10 Most INFURIATING Wrestling Narratives

3. You Should Stop Watching If You Hate It So Much

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This one is trotted on out article comment hosting services the Internet over, often if somebody dares express a criticism. Just stop watching. Do something else with your life.

No?

Part of the perverse appeal of WWE, particularly now, is to view it as if trapped by the evil scientists of Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and riff on the bullsh*t to stave off total insanity. You are not trapped, of course, but you sort of are, by the constant promise of Fascinating Bullsh*t and other non-traditional pleasures equivalent to ripping one’s arm hairs from the skin. Some people simply skew masochistic.

Besides which, those Disqus add-ons and SquaredCircle threads are places in which to engage with the community and or scream, cathartically, into the void. It’s nice to be a part of something, even if that something calls you a c*nt.

It’s routine. It’s the fear of missing out. It’s sometimes even really quite good.

Some people just have this as a kink. Some people enjoy and are free to enjoy harmlessly hate-watching WWE TV (the pay-per-views are often very good) because their spirit animal is George Costanza, and actively being miserable is simply an ingrained personality trait that does not overtly hurt anybody else.

This is not specific.

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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!