{"id":28443,"date":"2017-08-24T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T21:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=28443"},"modified":"2017-08-24T14:13:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-24T19:13:01","slug":"wills-new-thing-wwe-embraced-cynicism-paid-beach-ball-price-braun-strowman-greatest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2017\/08\/24\/wills-new-thing-wwe-embraced-cynicism-paid-beach-ball-price-braun-strowman-greatest\/","title":{"rendered":"Will\u2019s New Thing &#8211; WWE embraced cynicism and paid the beach ball price, Braun Strowman is the greatest, and more!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-1741183324\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Will Pruett<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2015, I sat in the audience for the Raw after WrestleMania in San Jose as a crowd greeted women attempting to have a great tag team match with chants saying they were fellating wrestlers they were dating. It was awkward, uncalled for, and it took attention away from the wrestlers at a key moment. This was at the height of the \u201c#GiveDivasAChance\u201d movement, before any \u201crevolutions\u201d could begin. It was in this moment that I realized fans have gone too far. They haven\u2019t gotten better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What troubled me the most about this moment was WWE\u2019s inability to shut it down. WWE hadn\u2019t equipped themselves with the ability and authority to have a crowd listen to them. They hadn\u2019t shaped an audience to care about what they wanted or to give the reactions we\u2019d consider standard. In fact, for a couple years at that point, they told these unruly crowds to do whatever they wanted. The Night After WrestleMania became like The Purge. There were no laws. Fans had three hours of Raw to do whatever they wanted. It was great fun, until it wasn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When WWE started embracing these hyperactive crowds, they were simply going with the flow. They embraced the cynical spirit of the fans without second guessing it. They celebrated the fans for \u201cspeaking their minds\u201d and let anyone know that \u201cyou can do whatever you want if you bought a ticket\u201d without thinking of how this could affect the stories they were telling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE has embraced cynical wrestling fans, because in the moment it was easier than rebelling against them. In the long term, they\u2019ve conditioned fans to rebel against anything that is happening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was fine when Sheamus and Randy Orton were having the least exciting match they could imagine in 2013, but what happens when these same tactics get turned on hardcore fan favorite Finn Balor for the second year running? At one point it was simply cheering for the wrestler fans liked more, but now they reject a moment where Samoa Joe and John Cena are face to face for the first time in WWE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When an audience is being super-served to the point of exhaustion, the audience is going to get restless. What happens next?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unfortunate beach ball party WWE enable and encouraged on Raw wasn\u2019t just one random crowd having fun. It wasn\u2019t passionate fans showing dissatisfaction with WWE\u2019s presentation. It was the next logical space for a fanbase with increasing options and a decreasing attention span to fill. WWE asked fans to be cynical. They branded cynicism as fun. Now, cynicism is overrunning their core storytelling and they don\u2019t know what to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you act like John Cena and forget any serious storytelling you may have planned and play along with the wave? Do you have your wrestlers sulk and do less in the ring because the crowd doesn\u2019t care? Do you structure these Raw after WrestleMania, SummerSlam, or Royal Rumble shows to take into account the preferences the fans at them may have? I\u2019d argue WWE did this on Monday night and it didn\u2019t work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE\u2019s first mistake was embracing cynicism and dissatisfaction, pretending they\u2019re alright with it. Now, they have to discourage it, but they don\u2019t know how. At the same time, wrestling shows become less enjoyable to attend for fans looking to have a good time at the show and not be the show. Wrestlers get discouraged because no matter what they do, they can\u2019t please fans. WWE has trapped themselves in a destructive cycle.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"prowr-3650617634\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m not sure how WWE rescues themselves from cynicism, but I know they need to do it soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Last week\u2019s essential viewing:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What matches do you need to see from the last week of wrestles? Note: There are spoilers in this section, so read with caution.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Johnny Gargano vs. Andrade Almas (NXT Takeover Brooklyn III, August 19, 2017)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; This might have been one of the best opening matches WWE has ever had. The crowd was red hot for Gargano and, even if a little apathetic about Almas, willing to give him a shot. The last five minutes of this match legitimately had people standing. They brought fans to live and set a pace for Takeover that was hard to follow. Gargano vs. Almas was great.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Asuka vs. Ember Moon (NXT Takeover Brooklyn III, August 19, 2017)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The surprise of surprises this weekend was Asuka retaining the NXT Women\u2019s Championship. Ember Moon seemed like the logical challenger to end Asuka\u2019s Streak, but it continues. WWE is telling a really fun story with the dominant Asuka continuing to go undefeated. This match was my favorite of SummerSlam weekend and should be rewatched in the pantheon of great WWE matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman vs. Samoa Joe (WWE SummerSlam, August 20, 2017)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0&#8211; Any match where this happens <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l3fzNRlsAUUBMhrvW\/giphy.gif?ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a great match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Braun Strowman destroys Brock Lesnar (WWE Raw, August 21, 2017)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar is a logical place for WWE to go and, hopefully, a really fun one. Braun has been the performer for 2017 in WWE and this is a chance to gain even more momentum. I hope WWE isn\u2019t approaching their encounter with a finish in mind. I\u2019d like to see them at least consider pulling the trigger on Strowman.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>What I absolutely positively love in wrestling this week:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Braun Strowman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Is there anything better than Braun Strowman right now? I doubted him. I thought he\u2019d be a nothing Wyatt Family member with weird ass patches on his pants. Instead, Braun is a beast of a wrestling constantly overperforming expectations. Name a singles match where Braun hasn\u2019t delivered. Name a pay-per-view in the last few months Braun didn\u2019t highlight. Braun Strowman is WWE\u2019s biggest booking victory since they split Raw and Smackdown over a year ago. I never expected to love Braun Strowman, but his country strength has won my heart.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"prowr-2208312605\" class=\"prowr-content-5 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_3 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enjoy getting a little bit of what I love in wresting each week, check out my new YouTube series called \u201cWhat I Love About Professional Wrestling!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fUMcRXhJBfQ\">This week\u2019s episode was on wrestler hair<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>What I absolutely positively love in the world this week:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>The Mother of All Questions<\/i><\/b><b> by Rebecca Solnit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; I think you all may be tired of book recommendations at this point, but here\u2019s another one. Reading is the quickest path to understanding a view you don\u2019t have. It allows you to get into someone\u2019s head in an uninterrupted way. Rebecca Solnit writes brilliantly about the social and societal pressures put on women at this time in history. Her voice is equal parts poetic and frank. Among the subjects she explores brilliantly is an essay on silencing women that opened my eyes to ways of thinking I hadn\u2019t considered. I found her prose engaging and inspiring. If you\u2019re looking for a great voice different than your own to read, look here.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Reader mail:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Got something to say\/react to in today\u2019s piece? Write to me at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:itswilltime@gmail.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">itswilltime@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wilpruett\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter @wilpruett<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Just let me know whether you\u2019d like your name attached to your statement or not. Alternately, there\u2019s a comment section just below this article, so comment away!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeMarcus left this comment: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stick to Wrestling and leave social and political statements to yourself, we come here for a break from everyday life.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an interesting comment, because it assumes a few things. First, it assumes that wrestling itself is in no way a part of everyday life. I only need to point to the recent episodes of Smackdown where Jinder Mahal praised diversity to convince the crowd to hate him and Randy Orton assaulted every foreign wrestler he could find to prove this wrong. Wrestling deals with many of the problems we face in the real world and wrestling is at its best when it shows a hero overcoming them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, you assume that art is not political. Wrestling, as an art form, will always be political. Any art is political. If you think some work of art is not political, it\u2019s actually making a massive political statement by attempting to be apolitical. Don\u2019t be ridiculous and expect me not to be political here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Third, you\u2019re acting like saying Nazis are bad is a controversial statement. F*ck that noise. White supremacy is f*cking evil and we should shout that everywhere we can, including in our wrestling blogs.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>SSMGOTW (Superfluous Shane McMahon Gif of the Week):<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.giphy.com\/media\/3owvK6v8G2eZjAyOFW\/giphy.gif?ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>We\u2019re Done Here:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watching SummerSlam this weekend, I was reminded of how fun collectively enjoying an event can be. Wrestling has the magical ability to bring people together like they\u2019re all sitting in the same room, to watch something. Good or bad, collective experiences are really neat. Community to the best thing. Let\u2019s all get out there and be super cool to each other today!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Pruett writes about wrestling and popular culture at prowrestling.net. Of interest to him are diversity in wrestling and wrestling as a theatrical art form. To see his video series \u201cWhat I Love About Professional Wrestling\u201d <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCfMU6sUZAYG8YeYzoOgEQrQ\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">subscribe to his YouTube channel<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. To contact, check him out on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wilpruett\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter @wilpruett<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leave a comment,\u00a0or email him at <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:itswilltime@gmail.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">itswilltime@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id=\"prowr-299649517\" class=\"prowr-after-content prowr-entity-placement\"><a class=\"spreaker-player\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/pwboom\" data-resource=\"show_id=3275525\" data-theme=\"light\" data-playlist=\"show\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"340px\">Listen to \"Pro Wrestling Boom Podcast\" on Spreaker.<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Will Pruett In 2015,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":24569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,27,76],"tags":[165,107,47,137,173,1798,54,48,101],"class_list":["post-28443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mustreadarticles","category-viewpoints","category-willpruett","tag-braun-strowman","tag-brock-lesnar","tag-finn-balor","tag-jason-jordan","tag-john-cena","tag-professional-wrestling","tag-roman-reigns","tag-samoa-joe","tag-wwe"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Will\u2019s New Thing - WWE embraced cynicism and paid the beach ball price, Braun Strowman is the greatest, and more! 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