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Austin and Rock have just been beaten in a HIAC match by Chavo Guerrero and apparently it's "okay" and "nothing to get angsty about". I'm not angsty about any WWE product any more because I don't watch it at all. I do keep checking here in the hope that they will somehow realise their fuckup and build a proper Punk/Cena feud but apparently not. Honest question, do any of you actually WANT to watch this show any more? Are you, as a whole, entertained and enjoying the product? As far as I can see, people tend to watch it out of habit or routine rather than enjoyment and excitement. Maybe I'm wrong and some really like this version of the product and more power to you. However, as a very long term WWE fan and one who regularly buys PPVs rather than streaming them, I reached the end of my tether when they fucked up the Punk story. Now, I'm not an indie guy, I didn't know Punk from Adam when he came in and I still don't particularly care about him. My big concern is that the WWE somehow stumbled upon lightning in a bottle with Cena and Punk and instead of giving us a well built, long term feud, they blew it as soon as possible because they wanted to "strike whilst the iron was hot". This answer is the very reason why I stopped watching. A corporate culture that decides to "strike when the iron is hot" in a wrestling storyline has forgotten what wrestling is. The entire point is to build anticipation for events as grand as possible. Instead of having the next generation of the Austin/Rock feud that would have elevated two guys into the mainstream, they impatiently blew their load, like a virgin on a first date. Will they do Cena/Punk in the future? Probably. But this is the difference between seeing Britney in Playboy at 19 and Britney in Playboy at 45. They missed their chance and now only a very small amount of people will care. I don't watch wrestling because I like workrate. I couldn't (even after 15+ years of watching WWE) tell you why Savage/Steamboat was a "good match" and I preferred Hogan/Andre. I'm in this for the characters and the storylines rather than the pretend violence and athletic excellence. My problem, is that I have lost all faith in the WWE to create characters that I care about and much more seriously, I've lost faith that they can provide a payoff to an angle that is somewhat final and decisive. As there is no arcs, there is no reason for me to watch. And also, the rumours of the Rick financially benefiting from giving the WWE positive reviews and not ripping in to them has made me look at his posts in a different manner.
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