7 Things You Only Learn From Attending WWE Live

3. So Is Event Efficiency & Slickness

The sub-heading says it all.

This relates to live television more than the house show market. Another friend (not the one mentioned in an earlier entry) couldn't help but remark on how quick WWE's production was when we bought tiks for a SmackDown show. They watched in awe as staff busily moved from 205 Live to Superstars and SmackDown with ease.

That same person had attended various indy shows on the UK scene, and, though they were put on by professional companies, they could scarcely believe how slick WWE's operation was by comparison. In fact, the entire event felt like it ran without a hitch to them, and that was true of event security, refreshments, merchandise availability, the card itself and the format changes.

If WWE programming feels a tad sterile and mechanical when watching on TV, that's probably because it is. Up close and personal, it's almost too shiny, too professional and too well-managed. That sounds ludicrous to say, and yet it's true. WWE's live event business, TV and otherwise, is so damn smooth.