10 Things That Absolutely SUCK About Wrestling Today
1. The "Discourse"
It has never been less enjoyable to discuss wrestling online, which sucks, because that's why we're all here.
Every single day, the conversation is dictated by a complete moron who doesn't even believe their own bullsh*t. In order to score quote tweet dunk engagement points, someone - and they know better - will add their insight into why that person is wrong, even though it is blindingly obvious. It's circular bad faith bullsh*t; a tedious game of engagement. The recent announcement of Kenny Omega Vs. El Hijo del Vikingo began the cycle anew.
Trolls complained. How is this meant to grow AEW's business? What would the casual fan think?
In response, others - who know better - pointed out that WCW did this all of the time. Come on guys, didn't you know this information? It's a well-kept secret, but in the halcyon days of Nitro, sometimes cool, internationally-flavoured matches happened for no reason - and it didn't hurt them!
How did WWE get on when debuting a performer similar to Vikingo: exciting world-class luchador Dragon Lee?
He got the sh*t kicked out of him and offered next to no resistance in a mass brawl. Hardly a great introduction. Nobody buried this because nobody is interested in fair debates. There's no engagement in tweeting about NXT.
Why can't Eric Bischoff see that he himself did this sort of thing?!
He does. He is lying to cultivate a lucrative carny podcast racket because no wrestling promotion will hire him.
This author page is guilty of indulging it. Attempts are being made to ignore these pointless debates (even penning this entry is a continuation of the problem. Apologies.).
Growing up reading Power Slam magazine and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this simply didn't happen. It was demeaning and pointless to write in response to about 92 trolls. Wrestling should be so much more fun to discuss than it is. Despite the content of this article, the level of artistry is still incredible. Insight however does not go viral.
But you know, if you ever wanted to read all about AEW that isn't concerned about the perspective of an invented "casual fan", you can always buy my book Becoming All Elite: The Rise of AEW on Amazon - 120,000 passionate and insightful words about the fascinating backstory behind, and artistic success of, the promotion's early years.