3. Push "Wrestling" As An Athletic And Competitive Sport
Wins and losses matter. To signify a new creative era in WWE, maybe getting back into the habit of ensuring that the fans actively care about who wins and loses would be a step in the right direction. Yes, WWE has done this on a creative level with Bo Dallas and Cody Rhodes' winning and losing streaks, respectively, but just overall placing an onus on the importance of wrestlers winning matches (in commentary, in the way the company pushes wrestlers, etc.) would be wonderful. Furthermore, if wrestling is pushed as just as much sport as entertainment, then it allows for athletics to possible have importance, too. In a wrestler using his athletic gifts to achieve victory, it gives so many storytelling options that allow for newly debuted wrestlers to have a characterization that would provide intrigue.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
