>>19635523I’m probably not a “wrestling fan” then.
At its best and most aspirational, WWE is an episodic soap opera/stage play with athletic superheroes doing acrobatic and choreographed stunts. That’s what I like about it. It’s a blend of acting, writing, drama, combat sports, and athleticism told via fictional characters over long periods of time, and where fans/crowds are a big participant in the show.
For someone like me who enjoys athletics, acting, character building, and live performances, it’s a fun one-stop mix of several worlds.
But I doubt much of that is “wrestling,” lol.
So for me, given what I like about it, WWE is at its worst when it’s boring and unathletic with shitty promos from talent who can’t write and deliver lines, surrounded by a dead crowd that couldn’t give a shit. Botches and dumb twists (e.g. the mystery nigga!) don’t help either, but those will happen.
It’s mostly boring characters, boring matches, cringy promos and dead crowds that take me out of it, and holy shit does that describe last night’s Raw…which I literally turned off 90 minutes in after they returned from commercial, I saw Lyra in the ring, and I realized there would be ANOTHER shitty women’s match before they ever got to the main event.
And then I didn’t even care about the main event anymore lol. I heard Phil won tho, so good for him.
