PWP Nation’s Editor-in-Chief Eron Ramadanov explains seven things that we learned from the 29th WWE SummerSlam event.
Well, WWE SummerSlam is in the books for 2016, but after the big event from the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York, we’re left with more questions than answers and speculation is running wild about a number of different angles and stories coming out of the biggest party of the summer.
We witnessed new champions crowned and warriors go to battle. But what did we learn from it all?
Let’s begin:
#7. We learned… that sometimes less is more.
I think most of you know where I’m going with this one.
WWE SummerSlam in total (including the kickoff show) lasted roughly six and a half hours long, with the main show being over four hours long. Listen, I don’t care what kind of show you have in store for wrestling fans, six hours of sports entertainment is just too much at one time.
As someone who watches and really enjoys New Japan Pro-Wrestling, I can handle long shows. On average, New Japan shows last four hours, but there’s a difference between the two products, obviously. Oddly, what WWE does, it’s harder to keep me entertained for six hours long.
SHOCKER…
I understand the value of being on the air longer, which results in more ad-revenue, but at what cost? At some point, you’re just going to alienate your fanbase. I think we already knew this, but sometimes less is more and maybe it’s about time WWE caught onto that trend.
