5 things that annoy us in professional wrestling

Pro wrestling is an acquired taste, which isn’t actually going to come as news to anyone reading this. Some fans have loved it since they were young and others stumbled across it and couldn't take their eyes off the television screen. No matter how you got into the business, it has a way of hooking you in.

Unfortunately, much like most sports, it isn’t without flaws. Some of them are smaller than others and a few may just be personal gripes on our part, but in a way, having these frustrations continues to keep us invested with the hope that they’ll be rectified.

Some people undoubtedly won’t care about a few of the issues we’re about to raise, and you may even enjoy them – and that’s the beauty of this thing we all know and love.

With all of that being said, here are five things that annoy us in professional wrestling.

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#5 Quality Divide

It doesn't have to be one or the other

For some strange reason, there seems to be this thought process floating around the world of pro wrestling that you can only enjoy certain types or styles of matches. On one hand, you’ve got independent wrestling fans who love the high-flying nature of the bouts they see, meanwhile WWE fans enjoy the storytelling and selling involved in one of those contests.

It baffles us that some fans believe you can't like both, just because they’re such polar opposites. In addition to that, the fact that some old school wrestlers believe there’s only one way in which to work a match is ludicrous. News flash: it’s 2018, and professional wrestling is more dynamic and fascinating than it has ever been before. Get used to it, and stop living in the past.

#4 Outsider’s Opinion

We get it, you think wrestling is fake

We’ve all heard the comments from people who aren’t fans of the industry – “it’s fake, why do you even watch it, MMA is so much better”. They’re entitled to have their opinion, but the main issue stems from when they try and educate you on something that they know absolutely nothing about.

They continue to plead with you by claiming that you somehow don’t understand what you’re watching doesn’t involve intentional violence, and they just block your responses off immediately. We aren’t given the chance to even say our peace without causing a debate because these individuals are just so stubborn.

Honestly, it’s beyond sad that they feel the need to try and put you down when they’re the ones who can’t fathom the athleticism and dedication involved in it all.

#3 Commentary calamity

Something needs to change on commentary

Before we get started with this entry, we just want to say that we do honestly believe Michael Cole is an extremely talented commentator. Unfortunately, he’s rarely ever given the chance to showcase what he can do courtesy of the shackles which are put on the WWE commentary team. Sometimes it pays off and makes for a great moment, but most of the time, being told what to say ensures a manufactured and insincere finished product.

This kind of thing isn’t perfect outside of WWE, either, because there are multiple companies who just can’t seem to find the balance between legitimate analysis and guys who spend 80% of their time marking out. The commentary is a big part of this industry, and we’d love nothing more than to see some changes.

#2 Brand Hatred

Is Fastlane a Raw show?

Raw and SmackDown Live are supposed to hate other, right? Right.

So why on earth do we only see their confrontations once a year during Survivor Series? We should be having the likes of Corey Graves and Tom Phillips poking fun at either show on a consistent basis, and the same thing should go for the superstars too.

The most frustrating part of it all occurs when the red brand and the blue brand openly advertise the other show’s pay per view events. Why on earth would they logically do that? Sure, they want to bring attention to it, but do they really need to outright flaunt their opposition’s product on a weekly basis?

It really does ruin the illusion of their hatred around Survivor Series time, and the co-branded events moving forward are just going to make things worse.

#1 Champion’s Advantage

What a stupid rule

In the majority of sports, the only advantage that a champion has is that if there is a draw, he or she retains their championship.

For some bizarre reason, in pro wrestling, the champion keeps their belt courtesy of a count out or disqualification loss. While we can understand it to a degree, what on earth is preventing heels from intentionally getting themselves during every single match? Also, it makes the POSSIBILITY of being counted out or disqualified extremely undramatic because there’s no chance of the title changing hands either way.

It just seems pointless at this stage, and if you want to start making SmackDown Live feel special again, perhaps you could have Shane McMahon or Daniel Bryan remove this rule for the blue brand. Then, if a heel tries to win the title by having someone they know attack the heel involved in the match, that can be ruled out as an intentional cheating tactic.

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