12. You Can Predict All The Storyline Developments
If you've followed WWE's output for any length of time, it becomes clear that the company hates for its product to be predictable. While, on the surface, that may sound like a good thing, there's nothing wrong with some predictability. Daniel Bryan's career-making wins at WrestleMania XXX were predictable, and they made for one of the most memorable nights in company history. Sometimes, a storyline development is predictable simply because it's the right way to go. Still, WWE likes to swerve fans - look no further than WrestleMania XXXI, where the long-hyped Brock Lesnar-Roman Reigns showdown ended with Seth Rollins as the victorious WWE Champion. While that twist was largely embraced by fans, others - such as a hologram Bray Wyatt costing Dean Ambrose a Hell in a Cell match with Rollins last year, or Undertaker beating Brock Lesnar after the referee didn't see him tap out to a kimura - seem to do little more than deflate a hot crowd. If you've been able to predict the insanity of some of these moments, congratulations - you're a true WWE fan. You're probably also a candidate for a job on the creative team.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013
