It's Official: WWE Has Never Been Worse

by Michael Sidgwick
Vince McMahon WWE SmackDown
WWE.com

They might as well rename the company Can They Co-WWExist? for how frequent this atrocity of fiction is. That's a mouthful that barely makes any sense, making it not remotely dissimilar to 98% of what gets said on television.

Seriously: beyond the genuinely excellent portrayal of and performance by Roman Reigns, what's worth watching in this company when you consider the fact that the work ethic of its talented roster is ultimately futile? They constantly ruin everybody. Big E is already a bit of an aloof - at best - babyface. Bianca Belair loses all of the time and has gained nothing from the Becky Lynch programme. Much of the WWE dot com 'Superstars' page looks like a pile of missing kid milk cartons littered across the graveyard next door to the middle-aged cul-de-sac of forever homes. SquaredCircle isn't an accurate barometer of anything, much less fan engagement, but the friggin' Dark Elevation thread was more popular than the RAW thread last week. WWE is a waste of time, and fewer and fewer people are wasting their time with it.

It used to be actively annoying when WWE f*cked things up, which they've done for two decades at this point. Then it used to be funny.

Now it's just like taking the bin out: the most mundane, dreaded task imaginable, one that is horrendous for the environment but is just something that is done as a matter of course.

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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 current Undisputed WWE 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!