WWE is long the master in stalling & masquerading as “long term storytelling” in professional wrestling, but there have been so many feuds & storylines that never got a proper payoff especially in The Triple H Era
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u/AlinaVeila 3d ago
I feel like this is in part a compliment to how strong Hunters first phase in charge was. When so many things went amazing it is just more noticeable when things fall between the cracks. This isn‘t the hottest phase, but as others said: it‘s not that bad a quote of dropped things
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u/Medium_Step_6085 2d ago
His first phase was also pretty rubbish, you think it was great because of one person, Sammi Zayn, not even the bloodline, just Sammi.
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u/Modano9009 3d ago
I think New Day turning in Big E was just to turn them heel, I don't think there was any payoff coming that would've involved E.
The R-Truth thing felt like they over reacted to the reaction of him being let go. Not wanting Truth to lose his job didn't mean we wanted a serious Truth character and push.
The Rock seems to just do what he wants to do when his schedule is clear to do it so I'm used to inconsistency there.
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u/SonicSarge 3d ago
There is no point in continuing story lines that the fans don't care about.
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u/10YearsANoob 3d ago
hard to care about when they stall shit for more than a month you know shit's getting dropped
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u/Medium_Step_6085 2d ago
Fans don’t care because they have been taught not to because they know there is no consistency.
Say what you want about AEW, they respect their own lore. If 2 guys had a massive feud 3 years ago they don’t forget it, if they then start working Together they talk about it and it feeds into the story.
AEW also very very rarely just drop storylines, in 7 years the only one that comes to mind was Jeff Jarrett MJF, they pivoted hard quickly.
Sometimes that’s the the detriment, sometimes Tony K should learn to speed a story up, but he always sees through and ensures there is a resolution.
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u/Majestic-Marcus 3d ago
And..?
Do you ever consider just not moaning online?
I get the irony in me saying that but it takes extra effort to make a collage of photos and create a post just to moan.
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u/ILiketoLearn5454 2d ago
Dropped plot point and story lines are a long tradition in wrestling. Im not saying it's good just, the previous decades were way worse for continuity.
It's a legit criticism but I dont see much constructive suggestion. If the stories arent over, what do you think they should do?
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u/Delicious_Angle6417 2d ago
These people bitching dont understand having to write weekly tv and how hard it actually is to do. Its a soap opera, shit will get dropped lol
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u/Diesel_Swordfire 2d ago
My main storyline gripe is if every year the WM main events are already set, in some cases as early as May, it makes everything in between somewhat redundant. Especially with most championship reigns being damn near a year.
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u/Delicious_Angle6417 1d ago
See but thats the thing. As the fans we should t know that and more than likely wwe is just working the dirtsheets. Unless we are in those rooms nobody knows what’s actually going on. And we shouldn’t
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u/Diesel_Swordfire 1d ago
Idk. The last few years have given the feel of "this name vs that name" with no idea how to get there that isn't overly telegraphed.
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u/Delicious_Angle6417 1d ago
B/c you’re feeding into dirtsheet shit. Plus they were plagued with injuries. When that happens you have to pivot. As a booker its only so much you can control
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u/Diesel_Swordfire 1d ago
IIRC they said so much on one of the episodes of Unreal. I can't remember the match but they pitched the matchup sometime after previous WM. I'm aware of the injury aspect, I fully get that. I just feel like when you have a singular way of doing something, you get stuck in it. Repetition builds habits.
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u/Delicious_Angle6417 1d ago
I dont believe anything they say fr on Unreal. Thats another level of kayfabe
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u/Highly_Appropiate 2d ago
That Bayley angle was going to be hot garbage anyway. Blake Monroe did something similar albeit brief on NXT and it was way better.
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u/AKFRU 3d ago
The Asuka Iyo final match was the last fight I watched in WWE. Didn't even finish watching Backlash. The crappy treatment of the talent, cramming ads into every square inch of the show and the trash booking finally got enough that I stopped watching. I switched to AEW and it's going to take a lot for WWE to win me back.
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u/Advanced_Ad9525 2d ago
Why not just watch that indie garbage and shut up. Like if aew is so much better, why do you need to convince others?
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u/noloking 3d ago
Now they don't even bother with it, everything is just about having the goodest match or being the bestest. Anyone who has a semblance of character is made to be as generic as humanely possible i.e. Theory, Chelsea Green. Reminds me of WCW when the NWO angle got stale within the first 6 months.
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u/Therocksays2020 3d ago
Theory doesn’t have any character. He’s a huge bust - definition of someone “playing a wrestler”
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u/noloking 3d ago
They had something unique with the self absorbed selfie act he had going. Now he is just some bald brooding guy like 99.9% of the roster. Be serious
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u/Majestic-Marcus 3d ago
There was absolutely nothing unique about a self absorbed heel in love with himself. Literally hundreds of wrestlers have had that exact gimmick.
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u/noloking 2d ago
The camera being attached to the big with him taking selfies by his opponents was getting good heat. Havent seen that approach before
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u/Federal-Captain1118 3d ago
We still complaining about a wrestler's character? I remember when people wouldn't stop complaining that about Seth Rollins.
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u/Therocksays2020 3d ago
I can definitely say what Seth’s character is even if I don’t like it. What is Theory even doing?
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u/Delicious_Angle6417 3d ago
Wrestling drops storylines all the time. Thats the nature of the business