10 Ways Wrestling Is Ruining WWE

[@bjornlindstrom9348]

The title of the video is confusing af

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

pearl drums it is but the actual title in the video is ten ways modern wrestling is ruining wwe

[@MsKala]

They should have just called it Trendy Adam bitches at fans because it's Trendy and been done with it.

[@bjornlindstrom9348]

Joey Dymarcik just waiting for it to be renamed world sports entertainment

[@CrimTaker]

Joey Dymarcik Yea but who calls it sports entertainment? Really? 95% of the world views WWE as wrestling. It will always be wrestling as long as there are wrestlers in a wrestling ring wearing wrestling gear. I have never heard anyone call WWE sports entertainment ever and it's sad that WWE hates what they are and always have been.

[@sadowolf]

I took it as a bit of a tongue-in-cheek title since the WWE refuses to acknowledge itself as a wrestling product, and is the only promotion that does that. But also it's pointing out how modern wrestling as a whole is ruining the WWE. Trends and ideologies that encompass the entirety of wrestling are lending a hand in diminishing the WWE product. The direction of wrestling as a whole is having a negative impact on the WWE. So in that sense, wrestling is ruining the WWE.

[@iamyoursaviour]

Injuries isn't kidding. Meltzer has stated that WWE actually has notably the highest injury rate of a major promotion. For all of the excesses of Strong Style, WWE's style has in many ways become more dangerous, and with less breaks. NJPW at least has giant multi-man tag matches where the stars get to take a break and slowly tease upcoming matches with other stars, not 15+ minute matches 4+ times a week.

[@raveoreynolds6049]

WWE is also notably the most successful promotion, for that reason. And if I were Vince, I would do the same thing. Because you know if one person can't take the schedule or gets injured, there will be a 100 other wrestlers willing to take their place. It may be unethical, but it is good business.

[@iamyoursaviour]

I don't think having the stars wrestle long matches on house shows is the reason WWE is successful. Sure it's nice, but 1 a night might be swell- a lot of people just want to enjoy seeing their stars, the trademark spots, and my word the joy of squash matches. Plus the kinds of comedy they do for house shows. A night of light entertainment might be be suited to both pleasing the audience and not hurting their stars.

[@justjoe811]

Agreed, it's all about pacing. A story needs to have high points and lulls in the action. I get some of why the WWE does it, people spend good money to come see a show live and so they want to give a great show. But, unlike a circus or Cirque de Sole or even most stand up comics, who generally get that audience once and only one occasion. The fans that see a live show will then be seeing these same performers on TV every week, often multiple times a week. Squash matches are a good way to build new stars without hurting other stars. Not all matches need to be specifically tied into a current feud. In general I feel there's some overexposure occurring with all of these guys.

[@superlex611]

Joe Raneri indeed, they need to be more edgy again

[@mechasentai]

Lachlan It's weird. We wrestling looks more tame and is actually more dangerous. But Luchalibre and Japanese wrestling seem more fast paced, technical and risky but I guess aren't. ???

[@kiarawilliams2720]

The relief of hearing Adam's voice is unparalleled

[@tapio3376]

Shaquille Hinds it aint gay if u say no homo

[@C4551DY]

You have no idea how accurate this is in 2019 (pretty much 2020)

[@akaskeletor3357]

I could listen to Adam and Simon talk all day... no homo

[@chwenhoou]

WWE needs to scale back and take a more NXT approach to their shows. Less is more these days and a 5 hour week of wrestling on live TV with multiple PPVs is burying the promising talent and only promoting the garbage.

[@F1rsttimer]

We should thank Kevin Owens for taking out our frustration on Vince for us. 😀

[@comet6740]

F1rsttime_online Everyone knows even though they don't want to talk about it that they low-keywanted to see vince get his ass kicked.

[@mdhsyracuse]

Kevin is a breath of fresh air for the Fed in so many ways. And once you've had a feud with the McMahon's, you've officially made it.

[@ssonnny]

Only one thing wrestling is ruined that is the Internet

[@anirbanhalder5465]

Sonny Truer words are never said

[@ryananderson5202]

No... its appeasing to the race of audiences.

[@shiningwizard202]

70 year old out of touch man is ruining WWE* fixed that for you

[@shiningwizard202]

oh look, japanese ricer is triggered. Man, I wish my profile picture was a car I can't afford lol.

[@shiningwizard202]

sure...really has nothing to do with my comment but alright

[@SardonischerDean]

He is so out of touch. I mean making Jinder champion SIMPLY because he's part Indian, and India was getting WWE Network is a cheap $$$ ploy. Not only that, but every push Vince has made has been so forced and too predictable with the exception of Strowman who Vince has built up greatly.

[@TimmyTakedownTV]

When you hear Adam's sweet voice. Lovely!

[@NirvashTypeZERO123]

TimmyTakedownTV love trying to hear his low pitched rambling

[@YoussefHamade]

it's fucking beautiful, isn't it?

[@joshward1203]

Considering 9 out of every ten videos is simon

[@Zenith8896]

I'm Simon from WhatCulture...... Simon is alright...I just don't like when he is spammed. >_>

[@saqib7965]

Adam B = Only video's I'll watch on WC

[@paddygannon96]

Maybe fans take a look at themselves and their kids and if you don't like the product don't buy the merch

[@starhunter9085]

paddy gannon Makes sense doesn't it?

[@bc4life862]

paddy gannon thats somehow zur most stupid thing I've ever heard

[@pabloamador667]

agree completely with that, thats why i only buy njpw/roh/pwg/progress/chikara/ddt/prowrestlingNoah/etc. but i illegally stream wwe shows

[@pabloamador667]

also icw/wcpw/aaw/FiteClubPro/evolve/houseofhardcore/czw

[@fruitlover8718]

pablo amador hahahah

[@t.v.rockwell4504]

The fans a ruining wrestling. We demand so much from WWE and the wrestlers, that they are destroying their bodies just make sure you're not playing with a beach ball, COME ON! The worst part about it is that we just keep demanding for something bigger. If this keeps up, guys like AJ Styles, Finn Balor, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, etc will not be able to function their bodies properly when they get old.

[@GraveysBrewery]

My thoughts exactly The best example of this being "cut the pg crap and bring back hardcore wrestling!" , or sentiments along those lines. Knowing what we now know about conditions such as concussions and seeing guys like Mick Foley and Taker having to have body parts replaced, that should surely should send a message to people that at the end of the day, wrestlers are regular people with families just like the rest of us, and there could come a day where when the stars of today are in their golden years, they may not have the physical attributes they have today and find their bodies in weakened states thanks to the OTT stuff they did in the ring.

[@t.v.rockwell4504]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that. Good. I understand that why we want more, but I also understand that this isn't a cartoon, movie, or a video game. This is real people performing for our entertainment in a potentially dangerous work environment. At the end of the day, we should be less demanding. Yes, some of the stuff we see may be vanilla, but you what was nuts like a decade ago. A suicide dive. It use to be hardcore to do that, now it's the sign to cut to break. How did that happen?

[@stuartpenzer773]

TVR24 I kind of agree with you but I'd add that wwe isn't the only promotion out there as silly as it sound wrestling has never been there strong suit good story telling and ring psych is what made them, if fans want the indie style guys diving all over killing themselves to sell a match (all the respect in the world to anyone who does that for our entertainment) go watch an indie promotion where wrestlers don't have to work every week plus house shows plus ppvs

[@t.v.rockwell4504]

Exactly. WWE is NOT the only wrestling promotion out there. There are plenty out there with different styles. In America on we ROH, Lucha Underground, GFW, and NJPW sounds like it's breaking in. WWE doesn't need to be everything us fans ask for. I know it can do better, but that's the cost of having two tv shows weekly, sometimes quality drops. And when quality drops, you tend to do drastic things, like more extreme matches, risky stories, or something that could be really good, or really bad. But re-iterate, the WWE is not the only wrestling show out there. I mean, there are youtube channels for many promotions, like WPCW, GFW, ICW, and more. It is not like you have nothing else to watch.

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708]

TVR24 I agree. That's why when people come out saying Fin Balor or Sami Zayn are boring I say, they can go all out like they did on the indies every Monday night or else they'll kill them selves and get stale. I for one say wrestling in WWE is fine where it is. Leave all the big stuff for PPVs and special shows. That's it

[@ShelLuser]

Happy to see you guys recognizing the 'injury' problem too! It's my main gripe too: sometimes you get the feeling that people think "more extreme = better" but it doesn't have to be. Take an all time classic: Savage vs. Steamboat (WM III). It had some fancy moves but nothing "over the top". It was wrestling at its best. These days its more jumping and splashing and god knows what. Entertaining for sure, but a real toe to toe wrestling match is also worth something.

[@AttackOnWeeb]

Wrestling isn't ruining WWE, WWE is ruining WWE. For example we highly remember Okada vs Omega three matches but we barely remember Big Show vs Braun Strowman three matches and they we're amazing.

[@bchstr]

StopDMingMe Well that's just not true at all, for their sizes, Strowman and Big shows matches were great. Just because they don't have really stiff strikes and hard landings, doesn't mean they're shit

[@pdragon619]

LIEM I think you're missing the point, he said himself that the Big Show/Strowman matches were amazing. However they're not as memorable as Okada/Omega because WWE doesn't treat them as something memorable. They're all throw away matches on Raw that they immediately stop talking about 2 weeks after the fact. They don't give any gravity or significance to the matches outside of the in the moment display of how strong Strowman is. Where as NJPW props Okada and Omega's matches on a pedestal and treat them like a huge deal, thus the fans still treat them like a huge deal even months after the fact. That has nothing to do with styles, workrate, or how the fans themselves react, that's purely how the companies themselves book and write the show.

[@Rockymann27]

I remember them clearly, so speak for yourself.

[@cripplingdebt8984]

StopDMingMe speak for yourself bro

[@blakesuarezzz3321]

StopDMingMe The only people who talks about Okada/Omega are people on the internet... Nobody knows of that shit

[@KingKaiju58]

The reason WWE wrestlers are getting hurt more IS the extreme work schedules. Wrestlers who never hurt themselves in the indies like Fin & Neville, are injured because if you don't get the proper rest as some Indie guys. Even the Young Bucks who are all over the planet, do a crazy amount of shows, & make just as much if not more than most WWE guys have more time off. They regularly take breaks to rest up and heal so they can keep their high paced, high impact style in all their matches. And like them WWE wrestlers have to do photo shoots, meet & greets, make-a-wish, etc. With the amount of fatigue & lack of sleep can = one mistake on a move that someone like Fin or Asuka do all the time. If WWE went back to a good rotation of talent on each show, more days off for high profile wrestlers, and a less strenuous travel schedule. There would be less injuries, more stars to use, and more potential revenue. But I'm speaking to a wall here.

[@madqueen4822]

King Godzilla I agree. WWE don't need to put the same wrestlers every week on Raw and Smackdown. That's why the product is getting stale. Look at NXT for example. We don't see same wrestlers all time on NXT...smh

[@kaind.badguy]

Wrestlers aren't getting hurt more often, it's just that their injuries are taken seriously these days. A hand full of "medicine" and some athletic tape was all they needed 20 or 30 years ago. Those guys lost their spot on the card easier if they didn't keep working. No one took concussions seriously in the 80's and 90's. "Be a man and walk it off"! Now we see the long term affects of pretending to be invincible. Many of the old wrestlers are crippled and the lawsuits are coming from everywhere. WWE has to keep track of everything, just in case these guys today want to file a lawsuit in the future.

[@KingKaiju58]

Kain d. Badguy I totally agree, but my argument still holds water. There's always going to be freak accidents but giving your roster more opportunities to rest before it gets to "well you blew out your knee take 6 months off" then Wrestlers would be more sharp and rested to pull 5 star matches.

[@kaind.badguy]

King Godzilla Oh I agree, they absolutely need to take time off to heal. I was just bringing the past attitudes towards injuries to light. When I got hurt as a kid, people would mock me for complaining about headaches and dizzy spells. I sprained and dislocated fingers, a shoulder, both knees, bruised ribs and some other stuff I've forgotten. Today those injuries are taken far more seriously because everyone wants to win a lawsuit.

[@KingKaiju58]

Kain d. Badguy Same here, had a bad back spasm and sprang my ankle during a wrestling meet. All my dad did was put ice on them and sent me back to school 2 days later. Lol

[@doopydoody4809]

In ring action has intensified? No... It's sped up... Back in the day, lets say Jeff hardy would do poetry in motion over the top rope, off of mats back.. The announcers would go crazy, and Jeff would actually throw himself.. So instead of a "oh dean ambrose, gonna do something amazing, nope it was just a vault over the rope" it was "oh Jeff hardy gonna do something amazing, oh wow look how high he is! He's gonna land on his head.." I mean in his most recent match he did this and that one spot was ten times more interesting than Seth Rollins whole move set.. Cause he puts more effort in... One move, rather than putting some effort in loads of moves, cause when u put some effort into supposedly amazing moves, those amazing moves arnt so amazing... Also wrestlers these days arnt good at selling.. Just strait up.. They don't hit the mat as hard.. Just overall impact is lacking... This is because, they have sped up... In stead of a " kick, OH HES KNOCKED OUT COLD!" It's "kick, no impact... That just lightly tapped him.. He's walking... He's walking... He's in position for a slam.. Oh... Right ok..." What I'm saying is wrestlers these days are essentially nerfing moves because they arnt putting effort into them... Having a slower.. Match with less spots.. But those spots are actually interesting enough to be spots... Is more interesting, than "vault... Oh no. He put his arm over me, time to completely undersell this and stumble backwards, then he lands on his feet. Climbs up to top rope.. Cross body? Drop kick, OHHHHH rob can dam spin kick, with that really cool sell after it.. Oh.. Oh no.. He just jumped up and landed on his feet.. How would that hurt anyone? Dunno. Was it interesting? Nope cause I could probably do it-" do u see my point...

[@RawrLight]

NJPW is for you my friend

[@doopydoody4809]

Kaos Lightmare does my point makes sence tho... I'm gonna make a Moto... "Make a suplex great again.."

[@MrMisanthrope84]

I know what you mean. Modern WWE selling is like watching two CPU players fight in a Smackdown videogame.

[@doopydoody4809]

MrMisanthrope84 Kicks clearly make no impact... Even the little things like whacking the head off the post is just swiped aside... Power slams are mostly under selled... That's why their are so many high flyers... Cause they don't hit the mat as hard... Even in the latest raw match, a guy got closltheslined... He just landed on his elbows, and his ass.... Didn't even bounce of the Mat and instantly got up again like nothing happened... There saying, "oh it's sped up" but u can't expect a crowd to go "OW" at someone obviously missing a punch... It's just not happening.. Sorry I edited it.. I thought u said "I don't know what u mean"

[@unclecreed2986]

I remember in old Sting matches a vertical suplex was so devastating both men would be down and the ref would start the ten count because the took so long to get up.

[@redcoatray1784]

I'm sorry but WWE's world title scene is god awful ATM, Jinder is fucking stale and awfully booked, that fatal 4 way and Braun Strowman being the no 1 contender are the best things to happen to that Universal title in months and I bet they'll ruin that. They're wasting some of the best guys on their roster, Sami Zayne, Dillinger, Wyatt, Bàlor, Miz. I just don't get it, I don't get how they're this blind or just don't care. The best thing WWE has produced this year is the Mae Young classic and they aren't even WWE wrestlers.

[@Skiddy2000]

Mr Love N stuff NXT is good, but I see your point

[@JetTheProphet]

Mr Love N stuff how is Mix being wasted when hes the champ

[@cripplingdebt8984]

How is Miz being wasted? He's having the title run of his life right now. He's boosting his momentum each week while doing the same with Bo and Axel. Also, Zayn is super boring.

[@predatorkillss]

Supreme Dank God yeah how can i cheer someone who has no character dept and makes me snooze

[@bchstr]

Jinder isn't stale, he just outright sucks, I don't get why people defended him when he won the title, to then completely shit on a guy like Reigns who's character isn't great, but he still bests Mahal in almost every aspect.

[@TritonBrickRailway]

1:01 I love how they add wcpw

[@mittalvinayak12]

Adam just adds some charisma into this simple lists

[@Skiddy2000]

Vinayak Mittal Why? *Slaps massive forehead* Here's why!

[@luisanitrans]

You talking about swerving the fans? Why don't you go back to the Royal Rumble where WWE swerved us by putting Roman Reigns in the number thirty entrant when he already had a Universal Championship match on the same night. Not only did it ruin what would've been a surprise entrant of either Finn Balor, Samoa Joe, or even Kurt Angle, but it also selflessly promote Undertaker's retirement match at WrestleMania BY HAVING ROMAN ELIMINATE TAKER AT THE RUMBLE MATCH MAKING HIM THE FINAL OPPONENT!!! Seriously, what were they thinking? I know they are trying to make him the top new face of the company for three years, but we all know that it had never work and we still don't believe it. #WherearetheGoodCartoons?

[@kizwiz6]

luisanitrans You realize that was an intentional swerve to rile up the crowd at the prospect of Reigns winning only to put over Orton. Imagine the negative/lacklustre reaction to Orton winning had Reigns not been involved. It worked beautifully too. Also, Finn was still injured, Samoa Joe had a better impact in his debut than getting eliminated/forced push in Rumble, and Kurt Angle hadn't passed his physical tests to perform. Reigns' push has worked. Are you seriously that blinded by hate that you don't see what's going on? No wonder you're so frustrated to see him constantly being pushed as you don't get why. People tune in to see others lose. Reigns, by being a tweener, can play a heel without following its typical conventions. He's over. He sells more merch than any full-timer. Fact. Brock Lesnar was also the most hated MMA fighter in UFC but DOMINATED PPV buy outs. Triple H has backed hia reasons for supporting Reigns a million times now.

[@thagrammarnazi]

Kieran Emery Exactly, they had to make Reigns number 30 (instead of just choosing someone fans were hoping for) to make it more palatable for Orton to win (rather than just choosing someone the fans were hoping to see win). Genius, this is why the product is as enjoyable as ever.

[@kizwiz6]

thagrammarnazi Orton was slipping into obscurity and deserved something after taking a big bump in his match against Lesnar. But yes, sometimes you need sly tactics to help push someone. Orton needed that.

[@pdragon619]

And then he went on to have the worst match at Wrestlemania, and had a boring title reign that ended almost immediately when he jobbed out to Jinder Mahal....so yeah, all that maneuvering to push Orton and make him more accepted as the Rumble winner REALLY paid off in the end. It's stuff like that why the fans don't "give storylines a chance", it's not because they're impatient or picky, it's because they know that WWE often drops the ball and can't actually deliver on any of these storylines. And honestly they rarely do anything to prove that cynicism wrong. How are you going to blame the fans for expecting something to be terrible when they're right like 8 times out of 10?

[@kizwiz6]

pdragon619 I agree. However, the alternatives suggested weren't any better as I've pointed out why: Balor, he was still injured; Samoa Joe, possible but a huge WM spot on a "new" (in WWE) is forced. Especially for a guy best known for his tenure in a rival company. Kurt is OLD and hadln't passed a physical test. I'm just pointing out that Orton was chosen and using Reigns as a last minute pawn in the Rumble was the best way to temporarily get that fix. Orton's sadly been pretty stale for a few years now and he's not getting any younger so a push isn't all out of the question. Especially for the fact he's pretty well renown. The general public of people know what an RKO is more than they know Balor or Samoa Joe. Wrestlemania needs big name hype. Orton is frankly an okay choice. It's better than making him MORE obscure, no?

[@TheGodOfGravy]

see the title... scroll down to the comments... prepare popcorn... begin

[@KamranKhan-im2jy]

alternatives/competitors to wwe "shows wcpw" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@DoubleAIV]

Next: 10 Ways Basketball is ruining the NBA

[@2tacosanda403]

fun fact for the metal fans.. Bray Wyatt at 4:44 is sporting a patch from swedish melodic death metal pioneers, At The Gates (using the old logo from 1991-1993)

[@brendanfligger1669]

They need to stop doing house shows too because of how much it takes away from a wrestlers career.

[@PapaMatt107]

i agree with number 10. i was born in the 80's and grew up watching wrestling from Hogan's era up to now. But since the advent of the internet on my side of the globe, i was able to watch ROH, New Japan, TNA-GFW and WCPW, etc. and have learned to appreciate and even liked the product of these promotions offer more than what WWE is giving out right now. I look forward to New Japan shows more than I do WWE PPV's or TV shows for that matter and I only watch WWE now just to keep up with the storylines and not so much for the wrestling and whatever's going on in their ring.....

[@sumeetagrawal9708]

SEE ! i've been saying it for months but no one listens even adam said it, WE WILL NEVER GET BROKEN MATT OR THE BÀLOR CLUB i don't think we'll get aj vs nakamura either just forget about it guys, WWE just wants the pops and merch money they make off giving us glimpses of stuff

[@pullupthen5073]

Zack Sabre Jr. they'll definitely have to do AJ vs Shinske eventually. Smackdown's main event scene is way too thin for it not to happen

[@sumeetagrawal9708]

+Pull up then WWE has no plans for it yet nakamura and aj's interactions are purely AJ pushing this match to the writers you would guess if it happened, it'd be for the wwe title, but plans are for jinder to hold it till mania and then loose it to cena AJ has been pushed down to the midcard i wouldn't be surprised if they had another "superstar shake up" and moved one of them to raw without ever even ackowledging the dream match even if it did happen, it'd be on a random smackdown or B level ppv with a crappy finish 7 minutes into the match

[@danaddison01]

Zack Sabre Jr. Well definitely get AJ Vs Nakamura.

[@cxnnxr_99]

Zack Sabre Jr. Jinder isn't holding to Mania. I have no idea where you heard that bs

[@sumeetagrawal9708]

+Connor Beck trust me, i really hope i'm wrong, i hope he looses the title tommorow on a house show or something

[@sadowolf]

Man I can't agree more with damn near all of this, especially the social media part. It's not to say that everything on the list is inherently bad, but they all have their hand in diminishing the old charm product bit by bit and transforming it into something completely different that it'll take another generation or two to become commonplace and stop people from complaining about it on the internet haha

[@kaiserrino8774]

Bad booking and lazy creative ruin WWE. It's still world wrestling entertainment. Might as well take the second W out if you don't care about the actual wrestling part.

[@madogthefirst]

Kaiser Rino they actually changed to WWE which means nothing now just like MTV.

[@denizen8358]

I've been saying it for a while that the problem with WWE at the moment is that fans and not so much the product itself, glad that was brought up in the video

[@stormcrow7878]

More than anything, the injury issue speaks to the lack of credible depth on the main roster. Because everything on TV every week has to be an angle, there is no time to build a group of waiting in the wings undercard guys to step up when someone gets hurt. There should be more matches that are just designed to be straight up wins without an angle for guys that they are grooming for later pushes. By having a handful of people just rack up some wins every other week, when you do insert them in a program, they have a credibility already because people have seen them win a whole bunch in the last few months. Sadly, WWE never does this, so when someone new gets put into an important angle, nobody takes them seriously because, why should they? When injuries happen, it destroys the top of the card because there are few believable replacements. If Strowman got hurt tomorrow, who would replace him at No Mercy? There would be riots if Reigns or Cena did, and yet with Joe also hurt, they are the only credible challengers for the Universal Title right now. They have effectively killed Balor and Wyatt with bad booking (Finn is a guy who should not have been in angles the last few months, he should have simply been beating people, so he could return to the title scene as a legit contender. Instead they made him a midcarder.), and the only person who they are building correctly is Elias. Sadly, they gave him a gimmick that puts a low ceiling on his potential. Ugh, WWE is bad.

[@DDM414]

"Those Bastard Fans" Crack me Up! Hearing them crying and cussing out Roman Reigns after he retired Undertaker was the funniest promo segment ive seen.

[@ameerahmed5832]

Plz do "10 ways WWE can fix there most stale products" Talk about things like 205live The Broken Tease Commentators table

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

Saw #1 coming and it made me remember the Miz's feud with Daniel Bryan on Talking Smack over his supposedly "cowardly" wrestling style. How much time has Miz spent on the bench with injuries? There's a reason he's such a reliable workhorse heel for the WWE.

[@TylerYTwo]

We need Finn Balor back on the top.

[@jesusmurillo8306]

Tyler Shipley he is boring .. well maybe just his feud with wyatt

[@JetTheProphet]

Tyler Shipley Kendrick is better than Balor

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

Jetstream19 random but true

[@kizwiz6]

Why? You'd have Finn over Brock or Braun Strowman? Fuck no. I'm glad you're not in charge.

[@M.Sleeze]

Kieran Emery The smark who eats smarks The problem is his new fans think he was heavyweight champ in njpw. he always was in tag team and lightweight division. i like him becuz he was great as a heel and trash talker but he wasnt main eventer matrial. But why not becuz balor or roman are hot and sexy so fuck it push them to the moon. not saying balor or roman arent great but they arent big deal and i dont know why fans are high on roman or balor

[@tlandreth96]

This video is probably the BEST on this channel. So much insight on what the WWE actually needs. There were several times during this video where I had an "Aha!" moment where I realize what I've been wondering what could improve the current product. Call that my lack of understanding of wrestling, but this video is super insightful and intelligent. Just goes to show you how well Adam understands the intricacies of wrestling. Damn good stuff Adam, props to you.

[@jeffm7007]

Okay, guys aren't getting injured by doing big moves, guys are getting injured because they're traveling and wrestling at house shows for 90% of the week.

[@sebastiancespedes5842]

Jeff Miller ...doing big moves.

[@SnipingIsFun]

Sebastian Cespedes Which is what they are supposed to do

[@mechasentai]

Jeff Miller Good point.

[@NiigaaniChrysler]

Just be happy you get more of this every week. They're doing their best to give everyone everything they could ask for. More Wrestlers, More Spotlights, More Freedom, More Show, More moments. I'm just saying.

[@purestformofpeace]

Yes! ADAM BLAMPIED!!!

[@mechasentai]

purestformofpeace =(

[@chrishubbard64]

Better Adam, much better. You still speak fast at times but there was very little mumbling and I could follow along just fine. Honestly, I love your style on these lists, the funny nicknames and such, the excellent descriptive terms you use, all of it. Its just that damn mumble that keeps you from being perfect.

[@subtlesully8042]

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[@JulioHernandez-wy8nh]

The Flash 10 ways Driving is ruining cars

[@Tenchigumi]

10 ways oxygen is ruining breathing.

[@nathanfraser2001]

The Flash 10 ways exercise is ruining your health

[@zachryder3150]

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[@TheStjimmy295]

The title is clickbaity as all hell but the video itself is great. Raises some great points and articulates them well, good stuff WhatCulture.

[@dukeisthemaster]

no the internet fans and keyboard warriors are ruining all of pro wrestling

[@KarnRulez]

DukeTh345 no nostalgiatards crying about the attitude Era are ruining all of pro wrestling.

[@SnipingIsFun]

DukeTh345 Wrong

[@joerockford1011]

Honestly I think Vince is just out of it nobody complains about nxt

[@brianyzq7776]

KarnRulez no, the smarks are ruining

[@kathartik]

this video was probably the best, most thoughtful list you guys have done in a while.

[@dimebagfromhell94]

We all know that there is a huge difference between "sports entertainment" and Professional wrestling, and IMO, sports entertainment should die, because that's what's killing wwe, because it turns out now that it's impossible to compete with pro wrestling, and if anyone have noticed, NJPW and many other promotions are offering us new and fresher options, wwe is more like a fast food restaurant, they keep giving us the same stuff with... I'd like to say DIFFERENT people, also wwe has currently the most talented roster in their history, but they only focus on the same guys and girls

[@SnipingIsFun]

Lou Amezcua Agreed

[@mrmanmania]

What really is killing wwe is how everyone knows the in and outs of the wrestling business because of the internet

[@tejaskrishna17]

The title should be '10 Ways WWE is ruining Wrestling'

[@robertocioffi2523]

Leviathan Prototype you obviously did not watch the video

[@cripplingdebt8984]

10 ways smarks are ruining everything

[@M.Sleeze]

Supreme Dank God youre a smark too becuz its not only becuz they arent in wwe or they love their favorites wrestlers

[@cripplingdebt8984]

Kokushi Muso I'm not a smark. I don't watch Indy promotions

[@hightillidie4259]

Supreme Dank God Smark means another thing not just becuz ppl watch other companies they are smarks

[@shaquilledesouza305]

Thanks Adam/Plumpy for doing this video

[@kyled6168]

Ok

[@starhunter9085]

Kyle D Alright

[@kyled6168]

Starhunter great

[@cmpork7145]

The style of wrestling in WWE isn't the problem. It's the schedule that WWE for yes there's risk in their style but when you perform nearly 24/7 the rate multiplies. Heck the injuries tend to happen more during the countless house shows

[@SnipingIsFun]

CM Pork Agreed

[@mrbean2121]

It should be "10 ways WWE is ruining wrestling".

[@Skiddy2000]

MrBean ikr

[@kyriakoschrist]

MrBean both things happen actually

[@JetTheProphet]

MrBean watching the video makes the title make more sense

[@JeffersonSteelflexx]

WWE is wrestling

[@Rockymann27]

Not really, no.

[@IndigoAlpha]

I like Adam! I missed his beautiful voice and lovely delivery.

[@Kanekiken-ub5qz]

can't wait to see how they will ruin asuka as much i will cry if this happen !

[@jesusmurillo8306]

Kaneki ken sometimes it's not even the company who ruins them? Have you thought about those wrestler who just can't connect with the rest of the wrestling crowd other than the people who watch NXT as much as people hate Roman reigns he makes you feel something and you wanna see him get his ass kicked and there is some wrestler people just don't care about because they can't connect with the crowd

[@KarnRulez]

jesus murillo that's not the wrestlers fault

[@LukeTheDog1015]

That one moment when you see your dad on his phone, and one Uso covers you in the crowd xD

[@giandelvalle6012]

WWE is ruining wrestling

[@NickCorvello]

The point that has the most credit to it is the injuries. But that can also be blamed on WWE overexposure of said talents

[@pierrelemagnifique205]

Its NOT simon!? Omg is he dead?

[@ahmadabdellatef8004]

no they decided to make someone else do it to lower the amount of bitching that'll happen in the comments

[@sochioranmyaku]

I sure do hope so.

[@youngkzmusic9586]

Starhunter What was that?

[@JohnnyStashh]

alot of the wear and tear for the injuries come from doing so many house shows. they can easily cut back on house shows despite losing a couple thousand in the bank. When you think about it, in the long run it would pay off with less injuries.

[@u8mykfc349]

10 ways WWE would be better without Vince

[@madqueen4822]

Hell Yeah!

[@RichardGustason]

I saw when they mentioned "more wrestling on TV then ever before" and just had WWE shows. If you add in the streaming services that carry companies like NJPW, ROH...and yes WCPW, that statement carries more weight then ever. Because TV viewing has drastically changed in the last 5 years. So there is that.

[@shauryajain1393]

WWE has always been like this .. If you compare the Attitude Era *wrestling* , it's much worse then today .. It's just because , matches like Omega vs Okada , increase our expectations.. If the internet was at this level In the late 90s and early 2000s , Nobody would complain because of the amazing storylines .. But nobody knows , smarks would have complained so much that they would've cancelled the Ministry storyline , Say Austin is overrated , The content is bad for children .. And WWE would've probably died

[@mittalvinayak12]

Agree with the last point so much about dives to the outside just being just a cue to ad breaks.They just don't feel special anymore and are highly dangerous

[@TheIgothops]

So you've made a video describing why wrestling is bad for..... wrestling...

[@joshbouman1654]

The sad part of this injury epidemic is all these dangerous WWE matches are so boring. The law of diminishing returns really has kicked in, if every match is good then good just becomes the new average. Every match in WWE feels identical just copy and paste wrestlers and their signature moves to fill the holes in the script.

[@brokenbrilliancerab6911]

What does vince love me bigness or fatness??

[@luisalbertoarenasaraya4579]

Brillance

[@starhunter9085]

Broken Brilliance Obviously not your brokeness.

[@Thirty3mad]

What?

[@iwanttoclosethis]

Because a clothesline from Braun looks more impressive than whatever flippidy flappydy foo young bucks, and what you call them are doing.

[@Slayerandsprite]

Bigness and sweatiness

[@Gigas0101]

You missed a point regarding NXT, and it's the most important one; Single venue. Because it's not touring, stars have more time to maintain themselves and recover after matches. This might just be connected to NXT putting on objectively better matches than the main brand on a weekly basis.

[@rhomo001]

Number 11, backstage snitching.... hands up who knows the outcome of the next ppv of NJPW...... thought so. Stop snitching.

[@Goldnfoxx]

Personal opinion here, but 205's problem with empty arena seats has nothing to do with a lack of taste from or intimacy with fans, and everything to do with them filming it, at least when they came to my town last July, immediately after a 2-hour Smackdown, and before a dark match main event involving Cena about which no one cared. And in our case especially, it wasn't a particularly good Smackdown, either. People thought the show was over and left after Smackdown. And in their defense, it SHOULD have been over after Smackdown was finished.

[@AvenDaima]

10 ways wwe is ruining modern wrestling please

[@starhunter9085]

Diego Rosales By promoting a clown to WWE championship status. *cough* Jinder Mahal *cough*

[@Mukhtar987]

Starhunter and demoting one of the best wrestlers in WWE to lose against Aiden fucking English cough Sami zayn cough

[@paul1561]

Diego Rosales WWE is wrestling what are you talking about 😂

[@thegoldstandard9051]

Starhunter Just SHUTUP! #DONTHINDERTHEJINDER

[@Lynch2507]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ruining Aiden fucking English

[@viperstrike0]

i disagree with the social media part. owens character has more depth because of it. He is a man who is willing to betray his best friend and do anything just so he can be a success for his family.

[@rahimsharif3863]

Wwe decide to ended taker strake by loses against lesnar and fucking reigns is ruining the company so far.

[@christophercrane9540]

I agree with most of these except the social media one. I'm perfectly capable of suspending my disbelief and enjoy seeing my favorite wrestlers just being themselves. Expecting people to be in kayfabe 24/7 or denying wrestlers the ability to use social media out of character would just be silly.

[@juanramirez2767]

Am I the only one that doesn't watch or care for Indy wrestling?

[@zeenaa5755]

Juan Ramirez you're missing out

[@SnipingIsFun]

Juan Ramirez Probably

[@HotPikachuSex69]

Juan Ramirez I don't either, but hot damn is it well worth it to see some of the talent you'll end up seeing on WWE a few years after they've hit ROH or NJPW, or even shit like PWG or Evolve

[@robinrobin613]

you miss the cool side of wrestling

[@jakefromstatefarm1114]

robin angelus How? I don't find anything cool about indies.

[@ralstonjack]

They also need to stop ANNOUNCING big matches on social media just before RAW/Smackdown. Make the fans actually tune in to see what happens rather than tell us what will happen on the whole show before it's actually happened!

[@Alfalphe]

Adam > Vince

[@aliakbar3669]

Damn.! you actually took all the thoughts of mine.!! really loved that vid.!

[@iamzero2238]

No WWE is ruining wrestling!!!!!!!

[@iwanttoclosethis]

Wise one can you tell us how?

[@n90900]

Anyone weak stories

[@GhostFace6661]

I AM Zero223 nobody wouldn't want to be a damn wrestler if it wasn't for wwe fool

[@spartanking4545]

I AM Zero223 Stfu jackass

[@iwanttoclosethis]

Tell me one promotion with better stories.

[@magtinfal7908]

Honestly from what I've seen the past 10 years, the internet is solely responsible for ruining wrestling.

[@frederiklauth369]

Ooooooooh kingslayer

[@starhunter9085]

Frederik Jacobsen I thought people only posted that on Wrestletalk videos.

[@espurious]

It's an invasion angle

[@Silentagent-yd6eh]

Next 10 ways Racing is ruining NASCAR Then 10 ways Passing the ball is ruining Football

[@NFrk97]

Maybe it's more like WWE can't keep up with modern wrestling.

[@SnipingIsFun]

NirvanaFrk97 ^ This

[@keithyaya]

NirvanaFrk97 how because the Indies is just no selling flippy none sense

[@KarnRulez]

Hotdog Pants you mean actual wrestling

[@jakefromstatefarm1114]

KarnRulez wwe has always been entertainment with good wrestling. It's never been about only wrestling. Why tf is everyone still watching if your looking for just wrestling

[@pdragon619]

But they're not good at the entertainment part either, a lot of their storylines and segments fall flat or end up going no where. I mean look at Goldust, he barely wrestles at all, 90% of his current stuff in WWE is promos and vignettes, and his storyline is a complete mess where all he does is talk about things and never does them. Hell he made a big deal of debutting his "masterpiece" at Summerslam and then didn't even show up on the show. How the hell do you blame "modern wrestling" for that? That's purely booing and writing.

[@marioq8395]

As someone who watched in the late 90's and then on and off again until now I agree with the last point. PPV matches used to have great build ups like a big boxing fight. Now they are a lot of the same matches we see week in and week out on Raw or Smackdown. They just don't feel as special anymore. I remember waiting for weeks, sometimes months wondering how a big match would go. Now with so much 50/50 booking your just hoping to get a cool swerve at the end.

[@alexabliss65]

Vince needs to retire already he has ruined his father's legacy

[@EthanBradburyVlogs]

Even though he literally made the WWE company in existence

[@N_Adler92]

Alexa Bliss how? His dads legacy was a territory, Vince went global

[@brocklesnar8933]

Vince has made WWE bigger and better

[@charlotteflair77]

Alexa Bliss Vince will never Die!

[@ritzky100]

His fathers legacy? Do you mean some small karneval show matches with no man watching and nearly unhuman carny, freak-showesque working conditions? Yu are totally right. This isn´t anymore.

[@TomWright91]

Yes! That's what I've been thinking for months now but have not been able to construct is as well as this video just did. Why do most matches on Raw/Smackdown have to be 10/15 minute mini indies feats, between 2 guys who sometimes have no real history or rivalry? The variety in WWE has died. I miss just basic story progression where you would save high work rate matches for PPV's. It takes away the mystic of them.

[@cantguard26]

10 ways baseball is ruining the MLB

[@raveoreynolds6049]

People sure do love to ignore that Nakamura lost his magic in NXT before even hitting the main roster. With the exception of the debut Zayn match, he never clicked on the level that WWE and many fans pegged him at.

[@Phoenix-jb6tz]

ya wrestling is RUINING A WRESTLING COMPANY OMFG

[@ForWhatItsWorth_]

Dark Avenger you do realize Vince doesn't use the word wrestling to describe his business right?

[@wrestlingisdeadmoveonwithy8939]

Dark Avenger low IQ individual

[@visionsofpromise]

here are the 10 ways: 1. competition is more exposed than ever 2. bastard fans 3. to shock us they kill us 4. the nxt expectation 5. wwe stealing gimmicks 6. where's the protection 7. all the moves in 205 live 8. social media is bad 9. no time to cool 10. injuries

[@Danton1990]

I like Jinder as champion. There. I said it.

[@trillionaireteddie]

Danton1990 same

[@Awesomemt2018]

Danton1990 Sad smh

[@jackcurtis398]

Danton1990 no no no no

[@GO-wb1gf]

Danton1990 everyone has an opinion you all good.

[@gavindhaliwal9643]

Get out 😂

[@paul1561]

This is what I've been thinking, when Triple H takes over I feel he wants to make WWE more UFC and boxing like.... which will be cool since it'll seem more real and sport like, but that would also mean less on mic promos, and more wrestling. Which isn't really a bad thing, I just like some story and dialogue in between my wrestling.

[@tonypain_7094]

Roman Reigns acting like a corporate John Cena bootleg is ruing WWE. Not Jinder Mahal who looks like a real champ and delivers the part.

[@Chacaron520]

TonyPain*_* Jinder Mahal's chicken shit tactics on Pay Per View venues month after month does not make a good champion. Maybe if they switched up the finish where it doesn't involve the Singh brothers (yes, this includes the Great Khali cause his real last name is Singh), maybe people who appreciate his matches.

[@tonypain_7094]

bruh.. you aint seen nothing and its too early for you to complain. Yes he's ppv matches so far lately is not that impressive but Vince knows the guy has potential. Jinder is not even on his prime yet but he improves every week. WWE is planning to break Punks reign as champ and there is no other candidate than Jinder. Mark my words.

[@Chacaron520]

TonyPain*_* Bra! They pushed him too early. Give him time to build heat and then give him the run with the belt. He got the push fast because he was roided out and Vince has a chubby for ripped men. That and WWE's relationship with India. Maybe over time he can be great. As of now, nope.

[@niallbrooks3492]

TonyPain*_* Just cause he's not flying around the ring doesn't make him not entertaining. He's good in the role he is given plus he is getting real boos.

[@niallbrooks3492]

Jose Rosas You do realize he is a heel right?

[@FBBHRULEZ]

Triple Threat Match between Simon, Jack the Jobber, and King Ross. Make it Happen. 7 Star Match right there.

[@Waleed_FC]

You guys make lists about anything just to complain 🙄

[@SardonischerDean]

This was all true, and I hadn't even taken notice of how many times Usos have fought New Day. Even before the current rivalry, they've still had loads of matches. I think another problem is how the matches are booked - Vince seems to struggle with the time of raw so he squeezes matches in, and the moves done don't feel that important anymore maybe because wrestling matches themselves are booked so predictably nowadays. HHH matches always feel more balanced out - you have a great pacing with a start, a middle, and a climax in each match. Vince's matches feel very rushed.

[@jamie-leeprice5621]

Why does simon do pretty much 90% of videos now. I know today was adam but still imm getting quite sick of simon now and most videos I click and its him I click away because he is too boring.

[@danielsouthern7920]

MyDadIsBald,I think it's because Blampied, Pacitti, and Jack are busy with WCPW weekly programming being back. Simon probably doesn't have as big of a role in that so he's the one who has to keep making the content

[@Chacaron520]

MyDadIsBald why? *slaps head multiple times then points to the screen * Here's why?

[@Skiddy2000]

Jose Rosas fuck, you beat me to it

[@Chacaron520]

JobberMania I was surprised nobody did it before me

[@jesusmurillo8306]

MyDadIsBald because a lot of people kept hating on Adam so he prolly decided to take a break and give people some space but now the same I'd happening with Simon .. wrestling fans just never get enough

[@nope.4254]

My personal issue with we is that I don't live on the west coast where Raw comes on at 5PM and I feel like if I've wasted my time on it I can still go enjoy the night. Smh theres not much of a reward system for so many of their top Superstars nor are they cutting actual in ring promos to help further feuds.

[@Makron5]

Wrestling isn't ruining WWE it's the lack of it that is. This title is backwards.

[@ImmortalRimas]

I would love to see more Variety in all of Professional Wrestling again but when one Smark tells me "this guy is really goodl" and another Smark says "no, this guy is really good!" but both do the same moves, have similar characters and dress virtually the same with minor differences it's hard to tell who's good or puts on good matches anymore especially if all the matches are the same with little to no story. There's nothing wrong with having more Straight Wrestling but also how about throwing in a No DQ/Extreme/Hardcore type match into the middle of the card every now and then to break it all up so there is more variety

[@U_C_G]

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge that yesterday Wolfgang, who weighs upwards of 250 pounds did a flawless swanton bomb?

[@8MKWeb8]

it's always been hard for me as a person with casual interest at best in wrestling to figure out why the hell raw and smackdown feel so unappealing compared to just clips on youtube from shows that happened 20+ years ago. it was silly and predetermined but definitely watchable and fun, I don't know why it is that I can't suspend my disbelief when watching an awful, awful scripted promo or why genuinely talented people that are more entertaining to watch than a lot of older wrestlers feel so much less interesting and every week feels the same

[@PapaSmurf11182nd]

There's a lot of really good points brought up in this video imo.

[@DrVanNostrand01]

6:17 is the truth IMO there's no CHARACTERS worth watching because the WWE dosen't allow them to come up with stuff naturally.