[Mr. Nerfect]

Originally Posted by Frank Drebin The match was fn great. I have no idea where the sudden bitching is coming from. Also, lol at noid for listing Emmalina as someone he likes - a character that hasn't even debuted.

Emma's worked for the company for five years.

Originally Posted by Frank Drebin "Where are all the new stars?? WWE sucks." "Why are they pushing these noobs?? WWE sucks." "50/50 booking sucks. I liked it back in the day where someone would go on a winning streak and look unstoppable. WWE sucks." "What's with these squash matches?? WWE sucks."

This is hasty generalization and it's fallacious reasoning to attribute widespread beliefs into a hypothetical individual that uniformly complies to the associations you project, but what the hell, I'll bite:

Originally Posted by Frank Drebin "Where are the new stars?"

Good question. Can you tell me? I'd argue that the only stars they have are Brock Lesnar, The Rock, The Undertaker, John Cena and maybe Randy Orton. You don't need me to tell you what's wrong with that list. You said it yourself -- they don't know when to strike when the iron is hot in some cases, and they don't know how to make someone instead of going back to the well.

But I assume you mean fresh talent. That's a different argument entirely. Fresh talent is always needed. Fresh talent =/= new stars. You don't see too many people sitting around saying "Hmm, you know -- I used to really like wrestling but don't anymore. I think I just realized what it is: Superstars could use a bit of a change."

Originally Posted by Frank Drebin Why are they pushing these noobs?"

Are you referring to new talent or green talent? Pushing talent that is green can leave them with a stank that last years -- sometimes over someone's entire career. There are some people who still thinks Chris Masters sucks based on seeing him chase the WWE Championship three years into his career. Of course, there are people who still thinks that Chris Masters sucks having seen a larger portion of his work too, but that's a different discussion again.

Perception is power in professional wrestling. It doesn't matter if you're an amazing technician if people don't buy you in a fight. It doesn't matter if you're a legitimately tough if people snooze through your matches. If people see you as shitty, you will be seen as shitty, even if you aren't.

Originally Posted by Frank Drebin "50/50 booking sucks. I liked it back in the day where someone would go on a winning streak and look unstoppable. WWE sucks."

50/50 booking does suck, and a lot of the blame for a lack of stars could be blamed on it. If everyone beats everybody, no one is any higher than anybody else on the card. If no one is above anyone else, how can anyone be special?

Originally Posted by Frank Drebin "What's with these squash matches?? WWE sucks."

I like squash matches, personally. Are people complaining about these? I could only assume that they feel like there's no progression. The opponents don't look progressively better, we aren't learning more about the character, what they can do in the ring or what their motivations are.

A lot of the squash matches WWE runs are with scrubs that pluck out of the independent scene, which is fine, but I'd actually prefer to see more squashes with established talent. One-sided matches with guys we know can go that somewhat catches us off-guard. Instead, the heel getting the squash (or the face, for that matter), will take too much from the other roster guy, and ultimately they get nothing from the win or the loss.

The exaggerated squash routines they have going with Strowman and Jax are good for those personas, but I can imagine how people are growing tired of them. Jax moved onto Alicia Fox, which was a good move. Strowman has been in there with Sin Cara and now wants more competition. I'd say things are on track there.

But then there's the problem of if you're actually putting the right talent in these dominant roles. Maybe Luke Harper would be better off with the Strowman push? Maybe Nia Jax isn't the monster the Women's Division needs? I'm not going to commit either way on those points, but people's emotional responses to things are a lot deeper than "Yay! A squash match! I am completely convinced of this person's talents and abilities!" and "Boo! A squash match! I only want to see real competition!".

You also don't need to have one or the other. You can have programs where the guys do go back and forth, programs where one guy is "made" over another, you can have guys going on a tear, or guys that just can't get that big win. That doesn't mean that if those concepts are hollowly projected onto your television screen that you're going to feel them effective. Eg. I've wanted to see a Best of Seven Series for ages. That doesn't mean I wanted to see Sheamus vs. Cesaro seven times, it go 3-0 to 3-3 to a tie, and ultimately end in a tag team. I don't have to swallow cow because "Well, I wanted to see something vaguely like that for a while now." You don't need to like a blowjob with teeth.