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I am a lover of pro wrestling. I am perfectly capable of wantching 2 hours on matches week in and week out, but that's not what draws, and that's not what even I want to see. I want to see the total package (and the WWE delivers it), but I want to see it done right.
People don't go to live events to see talking. People don't go to live events to see wrestling. People go to live events to see wrestling that leads to talking that leads to wrestling. Create some drama, build it up and then watch it explode with a stellar match (or series of matches). That is wrestling at its finest. The problem with the WWE today is that they do it with the elements of that simple formula out of proportion to each other. How many times must there be brief scuffles, main event tag matches, promos and interviews just for one match? How come certain wrestlers seem to have the same match over and over and over again with out mixing in some fresh faces? How come champions roll over and die after losing their title? How come wrestlers just accept being injected into the midcard instead of demanding a second title shot? How many times must we see HHH vs HBK? How come Randy Orton is the only one besides HHH who bothers to get a rematch after losing the title? How come JBL (who is legitimately hated) has held the title for so long? How come the only way to advance a story these days is via screwjob? There is too much drama and not enough payoff in today's WWE. It's all out of proportion, but it's still better than no wrestling or no story.
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