10 Secrets You Only Learn Attending WWE House Shows

7. WWE Is For Children

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Raw and SmackDown are often broad to the point of fury for older fans that desperately want to see the most basic of storytelling rules observed on their wrestling show.

Not only do house shows serve to keep things satisfyingly simple and well structured, but they also highlight why a sizeable portion of those in attendance are simply too young to give a sh*t about the TV complaint.

Getting through an entire edition of Monday Night Raw might mirror what it is to sit and endure several consecutive hours of Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig or Shaun The Sheep (though the flagship tends to not tie together quite as well from a narrative perspective...), but at least WWE can bring itself to the live setting with more pizazz than the weird puppet show cash-ins that tour local theatres to flog more tat to your kids.

For younger fans especially, the in-person experience far outweighs what appears on screen. It's little wonder John Cena drew so well for so long at the live gates - the one thing cooler for a kid than a neon "U CAN'T C ME" shirt is 'The Champ' himself wearing it.

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