Little things you'd change in WWE

**Schlomey** · 04-10-2010, 02:51 PM

spoilers & news sites, in my humble opinion, play a minor role in killing the unpredictability in wrestling.

Remember the Attitude Era? You would have RAW guys disappear and then show up in WCW that very night. While internet was available back then it was nowhere near as widely used. One of the reasons the Attitude Era was so wonderful was because you never knew what was going to happen on any given show!

Now we have spoilers and news sites giving away details that were not available back then to the mass general consensus.

Case and point: Rabid internet fanboys posted weeks in advance that Undertaker was going to win against HBK at Wrestlemania 26. They sited that Shawn was telling friends he planned on retiring. While it did not affect my viewing of the match, that certain level of unpredicability was lost even before the bell rung.

Maybe I'm just old school. But yeah, I try not to read the spoilers and dirt sheets much as it does help kill the vibe.

Maybe you should try that before blaming WWE for being predictable.

EDIT: WWE did a wonderful job at Royal Rumble when John Cena returned to win the thing. Also, there was no hard proof (that I'm aware of) that Edge was backstage and was set to win the event. While I know that one was heavily speculated these are just 2 of many unpredictable things WWE has done recently....

Also, did you expect Vince's limo to explode? I sure didn't.

04-10-2010, 02:51 PM	#11
Schlomey Black Sheep Jew Posts: 8,859	spoilers & news sites, in my humble opinion, play a minor role in killing the unpredictability in wrestling. Remember the Attitude Era? You would have RAW guys disappear and then show up in WCW that very night. While internet was available back then it was nowhere near as widely used. One of the reasons the Attitude Era was so wonderful was because you never knew what was going to happen on any given show! Now we have spoilers and news sites giving away details that were not available back then to the mass general consensus. Case and point: Rabid internet fanboys posted weeks in advance that Undertaker was going to win against HBK at Wrestlemania 26. They sited that Shawn was telling friends he planned on retiring. While it did not affect my viewing of the match, that certain level of unpredicability was lost even before the bell rung. Maybe I'm just old school. But yeah, I try not to read the spoilers and dirt sheets much as it does help kill the vibe. Maybe you should try that before blaming WWE for being predictable. EDIT: WWE did a wonderful job at Royal Rumble when John Cena returned to win the thing. Also, there was no hard proof (that I'm aware of) that Edge was backstage and was set to win the event. While I know that one was heavily speculated these are just 2 of many unpredictable things WWE has done recently.... Also, did you expect Vince's limo to explode? I sure didn't. Last edited by Schlomey; 04-10-2010 at 02:53 PM.