11 Mentalities That Are Killing WWE

8. If You Don't Like WWE, You Can Leave

Vince hates competition; he doesn€™t recognize anything outside of his company, except during Hall of Fame inductions, when wrestlers from other companies are given fleeting references to their accomplishments in other promotions. While this is a sound business decision, to pretend that the competition doesn€™t exist, it does little for how wrestlers are treated. Basically, some people in WWE follow the mentality of €˜WWE is all there is; once you leave, you€™ve got nowhere to go€™. This is partially true; not to knock TNA, ROH, GFW, Lucha Underground and the indies, but WWE is a giant company which pays its talent (relatively) well and exposes them to an international audience. The only place where they might get something remotely similar would be New Japan Pro Wrestling, the #2 promotion in the world. This mentality allows for some WWE Superstars to get manipulated into the following trap: if you don€™t like it, you can leave. This prevents some Superstars from making too much noise and just going with the company, afraid that they€™ll lose their jobs. Because WWE has destroyed the competition, they€™re basically free to do what they want, and as many have said before, a lack of competition leads to laziness, fewer risks, and repetition. But as long as there isn€™t any major competition for WWE, some people in its higher ranks will keep wrestlers in line by reminding them that making it big anywhere else is nowhere as big an achievement as being in the WWE So instead of accepting internal criticism and improving upon their product, some in WWE€™s decision-making process would rather play this card to keep the status quo, which is harmful in many respects.