10 Reasons Why People Who Hate WWE Hate WWE

9. The Product Is Essentially Cursed

Jinder Mahal
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Too often, WWE resembles Rick and Morty's slant on Stephen King's Needful Things - a deeply ironic and downright antagonistic exercise in wish fulfilment.

Fans longed to see Shinsuke Nakamura evolve WWE's in-ring style further, and add a new dimension to the idea of what a WWE Superstar itself represents. Within just six months on the SmackDown brand, his workrate declined within the rote underdog mould. He now exists as a sacrificial lamb slaughtered at the behest of the cynical Jinder Mahal experiment. Fans longed to see The Undertaker ride his hearse into the sunset in order to make way for a new generation of talent. Roman Reigns, the symbol of strife, swung the ax. Fans, for years, longed to see a Cruiserweight division. We received our wish. The action is only nominal, and not at all dissimilar to what is presented on the main roster - only with fewer stars and an utter lack of audience enthusiasm. Fans longed to see Erick Rowan and Luke Harper return to TV. They did so complete with the cheesiest props this side of Rocco the dummy.

WWE recognised the shifting wrestling landscape with NXT. The stars of that show are now dimmer under the bight lights, because a man impervious to change controls the switch.

Fans long for a new WWE, fundamentally. It feels at times as though WWE recognises this - but revels in snatching the prospect away.

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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 surefire Undisputed WWE Universal 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!