WWE Clash In Italy 2026: 8 Nightmares That Could Come True

8. Ads Make It A Chore

Oh dear, it's the dreaded ad breaks to get us started.

WWE/TKO has been taking a lot of flak for the way they’re producing these PLEs. Backlash was arguably less intrusive than WrestleMania in that respect, but the constant ad interruptions do wreck the flow when watching live and have become a constant complaint amongst viewers.

Video packages telling the story of the next match? TKO top brass don't want that. They want to sell you products. PRODUCTS. Look, everyone understands that WWE is a business and that businesses want to squeeze every last penny from wallets, but there really does need to be a bit more care put into the formatting of these shows.

There's no need, for example, to see some 3-4 minute hype package for a wrestler who isn't even on the PLE midway through. Also, how many WWE Shop commercials can one person take?! We get it: T-shirts and flashy replica belts are on sale. You don't need to press pause on the event to tell us that every 10 minutes or so.

Ads are one thing, but TKO has blatantly been shortening matches so they can cram more of these sell jobs into broadcasts, and that's a real problem. It was especially egregious at 'Mania during opening night. Backlash? Admittedly less so, but having just 5 matches on the booking sheets apparently tells management that they need to fill spare time with ad space.

Hopefully, Clash In Italy isn't as much of a chore as 'Mania night 1. If it is, then WWE can't be shocked when familiar complaints pop up on social media.