“At least the match will be good”
By Scott Keith on September 18, 2018
I've been seeing the hype for NXT, New Japan, etc. and it definitely seems like there isn't a space anymore for fans of sports entertainment. By "sports entertainment," I don't mean the lowest common denominator sports entertainment that insults the intelligence (Russo-esque worked shoot promos that announce wrestling is fake, old women birthing rubber hands, etc.), but just great promo work, fun catchphrases, and characters you can easily summarize beyond just the fact that he's a great wrestler.
I'm seeing a lot of people like Meltzer losing their minds over how good the in-ring work is these days, and undoubtedly NXT and New Japan provide good technical wrestling matches (and I can respect that), but what about fans like me who moreso love wrestling for its great talkers like Rock, Piper, Jake etc. or wild back-and-forth promos like Austin-McMahon, HBK-Jericho, etc.?
I don't *care* that Seth Rollins is a great wrestler. I care that he doesn't have an interesting character beyond "great wrestler in The Shield." It's the same reason I'd watch the next HHH-Taker match a hundred times over any Seth-Drew match. I don't care that a match will be good. I want a story.
In short, would you say there's ANY promotion today that does sports entertainment particularly well?
…what's wrong with Seth Rollins? He's a good talker.
You should check out Being the Elite on YouTube. Probably be right up your alley.
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