10 Ways Wrestling Is Ruining WWE
9. Killing Time, Filling Time
What even is Monday Night Raw anymore?
Eons ago, Vince McMahon tried to pretend he had the first clue what the hell was going on outside of his own bonkers bubble by having his McMahon clan compared to The Soprano family as if to imply his 'action-adventure' cavalcade was in any way artistically comparable to the glorious HBO masterpiece.
It was miles off, of course, but he was yet again trying to distance his show from the hard sporting narrative of Monday Night Football, or the NBA. Over time, he's somehow managed to move it away from even being considered entertainment.
It can't be an action show or a drama, because those have consistent characters. It can't be a sport, for tax reasons alone. It can't be a comedy because it's usually not remotely funny. It's not even theatre, because if it was, the audience would have been thrown out a long time ago for having the temerity to throw a f*cking beach ball around during the performance. And of course, it's definitely not a wrestling show.
Truly, it is an island.
Sadly, many have considered if they'd rather sit, bored and marooned on their own deserted plot in the middle of the sea rather than being forced to work through three hours of the flagship show. Love a character? This show will find a way to make you hate.
Surely an event centre, or a podium interview, or even a 'From The Vault' segment might be a welcome reprise? No? More R-Truth it is then.