10 Problems With Tough Enough WWE Doesn't Want To Admit
8. The Program Is Terribly Formatted
When it's time to vote off one of the combatants is typically the time for the judges to shine. It's the hallmark of what makes judged reality shows like American Idol really fantastic. In Tough Enough being terribly formatted and also not having yet found a judge willing to have that "Simon Cowell" type performance, it makes the entire program fall flat. Yes, Daniel Bryan's a star. However, he's seems to be easily one of the genuinely nicest WWE stars ever. Expecting DB to grill a contestant on this show seems like a lot to ask. As well, there's Paige, who as a WWE diva is only 22 years of age. While yes, she has a saucier demeanor than most divas, her charisma is not necessarily clicking with the show. Also, insofar as Hulk Hogan and Chris Jericho, the idea of them caring about anyone who has one millionth of the level of influence they've had over the business overall, is laughable at best. Also, at an hour long and needing to involve character development, fan voting via an app, the aforementioned judges (who feel detached) and also some sort of interaction between the guest star and the aspiring wrestlers, 42 minutes on on-screen time foreach week of the program feels like woefully too short of a time frame to make any of this actually entertaining or appear to have the goal of creating marketable stars or just being good television overall. In missing core components of great reality television, Tough Enough falls short.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.