10 Bad Habits WWE MUST Kick
6. Time Sensitive
A new motivation for WWE's supersized shows recently emerged when reports emerged of the company trumpeting just how many minutes fans had indulged in on their over-the-top service during WrestleMania weekend.
The latest in a long line of ludicrous boasts, that particularly specific measure of time spent in front of the product belongs more in a 'Did You Know' patronising commercial break bumper than quarterly business report, but WWE are trumpeting it all the same as they look for yet more ways to create enough bloat to blind customers and shareholders alike.
Now literally creating content just so they can say they have, the organisation are buying praise because they don't have to pay for time. Few will dip in and out of a live WrestleMania, but the painfully protracted Hall Of Fame now makes substantially more sense. This, despite the fact that even the talent in attendance couldn't be a*sed to see the whole show out.
NXT's TakeOver: New Orleans didn't feel dragged out, but three hours could ultimately mark the first chink in the bulletproof brand's armour. Shows simply can't continue to be as good as they are when they drag on past the point of perfection. The company is eating itself with events so long, then vomiting up the detritus and presenting it as success.