5 things WWE does better in 2018 than 25 years ago and 5 things they don't
With the 25th anniversary episode of Monday Night Raw on the horizon, we decided to re-watch the early editions of WWE’s flagship show to compare and contrast how the product was in 1993 to how it is in 2018.
The obvious observation was that the characters from 25 years ago were exactly that – characters – whereas many of today’s WWE performers are simply extensions of their real-life personalities.
Whether fans prefer the product now or they preferred it back in 1993, it sure makes for interesting viewing to see how Raw has progressed over the last quarter of a century.
In this article, we take a look at five things that WWE does better in 2018 than they did 25 years ago, and five things they did better in 1993 that they no longer do now.
#10 Better in 1993: The talking segments were shorter
How often have we all tuned into Raw or SmackDown Live and the show starts with an in-ring promo lasting 15-20 minutes to set up a match at the end of the night that most of us will have forgotten about a few days later?
Answer: a lot! Well, it wasn’t like that back in 1993. Promo segments rarely lasted more than 3-4 minutes and, much like NXT now, the biggest matches of the night were usually promoted by the commentators and replay footage as opposed to by the performers themselves.