10 Traditional Wrestling Elements WWE Completely Ignore

4. Playing To Fans In Attendance

Very rarely in today's WWE will a wrestler react to one member of the audience, even when they're brawling at ringside. Compare this to yesteryear, and it eliminates a lot of the fun people can have when attending a pro wrestling show. Some wrestlers still practice this, usually those who bedded themselves into the industry during a bygone generation, such as Chris Jericho, but in general WWE seem to discourage talent from engaging with the live crowd. Part of the reason for this is a drive to make the product come across more to the viewer at home, and it's because of this need that wrestlers are instructed to perform more for the cameras filming them than for the people just a few feet away over the barrier. This concept is maybe understandable, because why wouldn't WWE want the show to come across well to millions watching around the world, but it ignores one simple aspect of live entertainment, audience participation. For example, if a heel is beating down his opponent at ringside and a fan gets in his face, have him react. Not every time, but at least once or twice, because that's what heels do.