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There is a willing suspension of disbelief that fans come with to WWE, as is true for any sort of entertainment. The fact that these matches are scripted has little bearing on the overall enjoyment of the spectacular matches that are put on screen.
However, there are more than a few botches that have found their way into the scripted event, as was the case with a match between Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa. While fans do overlook the occasional, obvious, scripted bits in favor of the larger immersion that the storylines offer, sometimes, it just becomes too difficult.
One particular Jey Uso-Solo Sikoa fight has fans a little miffed
Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa had a particular match, where Sikoa had Uso tangled in the ropes. However, Uso’s cleareffort to get tangled in the ropesmight not have sat very well with fans, who would otherwise turn a blind eye to such issues.
2024 had its own share of some of the ugliest botches, the kind that was sometimes hilarious, and sometimes just mind-numbingly stupid. These included Tonga Loa building a reputation for botching key moments, Jade Cargill failing to perform a springboard, and The Bloodline Crown Jewel match, which fans declared to be a horrible, no-good botch, all in all.
While the debate might seem juvenile, WWE botches affect the overall engagement of fans
It is common knowledge among most fans of WWE that events are scripted. The dialogues are written, the plotlines are charted out and the showmanship on display determines who gets top billing among the fans and the hierarchy. However, botches, while a dime a dozen, and often easily forgotten and overlooked by fans,can lead to a certain kind of disengagementwith the matches and shows.
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The equivalent of having a boom mic in the shot, these botches might not have much of a bearing on day-to-day storylines, but during key points in the narrative, a botch could not only become a problem but could also cause fans to not want to engage with the story, as was thecase with The Bloodline WWE Crown Jewel match, which almost derailed the entire event.
However, given how rare of an occurrence these are, these seem to be a non-issue as one now, except for the occasional goof-up. Even if they are in fact scripted, WWE fans simply do not care about it all, instead focusing on the value that it brings to their lives.
Anuraag Chatterjee
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Anuraag Chatterjee, Web Content WriterWith a passion for writing fiction and non fiction content, Anuraag is a Media Science graduate with 2 year’s experience with Marketing and Content, with 3 published poetry anthologies. Anuraag holds a Bacherlor’s degree in Arts with a focus on Communication and Media Studies.
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