WWE Needs To Break THIS Habit Of A Lifetime

by Michael Sidgwick
Baron Corbin Ricochet Raw
WWE

NXT’s more blistering, more complex matches are more acclaimed and popular than those produced by WWE’s main roster. The TakeOver events on Big Four pay-per-view weekends now out-draw RAW and SmackDown live tapings. WWE need not lose its sports entertainment identity, but it needs, quite literally, to catch up. NXT has set the pace; several of the cold, quiet crowds watch the action almost expecting the main roster to maintain it. WWE crowds are dead more than often in 2019.

Were they this quiet before NXT developed into the entertainment machine it is now?

WWE has recognised that the best talent is developed outside of its system, even if the resentment still manifests as a Baron Corbin push. To truly capture the imagination of the receding, disenfranchised fanbase, it must also allow this unreal generation of talent to get over on their own terms.

Methodical Ricochet is an oxymoron.

What good is recruiting the best talent, if they aren’t encouraged to perform as the best versions of themselves?

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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!