5 Reasons why the WWE product is the best it has been in years
Moving on to the Reality Era from the PG Era has served the WWE product wellAs wrestling historians would attest, the WWE has expanded tremendously in both size and reach from the Madison Square Garden days, predominantly under the auspices and astute leadership of one Vincent Kennedy McMahon. Taking over from his father who was content with maintaining and respecting the older territorial divisions of the industry, Vince McMahon Jr's vision for the product and the company shared neither the same limitations nor the restrictions that had reigned his father in.Today the WWE has morphed into a multi-million dollar publicly traded global powerhouse, thereby also asserting its monopoly as the leading promoter of pro wrestling and sports entertainment in the world.Throughout all these years though, while the company has firmly held on to its roots and historical significance, there is no debating that the product itself has adapted and suited itself to the changing trends and audience demographic.Succinctly summed up in a nutshell by their slogan, "Then. Now. Forever.", the all-conquering WWE machine marches on into what we have come to know as the Reality Era today, characterized by a gamut of changes to the manner in which the product is being produced and packaged.On the back of the dreary and exasperating PG era - that put even the most forbearing of fans to the test - here then are 5 reasons why today's product is a breath of fresh air, and can be considered to be the best put forth by the company in recent years.
#5 Reality shows
A show like the Total Divas may not be everybody’s cup of tea, and present a considerable deviation from how wrestling products have been packaged in the past, but there is no denying that it has added greatly to the mainstream appeal of the WWE.
Rather than portraying Divas to be merely eye candy, as was the norm during the edgy and brash Attitude Era, a show like Total Divas allows the WWE Universe to understand and connect with them as human beings outside of the ring as well.
Coupled with shows like Tough Enough and Legends House, the window of access into the real-time working environment of the industry and an all-revealing low down on Superstars behind the scenes has catalysed a huge paradigm shift in how pro-wrestlers are viewed by the audience.
Moving on from the days where kayfabe was preserved as an entity onto itself, the advent of WWE reality shows has somewhat diluted that dynamic, resulting in greater connectivity to the Superstars, and conversely the industry, from an audience standpoint.