10 Mistakes All Wrestling Fans Make

10. "WWE Should Bring Back [Insert Old-School PPV Name]

Not that I'm afraid of receiving an absolute battering in the comments section or anything, but wrestling fans really are a mostly sound bunch. Honest. This article is more a cleansing of pet hates than holier-than-thou holistic indictment.

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Forever divided, in keeping with the industry's territorial origins, there's little we can unanimously agree on - except that the concept (and often, the execution) of gimmick Pay Per View events is dire. It inhibits organic storytelling. It breeds lazy and rote storytelling. Grudge stipulations are imposed on feuds which don't warrant them. Those feuds which serendipitously do justify a Hell In A Cell or Tables, Ladders and Chairs bouts lose their singular appeal when midcarders get to play with the toys first.

The answer, however, is not to resurrect the names of PPV yore. As gimmick season starts anew, message boards awaken like trees in spring. "Bro, Fully Loaded was LIT back in the day! Bring it back!" The thing is, if WWE were to reinstate Fully Loaded, you're not going to see Lana's t*ts covered in hand prints. It would just be called Fully Loaded.

The answer to creative malaise is not devolution.

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