#2 Realism
Dean Ambrose and Renee Young are a couple in real life – fact. There’s no storyline attaching the two of them and it’s not manufactured, because they first got together long before they were even seen on screen in the same presence. This adds a major sense of realism to the weekly product, which is something that is sorely needed right now.
Take a look at the mixed tag team feud heading into WrestleMania 33. Nobody was expecting to enjoy the build for that whatsoever, but somehow way more people got invested in the program because of one thing: it was all real. Both couples had been together in real life for quite some time, and that instantly made things feel more exciting.
We love a good storyline.