10 Reasons Why People Don't Give A Sh*t About WWE Anymore

5. It's Not Even Fun To Dunk On

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Reluctant lifers and those who feared missing out used to really rather like taking the piss out of WWE and its various manifestations of insanity, because WWE used to be perversely entertaining as a hate-watch or something to simply laugh about on Twitter in these Extremely Online times.

In 2022, this isn't the case.

Strictly, WWE is a better product than it was in 2019 and the year it was somehow more bizarre than: 2020. Whatever happened to no contests in red light-bathed Hell In A Cell matches? Every other match being held under a Two out of Three Falls stip? Erick Rowan hiding a toy spider in a cage? Bray Wyatt grooming a woman to act as a child, whose forehead oozes with black goo? Braun Strowman beating people up to a soundtrack of choo-choo noises?

Finn Bálor acting like a fish, while incredibly dumb, was merely a tittering echo of a better (i.e. much worse) time.

If this entry scans as facetious, it isn't meant to: genuinely, WWE's descent into the drab has vanished so much of the conversation. The conversation wasn't remotely ideal, but it was there, pounced upon or vehemently defended depending on one's perspective.

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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!