If WWE Was Being Honest About 2019

by Michael Sidgwick
WWE Crown Jewel 2019 Humberto Carrillo AJ Styles
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This is the exact opposite of its intended function. The WWE machine is broken. It has been broken for years, but it's been absolutely Limewired in 2019. The kicker is that fans have come to distrust this routine because it's so patently ineffective, which has created near-silence in arenas. There is no excitement nor anticipation surrounding the big breakthrough because nobody breaks through, and if they do break through, it's not by design but via happenstance (Becky Lynch, Kofi Kingston). People are afraid to get their fingers burned because they don't have any hands left.

And who boots up that machine, and then turns it off and on again as he sees fit?

Literally every complaint levelled at WWE is aimed at or can be traced to Vince McMahon. The company's creative is institutionally broken.

If WWE was being honest about 2019, the realisation would strike with the deadening repetition of a jackhammer; as long Vince's DNA runs through the company, it is genetically broken.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!