WWE does not use "Point B". Over the last few years, it's become clear that WWE's creative team doesn't delve into details for their storylines like they used to. Wrestlers will pick beefs with each other by interfering and distracting each other in their matches. Championship matches are set-up by the champion losing to his latest rival cleanly in an earlier non-title match. If there's not much focus or interest on the feud and it's just to patch a PPV card, it's extremely formulaic and predictable.
They want success. NOW. That's not that surprising to the experienced viewer though. We see it all the time how they'll bring in a new character. A new concept. If it doesn't seem to catch on right away, they scrap it or change it.
It seems Adam Rose is the latest victim of that mentality as he debuted in NXT on March, was hyped for Raw on April and was on WWE TV by May. 6 months later, we hear WWE has lost interest. Apparently, he wasn't over. Well, no shock there. Debuts, his first feud was built around, you guessed it, distracting someone in his matches. Jack Swagger in that case. And then what? Well, WWE didn't plan that far ahead. If that's not a great example of WWE's lack of hindsight, have you heard of "WWE Cheap Pop's"? A Youtube video they uploaded parodying WWE TV in a MAD-style cartoon short. In a day it was taken down. Apparently the Shocked Undertaker Fan from Wrestlemania's head exploding was too much. In other words, no one gave this a proof-watch and went straight up the website.
But lately, even their better efforts have plotholes. For one, I can't get over the insanity that was The Shield's dissolution along with Batista "quitting". Let's recap:
Batista quits, Triple H "has a plan"
Seth develops a random superiority complex. And joins the people he was beating up with ease.
They want success. NOW. That's not that surprising to the experienced viewer though. We see it all the time how they'll bring in a new character. A new concept. If it doesn't seem to catch on right away, they scrap it or change it.
It seems Adam Rose is the latest victim of that mentality as he debuted in NXT on March, was hyped for Raw on April and was on WWE TV by May. 6 months later, we hear WWE has lost interest. Apparently, he wasn't over. Well, no shock there. Debuts, his first feud was built around, you guessed it, distracting someone in his matches. Jack Swagger in that case. And then what? Well, WWE didn't plan that far ahead. If that's not a great example of WWE's lack of hindsight, have you heard of "WWE Cheap Pop's"? A Youtube video they uploaded parodying WWE TV in a MAD-style cartoon short. In a day it was taken down. Apparently the Shocked Undertaker Fan from Wrestlemania's head exploding was too much. In other words, no one gave this a proof-watch and went straight up the website.
But lately, even their better efforts have plotholes. For one, I can't get over the insanity that was The Shield's dissolution along with Batista "quitting". Let's recap:
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Batista quits, Triple H "has a plan"
- Triple H proclaims he won't stop until Shield is done.
- Batista objects saying he wants his title match with Daniel Bryan.
- Triple H says no and drops the ol' "adapt or perish" line which makes me cringe when he says it.
- Batista quits.
- Triple H reassures Orton there's a "Plan B".
- Later in the night, we learn "Plan B" was Seth Rollins.
So let me see if I got things straight between Evolution's dissolution. Batista quit....... Because Triple H did not bother to inform him about his plan. Batista wanted his title shot but Triple H said no because he wanted the Shield done for first. Which was already happening because he had a mole. So why was Orton aware, but not Batista? Ah, who cares. We got to the point which was Seth Rollins turning heel. Which opens up another one. Why did he join Triple H if he, along with his "buddies" were making a total mockery out of them?
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Seth develops a random superiority complex. And joins the people he was beating up with ease.
Yeah, he's Mr. MITB. Yeah, he's an established heel now. He's got a good feud going on. But where's that missing link of detail? Seth's superiority complex popped up out of nowhere. He joined Triple H months after turning on him realizing that he was being used. "Ah, why worry about details, foreshadowing and character development like a regular TV show would? The money comes in Point C so we'll go straight to that as fast as possible and hope it sticks". Glad it did stick otherwise Seth would probably be on NXT on the 4 Way title match for Takeover II. OK, maybe that's exaggerating.
There's loads of other examples of it. Jack Swagger's face turn was clearly not planned anywhere past a match with Rusev. Cesaro had a major Wrestlemania moment but.... "Well that's all I got. I just hope he gets over". And of course Nikki Bella channeling her inner Kane by harboring a lifetime of hatred and then bursting out with an evil plan of vengeance that completely ignores how we got to Nikki vs Brie. It was Stephanie, the person Nikki just sided with, antagonizing Nikki in case you forgot like WWE did. I wonder if Vince Russo is now doing the "secret consultant" shtick with WWE now that he got kicked out of TNA?
One of my hobbies is creative writing for e-fed here, WZCW (which you should totally fucking join!). Me and 6 other dudes chat about what fictional stories we want to do and we put details into them to flesh them out for a minimum of one PPV cycle. We do our best and it's obviously not professional work by any means. But if we plan something, we make sure the details are there. We make sure the logic is as understandable as possible. No distraction. No challenger pinning the champion so now he gets the shot. No repetitiveness. Point A, Point B, Point C, Conclusion. If 7 schmucks can pull out a consistent effort to have detailed storytelling for a fanfic, why can't a team of 20 professional writers, half of which have from years to a full lifetime of experience in the field, do it? Is the rush of instant success that overwhelming that it blinds the desire for detailed storywriting? Or do WWE just simply think we're too dumb to notice? Ratings do seem to point to the latter. But I certainly notice. And it's pushed me away from WWE TV. KB's reviews are how I keep up with WWE's happenings and just look up the interesting stuff on Youtube or Hulu+. I prefer NXT, TNA and AAA as of late. You know who the heroes and villains are. Why they are how they are. Their motives with details. And champions aren't getting pinned weekly or do matches end with a distraction. And these are supposed to be the B-products.
Do you notice?
There's loads of other examples of it. Jack Swagger's face turn was clearly not planned anywhere past a match with Rusev. Cesaro had a major Wrestlemania moment but.... "Well that's all I got. I just hope he gets over". And of course Nikki Bella channeling her inner Kane by harboring a lifetime of hatred and then bursting out with an evil plan of vengeance that completely ignores how we got to Nikki vs Brie. It was Stephanie, the person Nikki just sided with, antagonizing Nikki in case you forgot like WWE did. I wonder if Vince Russo is now doing the "secret consultant" shtick with WWE now that he got kicked out of TNA?
One of my hobbies is creative writing for e-fed here, WZCW (which you should totally fucking join!). Me and 6 other dudes chat about what fictional stories we want to do and we put details into them to flesh them out for a minimum of one PPV cycle. We do our best and it's obviously not professional work by any means. But if we plan something, we make sure the details are there. We make sure the logic is as understandable as possible. No distraction. No challenger pinning the champion so now he gets the shot. No repetitiveness. Point A, Point B, Point C, Conclusion. If 7 schmucks can pull out a consistent effort to have detailed storytelling for a fanfic, why can't a team of 20 professional writers, half of which have from years to a full lifetime of experience in the field, do it? Is the rush of instant success that overwhelming that it blinds the desire for detailed storywriting? Or do WWE just simply think we're too dumb to notice? Ratings do seem to point to the latter. But I certainly notice. And it's pushed me away from WWE TV. KB's reviews are how I keep up with WWE's happenings and just look up the interesting stuff on Youtube or Hulu+. I prefer NXT, TNA and AAA as of late. You know who the heroes and villains are. Why they are how they are. Their motives with details. And champions aren't getting pinned weekly or do matches end with a distraction. And these are supposed to be the B-products.
Do you notice?
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