8 WWE Secrets You Can Spot Early (If You Really Pay Attention)

8. That's Gotta Be It!

WWE loves to telegraph anything and everything. This doesn’t necessarily count for storylines as the company has a tendency to change plans for the sake of changing plans or even avoiding an obvious route because of its perceived predictability. The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian at WrestleMania XXV was a classic lost forever as a result.

But when it comes to ticks and cues, WWE has perfected the art of ‘we think you’re going to assume this when you hear this’. The announcers are the worst (that is true no matter what follows), frequently getting over-excited in the hope of convincing fans that the end of a match is nigh. They all do it, but Michael Cole is the worst of the worst (again, true no matter what follows). It is all sorts of annoying but it won’t change. Next time Baron Corbin hits a Deep Six or Sami Zayn hits a Blue Thunder Bomb, the excitement will be the same.

In fact, you can tell if something is actually going to be the finish, as the announcers will reduce their volume in the hope of allowing crowd noise to take over. There is no ‘THAT’S GOTTA BE IT!’ or IT’S GOTTA BE OVER!’, just silent acceptance that another match is done.