10 Reasons Classic Wrestling Is Superior To Sports Entertainment

This is another example of less being more.

When Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka dove from the top of a steel cage and splashed onto Don Muraco in 1983, it became a legendary moment that is still talked and written about today. Because modern wrestling has so many gifted aerialists, Snuka's dive would look tame compared to every Young Bucks match.

A high spot should be a high risk, high reward (that second part is important) move that either launches a comeback in the match, ends the match, or sets up the finish. Cramming in flip after dive after double flip is impressive in the way gymnastics routines are impressive. That doesn't necessarily make it an effective fighting style. In modern wrestling, it's common to see a wrestler perform high risk, low reward high spots for the sake of a visual pop.

All Elite Wrestling is particularly guilty of shoving too many high-risk maneuvers into matches. Legendary former wrestlers and current AEW managers Arn Anderson and Jake "The Snake" Roberts have gone on record as saying that modern wrestlers prioritize high-risk maneuvers over strong storytelling.

'Nuff said.