The Little Things Which Bother You Far More Than They Should Do?

[Hollywood Naitch]

I hate that the Raw/Smackdown/PPVs all use the same stages these days. I really liked the variations we used to have, like the swinging hooks at the Backlash PPV, the big fist coming through the glass on Smackdown, and the colour schemes that matched the shows (red or blue etc) with the ropes etc. Now, it just seems a lack of effort from WWE to make all shows look the same. I can understand why WWE do it as a way of saving costs, but its just a personal thing. I liked each PPV having it's own kind of "feel", which we don't get much of these days.

 

[FickMoley]

#1: Smackdown's horrific audio. It's absolutely baffling that WWE produces horrible dubs & overlays. Some people don't notice it, and I curse your ignorant bliss. Every time they loop a cheer for an especially dead reaction, the "AHhhhhhAHHhhhAHHhhh" drives me nuts.

#2. Matches always end with a finisher. If there are never surprise endings, crowds sit on their hands until a finisher is coming, knowing that it's just tricks & show until the big finale. It takes away from investing in each match, and limits the finisher's power (like overusing a curse word). Top guys should hardly ever use their finishers against guys lower on the card.

#3. Announcers hardly ever reference title & tag team histories. They let the Miz (!!) do this on Main Event more than the Raw/SD team. WWE thinks fans are too dumb for trivia. I didn't watch WWE from JBLvsCena to Raw 1000, and I love when I learn stuff like "Slater is facing Justin Gabriel, a man he held the Tag Titles with." It instantly engaged me more in a low card bout.

 

[Bone For Tuna]

I know people have mentioned how corny the backstage segments come off but when a backstage segment suddenly cuts to a scene of the audience watching said backstage segment happening on the big screen it kind of kills it for me. Especially considering the crowd usually looks like they couldn't give less of a shit anyways, why bother?