10 2020 Mistakes WWE Will Definitely Repeat

5. An Overabundance Of Cinematic Matches

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2020 was the year both WWE and AEW looked over at WCW's barely-twitching corpse, reminded them of ideas like the 'White Castle Of Fear' and said, 'Top this'. WWE, in particular, went wild with cinematic matches, and maybe understandably so considering the lack of live crowds.

Experimentation is fine, but 2021 can't go as heavy on these set pieces.

It will, and everyone knows it. Bray Wyatt has become the cinematic match king in WWE, and the company are only too happy to peddle his filmic fun if it gives pay-per-views a unique selling point. The trouble is, too many cinematic matches means that they aren't unique. In fact, they're overabundant.

If WrestleMania 37 takes place behind closed doors at the ThunderDome, which looks likely, then do not be stunned when WWE wheel out another couple of 'Boneyard'-esque specials or 'Firefly Fun House' reprises to try and fill time.

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