10 Terrible Habits WWE Commentary Team Need To Break

10. Get Out Of Their Heads

To receive a stark contrast in styles, compare the main roster commentary to that currently being performed on NXT. Simply put, core commentators Rich Brennan and Corey Graves (and occasionally Jason Albert) are knocking it out of the park right now. They're tightly focused on the in-ring action, providing viewers with (accurate) accounts of the moves being performed and why the wrestlers were performing them, whilst incorporating elements of the overarching narrative surrounding the match as and when required. WWE's by contrast is a jumbled mess of plugs, story elements from other matches and endless cultural referencing. Why? Well, for starters NXT is a much simpler show. It's less than an hour, hosts no more than 4-5 matches at a time, and features relatively simple narratives. It also has very few overt branding strategies at play, i.e. they don't gotta plug too much. This makes producing the commentary team's job much easier: "here are the two things you have to mention in the match, otherwise call it as you see it." Producing the main roster is whole different cyclone. The WWE are so insufferably brand-conscious right now that the commentators are constantly produced from behind the scenes, being told to mention this big angle that's playing out throughout the show, then mention the guest host of RAW "it's Grumpy Cat LOL", then mention the hashtags, then mention Mountain Dew can't forget them. Jabber jabber jabber, the poor commentators get through their earpieces, so it's hardly surprising that jabber jabber jabber comes out their mouths.