WWE really needs to go back to taped interviews

[Kevin Hamilton]

So I've seen a couple clips on Twitter of guys/ladies doing interviews in the shows without an audience and it's very clear to me that they need to stick with that format and go back to how interviews were done in the 80s and before.

It's obvious it would help so much of their talent and angles to do that stuff taped and in an atmosphere they can control and get wrestlers more comfortable speaking and building toward matches that way.

Besides, the endless in-ring talking segments are beyond played out after almost 30 years of it. You'd also remove a creative formula that's been used as a crutch for way too long.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

That’s probably been one of WWE’s few strengths during this situation, the fact that there have been so many great promos. Like, you don’t realise how much time gets wasted with trying to get reactions from the crowd (and/or waiting for them to shut up) until you take that stuff out and you just have your wrestlers talk to their opponent directly, either through the camera or with them in the arena.

[flakeymcgill]

I've thought this for years. Someone staring straight down the barrel of a camera can get over more effectively the reasons why the audience should give a crap about their upcoming match in 30 seconds than a 18 minute in-ring promo. They're much better. They've always been much better to the alternative of pausing for a crowd reaction after ever 11 words.