General WWE Complaining & PG Rating Thread

[Chris in SC]

This was touched on, but the tide started shifting when WWE became a publically traded corporation. It's no longer a 'rasslin show, it's a corporation just as Citibank, Ford, or Proctor and Gamble is.

WWE needs to keep shareholders happy and the majority of those shareholders are mutual fund companies, state pension funds, etc. People who don't want steroid scandals (hence the Wellness program), Christian groups protesting (hence no f-bombs, suck-its or humping) etc.

Yes, it's now a job to Vince, just like being Chairman of the Board at Disney or any other 'entertainment' company.

That's part one. Part two is the economy and national mood. When things are going well, people are more open and rowdy. For example, studies show that people dress more conservatively in bad times and the hemlines come up and necklines go down when times are good.

Think about when the height of the Attitude era was...the dot-com boom. The national mood was the best in history, everyone had jobs, stock options etc. Even the McDonald's down the street from me was paying $500 signing bonuses to illiterate high-school kids in order to find employees. People were wide-open and open to pushing-the-envelope then.

Then 9/11 and the dot-com bust and later economic collapse changed all that.

For the past few years the national mood has been very sour. People are uptight. Most don't want an attitude era. They want the comforting inside-the-lines 'good guys always win' Hulkamania type program.

Third - each mega-boom era had a crossover star. Hulk Hogan was more recognizable than Santa Claus in the 1980's and 90's. Same with Steve Austin and the Rock in thier prime. I saw 70-year old ladies in Austin 3:16 shirts back in the day. Triple H and Cena are NOT in this category, no matter what Vince does.

It's a triple whammy against attitude era/big numbers = Gotta play the corporate game, the general population doesn't want it (even though alot of the IWC does), and there's no one to draw in the people who aren't dedicated wrestling fans.

Kayfabe is dead. Attitude is dead. The industry is lurching to the next era, whatever that is.

 

[RH23]

The PG rating is only a small if barely the reason why WWE is down right now. The ratings are low right now, they're hardly reaching 4's(which is what they were getting a couple years ago) i think. But here's the thing, (sorry i have to bring up the Attitude Era), The reason why the ratings were so high in the late 90's, was because wrestling was a fad. TV has certain types of shows that become really big during a certain time, hence a fad. EX: 80's: sitcoms, late 90's: wrestling, present: reality TV.


The problem with WWE right now is that they have no real competition, people say TNA will be a major competitor within the next 5 years(i doubt they will considering most their top guys are going to retire soon.) When WCW almost put WWE out of business, they had to basically revamp their product from a family product to a more adult, trash tv product because they knew they were in big trouble. So when the WWE gets some real competition or wrestling becomes a fad again, then we will see a better product.

 

[Doomsday Device]

Someone here mentioned "what about Edge, how could he still be Rated R now in Candyland?" Good question and Ive been wondering the same. Honestly we dont have to worry about that now since he wont be back in action until next year.

Even though Ive been a huge WWE fan since 1987, I briefly stopped watching around 2007/2008, so I wonder when this PG thing started.

The letters of complaints by the parents finally got in Vince's head.

I hear people say here that Vince stopped being a wrestling fan and is all business now. I agree with that. I still believe he still loves his product but now its like he's more cautious about what he puts on TV. I know wrestling, just like any other corporation, is about money and numbers. But I thought Id never see the day when its based on how many Jeff Hardy armbands they are selling and how many Attitude Adjustment shirts are being sold, its just sad and dissappointing.

A key for a rival organization such as TNA to catch up is to offer whatever WWE is lacking, or not willing to show. If fans are looking for blood, or half naked women well then TNA should do that.

 

[AzLunchbox]

Don't try to find a scape goat and blame the decline in ratings on the economy or UFC or anything....Just watch the show and you'll know why ratings are going down.

I know the attitude era and boom is over but that's just because Vince put an end to it. Watch a Raw from that Era though...and watch a Raw from now.

There's your reason for the decline in ratings....its boring now compared to before...it's bland....it's...well....BAD.

I continue to watch just in hopes that things will come around and because i'm a wrestling fan and want to see wrestling. But i'm continually let down and i lose interest in the product on a daily basis. I used to hate TNA but now i'm more into it then WWE just because they're willing to be themselves and not letting other people push them around to fit into a "mold" Sure they are far from perfect but lately they have been alot more entertaining then the E.

Vince needs to stop worrying about dollar signs and remember what brought him to the dance....A GOOD SHOW.

Take chances, shock viewers, have surprises, etc. Wrestling is about intense craziness and fun and "good wrestling" .......WWE has none of that at the moment really.

 

[JJYanks121]

Well, I"m not a new poster, but I just realized I now can start threads so I hope this one generates some discussion. As we are all aware, the WWE went to a TV PG rating. The reasoning behind this as we have come to know is to reinvigorate interest in the product among children and as that generation gets older, the product can adjust to them. It seems like a decent idea except.........is this a product really geared towards children?

The main point I look at when I say this is the characters being marketed as "heroes" and the heel or "villain" characters. Currently on Smackdown, children are being told to root for a "self healing drug addict", and a guy who at any moment could strike out and be fired from the company. The "villain" is the PERFECT guy to market to children based on his "straight edge" lifestyle. If anyone is living what Hogan used to preach, it is CM Punk. I know for the older fans, u don't like goody 2 shoes wrestlers, but if this is a product geared towards children, shouldnt' a guy like Punk be the ultimate face? This is why I question whether it's true.

On Raw, your top face is a sometimes foul mouthed, always ill tempered man who takes care of his issues with a sledgehammer (a would be lethal weapon). I don't really have a counterpoint for a heel we should like on Raw because most play their characters pretty well, but I do question how a guy like HHH is a good influence for children.

The point of this thread is to discuss whether the product truly is marketed for children or if the PG rating is somewhat farcical. It's not a thread to discuss whether you like Punk as a heel and Hardy and HHH as faces. The point is whether these characters fit the PG rating and should kids really be watching the product and finding heroes in the guys I mentioned and despising a guy who has beliefs most, if not all parents should impart on children.

So let's hear it, I hope my first thread doesn't suck! Is the current WWE product something children should watch and buy into? Should the WWE rethink some of the characters if they are going to be a PG company? Or based on the characters they have, should they just scrap the PG idea and have a discretion for children watching to not only not try the moves at home, but to not obtain values from the performers?

 

[brandogg]

You do have some good points. The reality is, they should not be going after children - first, a PG audience shouldn't be awake watching wrestling from 9-11 on a school night, second, kids aren't buying the crap that they're advertising anyway. Bad idea, very bad idea.

 

[warprincessx]

I think the idea of catering to kids in good if you had the brain to follow through. Unfortunately for Vince dementia has set in and he has no clue! WWE has not been family friendly in about 15 years and I don't see it ever going back that way either. I think it is more of a bullshit make the investors and government happy angle. I love Jeff Hardy but I would not want my kids to think him a hero! I love Punk as well but still yet would not market him as a kids hero. I mean face facts. Punk might not have a drug of choice or alcoholic beverage of his choice. The facts still remain that he has piercings and tattoos all over his body. I feel that the tattooing is also a form of addiction. So WWE is definitely not marketable to be PG. Hell the only wrestler that truly fits the bill in hero terms would be Rey Mysterio.

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RIP Owen Hart

 

[SSJPhenom]

I personally think that WWE is screwing up their future. Come on, am I the only one that grew up during the Attitude Era? They are leaving a winning combination. If it wasn't for the edginess of Austin and his foul language and crude behavior, we would very well be having this discussion on a WCW thread instead of WWE. Why change a winning combination. I know alot of kids watch the show, but so do alot of adults. I just think that they were more profitable and better to watch when they were edgy and really didn't care.

 

[jincropjin]

As everyone else said,why take out the swears?If you're gonna bash someone in the head with a sledgehammer,MAKE IT REALISTIC.Kids would still be watching it and trying to copy it.So either beat it or leave it.And if Vince is actually gonna care at all for his ratings,I suggest that he does another commercial free RAW or maybe a commercial free Smackdown,and continue the Donald Trump era.WWE Fans like Donald Trump WAAAAAY more than Vince McMahon.That's sad,a person who owns casinos and has only been on RAW 2 weeks is waay bigger than the man who has been here since the beginning.
EDIT:Or another solution.Bring.Back.E.C.W.

 

[Scott Barton]

To be fair i dont actually think Donald Trump would of hiked ratings that much, a commercial free raw helped too but that every week wont be consistent. WWE went with a TV-14 logic longer after the attitude era formula worked and it got old then, if anything i think we are seeing some of the finer matches that the E has seen in years, apart from some gimmicks and on ppvs i havent actually missed the old school era

Of course the swearing and blood is cool but is it really necessary?

 

[codebreaker212p]

No matter what WWE does nowadays or most recently this year.. it seems Raw has recently been made into a joke. Let me explain

1. First of all the guest host thing. Now while it is something new for Raw.. nobody but Ted Dibiase has done anything to help WWE but rather promote there own things.. With Seth Green it was Robot Chicken.. with ZZ top it was their upcoming tour.. And with Shaq now.. it may be the playoffs. My point is nobody has done anything to spice Raw up or even promote the N.O.C PPV. It just seems all they would do is make lame comedy bits.. instead of grade A class matches.. which brings me to my second point

2. It seems for the past year or so now. We have seen nothing but HHH,Orton,Cena and Batista and it doesnt even seem like Creative is trying to get others on their level but rather settle for mid card stuff. And Vince doesnt even seem to care either.. He would rather you actually like Chavo jobbing to Hornswaggle or see lame comedy bits backstage

Raw just seems to be completly lackluster lately to me.. And I know there are a few things to change up as I just mentioned. But I really want to know what you think of Raw.. and the changes you would make to it to improve it to make it seem more for adults.. without deflating the PG rating which WWE seems to be in love with sadly..

 

[Mr. Truth]

Here's my take on the guest host thing. Vince loves any attention from the mainstream media. Putting different celebs has a chance of gaining some. For the most part, the guest hosts have been good. Seth Green was just flat out awesome, and I have a feeling Shaq will be too. The only bad hosts were ZZ Top.

As for your second point, I agree. The ME scene on Raw has been rather lackluster for a while, and I am sick of seeing Orton v Cena v HHH v Batista. Hopefully something about that changes soon.

 

[Ambiguous Turd]

No matter what WWE does nowadays or most recently this year.. it seems Raw has recently been made into a joke. Let me explain

1. First of all the guest host thing. Now while it is something new for Raw.. nobody but Ted Dibiase has done anything to help WWE but rather promote there own things.. With Seth Green it was Robot Chicken.. with ZZ top it was their upcoming tour.. And with Shaq now.. it may be the playoffs. My point is nobody has done anything to spice Raw up or even promote the N.O.C PPV. It just seems all they would do is make lame comedy bits.. instead of grade A class matches.. which brings me to my second point

2. It seems for the past year or so now. We have seen nothing but HHH,Orton,Cena and Batista and it doesnt even seem like Creative is trying to get others on their level but rather settle for mid card stuff. And Vince doesnt even seem to care either.. He would rather you actually like Chavo jobbing to Hornswaggle or see lame comedy bits backstage

Raw just seems to be completly lackluster lately to me.. And I know there are a few things to change up as I just mentioned. But I really want to know what you think of Raw.. and the changes you would make to it to improve it to make it seem more for adults.. without deflating the PG rating which WWE seems to be in love with sadly..

Last night's episode with ZZ Top is probably one of the worst Raws I have ever seen, and without question was the worst Raw of the year so far.

As far as the Guest Host celebrities promoting their stuff, you are going to have to expect that, since that is part of the agreement of bringing them in. If WWE wants their services, then WWE is going to have to agree to allow them a forum to promote their stuff.

As mentioned the celebrity GM's also try to raise the perception of Raw being in the Mainstream of Pop Culture. Vince likes the attention he receives from bringing in celebs, even if they are B-listers.

They could be doing more to help promote the WWE PPV's though, I definitely agree. I don't feel they should have the power to make matches for the PPV's, and I felt the same when even someone like Ted Dibiase made the match for Night of Champions ... but I do think they should do more to promote the card. WWE probably has very little confidence that they could do that live, though, without messing something up.

But I can not trash last night's Raw enough. ZZ Top was bad enough, but the Santino shit wasn't even remotely funny. It's painful listening to Michael Cole and Lawler even try to pretend to laugh at those segments, as its obvious they are trying too hard to force themselves to laugh.

Absolute, utter garbage.

The Main Event scene on Raw is also in the gutter. We can't seem to get away from Cena or Triple H on the Face side, or Randy Orton and Legacy on the Heel side, being in the Main Event for a single week. Just one week.

It's been said numerous times, but they simply do not have the roster depth to have separated brands at the moment. They just don't have enough talent to keep separate on each of the shows, unlike when the roster split first began.

What certainly doesn't help is that they don't concentrate enough on the Mid Card, either. The management of the Growing and Development process with WWE has been absolutely piss poor over the years.

 

[HypnotizedHero2010]

i've felt this way for a while now. raw is boring plain and simple. same mainevent for too long. hell we have a rematch of wrestlmania from two years ago. that means the ME of raw has been similar if not the same for two years. thats terrible. remember cena's long title run he faced a different person at every ppv. that was entertaining and it gave others credibility

hornswaggle shouldn't even be in this company. they have a decent mid-card. bring one or two people up to the ME and make up some interesting feuds. its not that hard to come up with wrestling storylines. have swagger and mvp feud, have legacy actually fight another tagteam. give kofi a person to fight for the title (not big show!!! he and khali need to leave wrestling for ever). and have a decent divas feud.

have a wwe title feud, us title feud, womens title feud, and two more interesting feuds and you will have a full show. plenty of time for everyone and the stories will progress. all the guest host does is give them random segments with the host instead of developing other feuds and talent. its a waste of time and its not enteratining.

i mean come on the past three weeks mainevents have been:
cena v. HHH
cena, HHH, and seth green v legacy and orton
cena and HHH v legacy and orton

and how many times has legacy gotten their ass kicked by a mainevent talent. they have to potential its just terrible writting. there not making them look credible at all.

the ME of raw does not have to have the "maineventers" in it. just let it be a normal, good match.

 

[cody]

I think RAW is better than it has been in quite some time. I really like the guest host idea. ZZ Top wasn't completely horrible, I thought most of what they did was pretty good, they took a big hit with the recorded music. But that is the only gripe I had with them. But with the host they just have to have "it". Being a good musician or w/e doesn't mean they will be a good host, you have to find the right fit. And WWE going 4 outta 5 isn't bad, I'm already counting Shaq as a win.

As for the Main Event seen I think it is sitting pretty good right now. Orton, Cena and Triple H are dominating right now, but they are having a triple threat for the title, what do you expect, to have Orton wrestling the likes of Chavo and Kofi every week?(Not to bash on those guys) But I think Cena and Triple H are playing well off of each other as of late. Their opening segment was hilarious. Cena getting excited that Trips used "hobbit" was funny. Other than that they are sitting pretty good for the future. Swagger, MVP, Big Show, and even Miz are all on the cusp of breaking into the ME scene.

Overall I think RAW is getting better, ever since The Donald showed up. It has more of a late 90's feel to it. The backstage skits and in ring segments bring me back to the days of when I started watching. I think the WWE has finally found a way to get and "Attitude Era" type of feel while keeping their PG rating. I'm excited to see how RAW evolves over the next couple of months.

 

[Slam Master]

From a wrestling perspective, I bet you Shawn Michaels is sitting home watching every week from his couch thinking.."Man, they need me back" because its the same match every week; slow, boring, repetative, short high-spot matches..His contract is gonna run out WM26 and I guarantee Vince will throw full-time money at him for 50 dates a year. The goofy skits that he lobbies against with Santino and such are being done to death lately, and I think they should have more former wrestlers as hosts. Watch Bret Hart vs the 1-2-3 Kid for the title from an early RAW and thats a wrestling match!

As someone mentioned Vince loves the main-stream press and he's getting a mini-wrestlemania response from them by having the likes of Trump, Shaq, Seth Green, and ZZ Top on. Like they know how to book a wrestling show...I bet Vince listens closer to his kids for creative direction than a- Pat Patterson- type..RAW lost the feel it once had from the early days and its not gonna come back because the wrestling has to be first and foremost the concentration of the show and it isn't.

 

[supersayian]

it is really bad not just bad. give HHH and Cena some credit as they have made Raw the last two weeks. yes it is the same main event every week. but what are they going to do when Vince will not approve of the new talent going to top of card. hell the mid card is better then the top of the card right now. they have Kofi and Show fighting. Swagger and MVP in a feud. Primo and Carlito. they need to cut out Vince lame ass comedy as he thinks it is funny but no one else does. not even his own daughter, son, and son an law as they think it is very childish. Vince better change things soon. as i saw that TNA was getting 1.2 1.3 now. and Smackdown is down to 1.8 and 1.7. i would be a little worried if i was him. Raw is going down the tube and getting worse each week.

 

[vemperico]

i personaly think vince needs to get rid of the show "superstars" and make a new show containing superstars who just start, to two years in the busness. That way if they dont like the gimick they have they can just change it easily and if they like it after two years send them to a different brand to mix things up. Who knows since vince brought back ECW maybe he will bring back WCW.

Also legacy should be alot better with storylines. They are suppose to be the biggest hells in wwe. so why dont we have them going to other brands and like stealing titles and attacking other superstars. Legacy is the best tag team since Rated RKO. (my personal opinion) They should be doing more with them and be more destructive.

ZZ top being the host the other night absolutly awful. they werent actually playing guitars. they had cheesy pick ups like the how thing with chris jericho. and they didnt benifit the show at all. at least seth green put himself in a match to have people curious on how he does. ZZ top is a great band but not the best host choice. (still hoping for goldberg but it will never happen lol)

Thats how i think things should change

 

[2rowdy4u]

i think the guest host thing is good but they do need to promote better matches. i hope jericho stays on half of unified tag champ so he can be on raw cause as of rite now he is the only one worth watching. things will get better once hbk nd batista come back

 

[HHH=The Peoples King]

I agree, with the guest host thing ALL the main events excepts HHH vs Cena
ended up Legacy vs HHH, and Cena
BORING

and thats the ONLY match they make it should be just WWE legends if there only promoting there things

 

[Kenny Powers]

I agree too that Raw has been god awful for weeks now especially since last Monday. If you're going to have guest hosts at least make it believable, ZZ Top looked like they weren't even in the building until the show was over with. Lip syncing and acting like they were playing their instruments while Santino strips and the divas dance around clueless. We haven't seen a tuxedo match since Harvey Whipleman about 15 years ago, why would we go back? WWE is now in the early 90's Papa Shango era where they don't have any many main event stars as they use to and they're pretty much throwing anything to wall hoping it will stick. It's the same story lines over and over, what happen to Randy Orton? he used to be ruthless and now he is just a big pussy that get's beat by Seth Green and everyone else on the roster. WWE doesn't have to be TV-14, Raw didn't even have a TV PG ratings system back in 1997 when Austin threw the Rock's IC title over the bridge. That was an incredible feud, and worked not because of violence, language, or nudity but because those talents were believable. Seeing Triple H and Cena in the ring I thought the two were going to make out after the promo, Randy Orton just seemed out of place with the two as well. WWE will come back, they always do but for now we will have to deal with this nonsense. It would be alright to deal with ZZ Top and their bad acting as long as WWE had decent feuds and matches to go with it. Hopefully we won't see Shaq dancing with the gobbledy gooker next week but anything bad can happen at this point.

 

[Southwind]

OK as much as people complain about raw daily we all usually still watch it because it's at least decent.

But last night was pathetic that show was a repeat of the week before except with a couple of old crusty has been's as the guest host instead of Seth Green. It was the first show that I was actually embarrassed to call myself a fan yes embarrassed.

I mean even the show started the same with Cena taking trips' place opening it with Orton interrupting.
Santino's thing was just weird and creepy not funny at all. The "legs" match was stupid and did nothing to promote the main divas feud which it should.

Chavo and Hornswaggle was ok at first but now it's played out and I can just see Vince cackling in the back saying "the leprechaun wins again I love it so everybody loves it"

The main event is the same every week the same we get Legacy or a variation of it like just Orton or Priceless. Against Cena or Trips i'm sick and tired of it.

Raw last night was shameful and the WWE should hold their heads down.

 

[Razor]

No matter what WWE does nowadays or most recently this year.. it seems Raw has recently been made into a joke. Let me explain.

Well alright. But I've been enjoying Raw. Monday's wasn't horrible. Were you expecting mega shit to go down the show before a PPV? It did it's job, and had a hilarious opening promo to boot.

1. First of all the guest host thing. Now while it is something new for Raw.. nobody but Ted Dibiase has done anything to help WWE but rather promote there own things.. With Seth Green it was Robot Chicken.. with ZZ top it was their upcoming tour.. And with Shaq now.. it may be the playoffs. My point is nobody has done anything to spice Raw up or even promote the N.O.C PPV. It just seems all they would do is make lame comedy bits.. instead of grade A class matches.. which brings me to my second point

Promotion is going to happen. Celebrities aren't going to be on there unless they have a reason to be. And most likely, getting paid isn't going to be the only one.

2. It seems for the past year or so now. We have seen nothing but HHH,Orton,Cena and Batista and it doesnt even seem like Creative is trying to get others on their level but rather settle for mid card stuff. And Vince doesnt even seem to care either.. He would rather you actually like Chavo jobbing to Hornswaggle or see lame comedy bits backstage

Really? Then Miz/Cena was just for shits and giggles? Swagger/MVP is just because? Kofi/Show is just so that Show can get beaten by a Jamaican who jumps a lot? They've got feuds going. It's not as fast as you may like it, but it's going.

Raw just seems to be completly lackluster lately to me.. And I know there are a few things to change up as I just mentioned. But I really want to know what you think of Raw.. and the changes you would make to it to improve it to make it seem more for adults.. without deflating the PG rating which WWE seems to be in love with sadly..

I like the PG rating and the current product. It still does what it's supposed to do, but without gratuitous sex and violence for the simple sake of sex and violence.

Oh, and I like Raw. Really do.

 

[Thriller Ant]

OK as much as people complain about raw daily we all usually still watch it because it's at least decent.

I like Raw. I enjoy ECW and SD more, but I watch Raw every week.

But last night was pathetic that show was a repeat of the week before except with a couple of old crusty has been's as the guest host instead of Seth Green.

How was is the same? Different host(s), different main event, different undercard matches.

It was the first show that I was actually embarrassed to call myself a fan yes embarrassed.

If you get embarrassed about watching a Raw episode that you think is bad, then you really aren't a fan to begin with. Oh, and punctuation would have made that statement much less awkward.

I mean even the show started the same with Cena taking trips' place opening it with Orton interrupting.

Cena is gold on the mic, and it was the go-home show for the PPV. The WWE Title match will be one of the main events, so they tried to sell it to us at the beginning and end of the show. It's good business.

Santino's thing was just weird and creepy not funny at all.

They aren't doing anything with him right now anyway, and the guy is funny. Let the man who oozes charisma hang out with the hosts who were slightly lacking in that department. Once again, smart both ways.

The "legs" match was stupid and did nothing to promote the main divas feud which it should.

It was a divas tag match, nothing wrong with that. We get one every week, so why not let the hosts put their own spin on it? As for the main divas feud, that's what the interview segment with Mickie was for. Maybe you were too busy drowning in your embarrassment to watch that part.

Chavo and Hornswaggle was ok at first but now it's played out and I can just see Vince cackling in the back saying "the leprechaun wins again I love it so everybody loves it"

I don't like Horny either, but he's over so he stays. He gets reactions that rival and/or beat some guys that get worshiped on these forums. Until he stops getting those pops, we'll see the little guy getting run out there week after week.

The main event is the same every week the same we get Legacy or a variation of it like just Orton or Priceless. Against Cena or Trips i'm sick and tired of it.

There isn't anyone else in the main event to put in it! Show is feuding for the U.S. title, they don't seem to trust MVP, and then you have guys like Swagger, Kofi, Bourne, and Miz who aren't ready to move up. They are making do with what they have. Smackdown is the loaded brand right now, so you will see this revolving door of those guys on Raw.

Raw last night was shameful and the WWE should hold their heads down.

Or they should be happy with a pretty good go-home show that announced and set the table for the U.S. title match, and saw the WWE Champion get pinned, allowing him to seem ripe for the picking at Night of Champions. Not to mention an interview segment to promote a diva's match, something that we rarely see happen these days.

 

[Wrath]

I actually only have two problems with PG era and I can easily ignore them and keep on enjoying the product.First thing is getting rid of bleeding.I don't think we should see blood in every PPV but we can at least still see some bleeding in matches like Elimination Chamber and Hell in a Cell because it gives matches a more realistic and exciting look.The second thing is boring comedy skits but those skits do not take so much time and I can easily ignore it.So other than that I love PG era.PG era did not change WWE at all.Except swears,nudity,stupid gimmicks and blood.Getting rid of these would do nothing for wrestling but only help him.I don't want to see these things in wrestling.If I wanted to see these things I'd buy a Rated R gore porn movie.Ok Attitude era was a great era which created the superstars such as Stone Cold,Triple H,Rock,Foley and without that maybe there would be no WWE right now.It had to be done in that time but you see what happened ratings have started to drop since WCW's bankrupt.Because all of that Trash Tv thing was a fad and only attracted non wrestling fans with violence and sex.If you are a true wrestling fan you can entertain without these.If you cannot then you are just an Attitude era fan.I don't even need to talk about financial benefits of it.So PG era is perfect in every way and main storylines are still for older demographic so why do people complain about it too much and I think it makes a better wrestling show for wrestling fans.