10. Los Matadores Are Really Over With the Live Crowd
Typically, comedic acts are the bane of the internet wrestling community's existence. Anytime they come on the screen, we must resist the urge to reach for the remote and see what's going on in the big Monday Night Football game. Or Dancing With the Stars. Or literally anything else. Los Matadores and mascot El Torito are typically a major part of the comedic goings-on in WWE, thus placing them among the sworn enemies of the most outspoken of wrestling fans. Over the last three trips I have taken to live events, however, it has become apparent that the trio is still over with the fan base at large. Like, really over. Their victory over Slater Gator in the night's opening contest not only capped off a quality opening match, it popped the crowd in a way that few Superstars later in the evening would match. Perhaps it is the energy they bring to their ring work, which is often cut short on Raw and SmackDown due to time constraints or hampered due to extracurricular affairs involving El Torio, or the chemistry they demonstrated with their opponents but the fans in Allentown ate up everything they did. Does that mean WWE Creative should rush to expand the role of Fernando and Diego on television? No. What it does mean is that the team, along with El Torito, are a valuable part of the company's live event experience.