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Originally Posted by /r/SC I have been a fan of the WWF/WWE since 1987, always been super loyal like I'm sure many others here. But I decided to stop watching Raw and Smackdown as of last week and just catch the highlights on YouTube instead. I've saved 5 hours a week and more importantly saved some of my own sanity. I'll stick to NXT, Takeovers and WWE PPVs. And other Network specials. I just can't do Raw specifically any more, and right now Smackdown feels like a waste of time too. The product has become beyond stale IMHO, and is incredibly formulaic. I knew I reached a tipping point recently when the smallest "WWE habit" ticked me off... like wrestlers slamming mics after every promo, or every promo sounding wooden and lifeless. Heck, even hearing "Because at (name of upcoming PPV)" has irked me to no ends. I realized it was time to filter my viewing experience and make it work better for me. I'm sure I'm far from the only one. I am really hoping AEW hits it out of the park and gets WWE trying again. Because right now they're phoning it in. The little bits I caught tonight... it seems like Vince has become a parody of himself, and it's sad to see. The Wild Card rule seems like a desperate attempt to provide some different creative avenues, but it just came off as kind of pathetic following the Superstar Shakeup. It's as if nothing matters or counts in WWE any more. They're just killing time. Shoot, I'd rather play my huge backlog of video games, or read a good book to fill the time. That Usos-Revival segment was awful beyond belief... pro wrestling done right is really good. It's not that complicated. But somehow the WWE is getting it wrong on so many levels. It's become hard to watch, so until it gets better, I'll stick to highlights and PPVs. And hoping AEW gives the North American wrestling industry the shot in the arm it so desperately needs.