10 Reasons Re-watching WrestleMania XXX Is A Recipe For Depression
10. WWE Knew The Value Of Pleasing The Fans
You heard it here first, folks: WWE have come to be more and more at odds with their viewing public on the topic of who they want to see succeed, and how. For a moment, they essentially struck gold when they worked it into a storyline.
And yet, whenever the Helmsleys belittled a certain wrestlers career prospects on the mic, it never felt like a work; people continue to this day to languish in mid-card roles while their talents scream push me. Todays fans go for work rate, and they never fail to rally behind someone whos due for some upward mobility.
Worst yet, WWE hears them loud and clear, but rather than obliging, they look at it like a tug-of-war that they can eventually win. Ever since Vince entered what I call the Sponsorship Era, there seems to be this fallacy that fan sentiment doesnt wobble a bottom line like it used to.
As a fan, its disheartening to go back to Mania XXX, when the company came to their senses in crunch time and realized that the fans needed to leave happy for the years biggest event to succeed. Lesnar-Taker notwithstanding, it was one big gift to the Universe.
You can almost hear a voice-over at the end saying Now you know were gonna be screwing with you again tomorrow