, and change the landscape of wwe, with is angry needs!
Ddude are u serious, orton has zero mic skills let alone coming close to punks promo, also punks promo was truth And oppinion, randy orton has no problem idiot. he is done, he should of stated away from the marijuana.
without edge brock , goldberg wwe llike childrens game
Don’t you f*cking dare to talk about my company like that! If you don’t like it,go watch TNA! Keep watching! Your extra views will get me extra cash! LOLOLOL
either be with a gay man or straight man
What about wwe Kane.he is the big red machine but now a days he become the big red rat..where the man who defeat stone cold steve Austin in first blood match now he were defeated by ziggler alberto delrio something like that wht had happend to him.plz had. Come back the old big red machinne
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I love the wwe but I do agree with all of them. What annoys me most of all is the self bragging the wwe sometimes does when returning from an ad break.Whether it’s bragging about beating other networks in ratings (which annoys me the most), or the amount of twitter and Facebook followers they have, I believe there’s just no need for it. The only one’s they should be doing, which they do occasionally, are the charity ones.
TOUT annoys me so much.
when i face john cena at wrestlemania im gonna kick his ass again and going to retain the wwe championship # just bring it
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The raw and snackdown is changed now a todays because there should be different and best matchs but we dont find it in raw or smackdown
Attitude Era was the best. There’s no one in WWE now who can match Austin, The Rock or HHH. Story line sucks, characters has no depth, superstar has no mic skill. I bet nobody can name one star who can match with Attitude Era SUPERSTARS… and if you’re not down with that I got two words for ya………………..
Undertaker. CM Punk.
you say all these things. why not run the damn company yourself then?
I would LOVE to run WWE! :D