10 Big Mistakes WWE Made At SummerSlam 2016

10. The Show Was Too Long

I don't want to complain about having 'too much wrestling', but once again this show was too long.

WrestleMania 32 was the Slog of Slogs as opposed to the Show of Shows, and at six hours (including the Kickoff) and 13 matches this show was just too much. Nobody wants that much of anything in one sitting. I mean, 'The Wire' is the greatest television show (or thing) ever, but I'm not going to sit through six whole straight hours of it.

WWE has a real issue when it comes to pacing its shows at this point. SummerSlam 2002 was arguably the best SummerSlam of all time, and looking back at that card it is the timing that stands out. Eight matches long, it truly was all killer, no filler. WWE has a tendency these days to throw everyone onto big shows for the sake of being there, as opposed to creating stories that justify their placement.

The crowd were visibly burnt-out throughout this show. By the time Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler locked up for the WWE World Championship the apathy shown to both men dragged that bout down terribly. You can lay the blame at the feet of the WWE Network, but WWE is also getting far too liberal when it comes to its show lengths.

Sometimes, less really is more.