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8. WWE Are Creatively Bankrupt
More than anything else, wrestling is about creating drama. It’s a storytelling medium framed around scripted athletic competition, and without great storylines, the sport loses much of its appeal. Sadly, WWE’s creative department are a shambles at the moment, and the company’s storytelling has declined to the point where almost everything feels stale, repetitive, and homogenised.
Not a year passes without WWE attempting to recreate Austin/McMahon with another wrestler vs. authority figure storyline, and the same goes for USA vs. the world angles. Guys like Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt, and Jinder Mahal seem to cut the same promo every week. Diminishing returns are a huge problem here. There’s no variety anymore, and it’s killing WWE television.
Even when WWE do attempt to go outside the box and push their creative limits, they often go way too far left, and produce garbage like the House Of Horrors match. Coming up with fresh, new, exciting storylines can’t be easy, but when was the last time we saw something that was both unique and engaging on WWE programming? The creative team feel like they’re coasting at the moment, and sadly, this doesn’t look like changing anytime soon.