10 Annoying Ways WWE Ruined What We Once Loved
What's that pal, you like this thing about WWE? Well God damn it, you can't have it anymore!
WWE don’t particularly enjoy giving their fans they want, as weird as it sounds.
Almost every time something gets over or becomes cherished by the audience, WWE will tarnish it. Sometimes it comes in the form of spamming to the point where the law of diminishing returns kicks in. Other times it comes about as a result of altering something that worked perfectly fine before.
Over the years we have seen classic stipulations, match types, and storylines meet this fate. Whether it’s a result of overuse, or unwanted modifications, or WWE simply not caring about it anymore, the end result is the same: we just can’t enjoy them like we used to.
Granted, WWE’s own needs as a corporate giant must be considered, especially because those needs have changed vastly as WWE deepened its monopoly over the industry, but the one luxury no one can take away from fans is the right to complain. As there is now an imminent danger of annoyingly ruining this introduction with excessive length, let’s jump straight into it...
10. Brand Warfare - Oversued (Of For Crying Out Loud Again!?)
The original brand split was a stroke of genius. The fresh of influx of WCW talent in the early 2000s meant WWE had far too many performers on their roster. In order to accommodate the new stars and make sure they were getting their money’s worth from all contracted performers, they divided them into two unique groups.
This, of course, created the potential for brand vs brand rivalries. And full credit to WWE, during the early to mid-2000s they absolutely ensured we only got those as rare treats. Which is why they felt so special.
Clashes like Shawn Michaels vs.Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 21 and the Team Raw vs Team SmackDown showdown at Survivor Series 2005 were absolutely engrossing storylines. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for today.
A) The brand divisions are a joke and people show up on whatever brand they like on a weekly basis.
B) They have absolutely run this into the ground by turning Survivor Series into an annual brand vs brand affair. It’s hard to be invested when you are expected to believe that people who had been on a brand for less than a month are meant to fight for its supremacy.