>>5471309Because the envelope had to be pushed more and more over the years. There was probably a time you didn't see a single suplex or slam as guys just wrestled down to the mat. Then someone started doing a slam takedown to a big pop and finished the match with it. Eventually it just became a move. Same as a suplex, same as every suplex, slam, strike, DDT etc. The feeling of "this won't pop the marks for them to keep paying and showing up" lead to more moves and spots being made. This lead to more big matches where they threw everything at each other to hit a draw, for a 2.9 kick out.
Its not that there are too many moves and spots but so few know how to maximize them and make them work. A good wrestler can make the most out of little, having every move be important and popping the crowd as the story progresses to the conclusion. An obvious example is the 5 moves of doom from Bret Hart or John Cena, Austin's mudhole stomps, Hogan's big boot into leg drop. The geeks today don't know how to pace matches, how to tell a story, how to properly connect. Its inauthentic, box ticking wrestling that feels hollow.
