10 Secrets To Enjoying WWE In 2019 (Despite Its Flaws)
WWE's bloated reality show still has plenty to offer modern fans.
WWE is currently going through the most Jekyll and Hyde period in company history, with programming regularly veering from sublime to unspeakably bad, often within a couple of minutes.
The promotion's problems are legion. Feuds, angles, and storylines are held back by repetitive formulae. Their insistence that the WWE brand, not the wrestlers, is the draw has created a star-less era where almost nobody feels truly special. Performers are still regarded as "independent contractors," not full-time employees. Vince McMahon has never been more erratic, and never more prone to shredding weeks and months of careful planning by changing his mind at the last minute. The viewership is plummeting. The list goes on.
Some will tell you that these issues have created an awful product. That's fine, because wrestling, like any other artform, is subjective. You're as entitled to think it is awful as you are to boo Roman Reigns, but that doesn't mean the company aren't serving other fans well.
While the onus is on the writers to deliver programming worth investing in, approaching this weird, confusing world with the right mindset is critical. If you can't look past the bad, you'll never see the good...
10. Jump Off The Bandwagon
Negativity bandwagons exist in every fandom. They're a huge problem that, when indulged in, can ruin your enjoyment of the thing you're supposed to be talking about in the first place, and this is particularly true in professional wrestling, where it seems some fans only stay "fans" so they can satisfy an in-built urge to p*ss and moan about what they're consuming.
Avoiding such movements is critical to enjoying WWE in 2019, because they're everywhere. Social media, Reddit, and comments sections are the key breeding grounds. Such platforms can be used to spread positivity and constructive criticism, but it's much easier to indulge in excessive negativity built on unfounded points, most of which could be blown away with a little lateral thinking, common sense, and maturity.
Getting sucked into these vortexes is easy. You don't have to stay there, though. Shield yourself from the bullsh*t by scrolling past the comments section, resisting the urge to click on awful Reddit posts, and by becoming The Great Muter on Twitter. Create your own pro-wrestling safe space away from baseless negativity. You might have the endure that stuff in real life, but you don't need it in your hobbies.