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Old 07-29-2018, 12:40 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by Slik View Post
It reminded me a WCW/SmackDown hybrid in that it was so lighthearted and non-stressful to watch...the opposite of RAW which always feels like it 'needs your attention' and the angles are 'big and serious'...RAW is the 'grimdark' of wrestling shows IMO.

I kind of want wrestling I don't have to invest much into these days tbh...which probably sounds weird but it makes sense in my head.
That's an interesting thought process you've got going on there. I'm sure it does make sense to you, but I'd disagree, if only semantically, because I don't think Raw requires any attention at all. I actually think you get punished for paying attention. But I do agree that it's way too much of a chore.

I wish they took it more seriously, to be honest. Raw recently had a giant goof named "Braun Strowman" bully a fat geek in a t-shirt into a port-a-potty and push him off a stage so he got covered in blue goo. That's not exactly what I associate with "dark." Something tonally feels very drab about it. Your main guy is a mopey dude in black riot gear who speaks in monotone. Everyone speaks in monotone. I can get your point there. The shows also probably do have a "watch this next, watch this next" annoying desperate plea to watch feel to them too.

I'm not trying to be argumentative, I just find different interpretations of the product interesting. Raw has had this sense of being the "shit show" for the longest time for me. I think that's why when people talk about the brand split, they have this idea of SmackDown being the "wrestling show," even though there is no real reason to frame it that way in the modern era.
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