10 Measures WWE Can Take To Improve AWFUL Ratings

8. More Trolling

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At this point, and there's no reasonable counterargument, it seems as if WWE is simply trying to test the patience of its 'Universe', on a voluntary basis...or otherwise.

Perhaps it is felt that fans prefer to actively hate WWE than to mildly enjoy it, and so the company proceeds to encourage that, week on week. This isn't as cynical a notion as it may seem. There is an in-built psychological precedent to this strategy. Take you, for example.

You can all f*ck off.

WhatCulture Wrestling - the negative channel - earlier this year released a glowing appraisal of the New Daniel Bryan. All the passion and insight that we hoped would illuminate Bryan's brilliance - and the gratitude we should all feel for him - didn't mean a thing. You didn't watch it. You instead watched editorials in which WWE was buried, justifiably, and then complained that our content isn't positive.

Jesus Christ, Vince was right all along. You people don't even know what you want!

So with this customer focus in mind, let's go ahead and fulfil the threat to award Shane McMahon with the WWE Championship.

Or, in a more on-brand move, book Lars "Some blacks want to take advantage of their great grandparent’s misfortunes, and they want a piece of the pity pie" Sullivan to put an end to KofiMania.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!