10 Ways WrestleMania 36 Will Shape WWE’s Future

8. Learning From The Promos

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If one aspect of WWE's mainline product has improved through all this, it's the promos.

Guys like Edge, Randy Orton, and The Undertaker have adapted seamlessly. These old pros are crafting engaging, visceral diatribes every single week, accepting and embracing the smaller-scale setting rather than pretending it doesn't exist. The result is a cluster of engaging, intimidate, and human interviews that may signpost the future for what has long been one of the most criticised aspects of your average WWE show.

Perhaps it is wishful thinking, but one would assume that management has taken note of what these guys are doing. Granted, they were already tremendous talkers and lesser performances may not be able to bottle the same magic and yes, Edge and Orton benefit from their history and magnificent feud. It has to be worth a try, though.

While these stripped-back promos are tougher to execute in a sold-out basketball arena, there's nothing stopping WWE from leaving more wrestlers in an empty room with only a camera for company. These things feel real. The average WWE promo does not. With going full-on unscripted seemingly not an option, this may be a happy compromise.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.