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Unless Gunther is in the ring, it seems WWE matches have become so formulaic they're not even worth watching anymore.

Finisher spam. Every big match needs several of the exact same finisher spammed to score a pinfall. This is getting especially grating now they don't even bother going for submissions anymore, and they just repeat their only finishing move, usually mixed in with interferences to delay the next usage of their only move. This is made worse because sometimes the finishing moves are relatively simple collision based attacks like spears, just ad infinitum.
Too many interferences. Already mentioned it but interferences are getting to late 90s WCW levels now, no match is finishing clean, every ego must be protected, and it gets nauseating, and there's no stakes to anything. There is no illusion of competition or control over said competition.

No super finishers. There are no 'super' moves kept in the locker. Even John Cena had the super FU he kept for a rainy day, I'm not asking for Misawa style repertoires where you have 4 super moves kept aside, but even one or two elevated versions of your actual finisher. Or in Roman Reign's case some sort of lift or slam based move.

Spots old and tired. The same spots are repeated over and over, every big match will always feature, as examples ring post spear spot, or the famous lunge to the outside, suicide plancha, which is completely overdone to the point of cheapening the whole deal. When Undertaker did his dive at WM it was always special, now it's an average Smackdown match. There's several other easy examples.

Too loose. They are wrestling way too safe with their strikes and way too loose with their holds. I'm not suggesting they go full Terry Funk and potato everyone, but it has become especially obvious in the 4k era, with less camera cuts to protect them (Dunn has gone now),
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Possible solutions:
Empower agents. actually empower the agents to do their job in coming up with new and innovative ideas on match structure and story.
"watch tape", foster a culture of picking from Wrestling's rich history of styles and approaches, to keep things fresh and existing.
Believe that good wrestling draws, Bret Hart vs. Steve Austin, HBK vs. Ric Flair, Mankind vs. Undertaker, Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena etc. etc. there's so many examples of great wrestlers creating iconic moments by thinking outside of the box and offering something fresh. The cookie cutter approach has to stop.

Cut the red tape. When it comes to the in ring product, the value is what the wrestlers organic do in their performance, how they cut through the noise and connect with fans, they can't do this in a stagnant corporate environment. The product needs to be cut loose as much as it can from corporate influence. It should be seen as sacrosanct and protected from the BS way more than it is.
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>>16676767
Facts
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>>16676767
Anon, E-Drones can't read English at a high enough level for a post like that. Break it down into smaller more easily digestible chunks, please.
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matches in wwe really aren't like they were last night all the time. it stood out to me just how samey they all were too, they're usually a lot more creative with match finishes but I really disliked all the kick out spam last night, It felt like they were trying to force the matches into feeling epic rather than trusting the talent. most of those matches would have been better on a normal ass raw
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>>16676767
>Roman Reign's case some sort of lift or slam based move.
Roman lacks functional muscles. He struggles to pick up cruiserweights
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I just watched the Punk/Rollins match and felt the same. Rollins hit him with two GTS's and Punk hit the stomp, there was a Pedigree on the announce desk and two GTS's to win.

It just seemed a bit much for the match. If that was the second or third match of the feud and there was more at stake, sure. But it felt like a bit much to me
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>>16676807
I am very high IQ, which may be too much for the average e-tard to grasp.
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Triple H faults hes trying to hide his racism adding black champs appeasing to trans and adding more to lwo which no one likes its cringe also dont think the demograpic of wrestlers listen to ruby redd or travis scott dumbass retard. most of all intro to wrestlers is metal music or rock stupid ass tripple h he so fucking bad for the business.

and let me remind you the usos are not black roman reigns is not black
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>>16677017
go outside and touch some grass
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I agree. WWE sucks. If you aren't a faggot with down syndrome watch AEW and New Japan and Stardom.
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its 2025 retard, nobody cares about the matches anymore
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>>16677277
kys tranny you wont be a women and u cant be a man
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>its 2025 retard, nobody cares about the matches anymore
LMAO! Nice cope e-drone retard



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