Originally Posted by
SSJPhenom
Much like everything else in wrestling these days, this too can be blamed on the internet. The IWC as it were. As the internet grew and grew and became more and more involved in wrestling, everything, including in ring style changed. Us 'hardcore wrestling fans' don't care about story or pandering to the audience. We care about work rate, athleticism, how many moves someone has, etc. People within the business didn't help either as you can repeatedly hear Cornette talk about how Diesel back in the day only did 4 moves or read Meltzer's match reviews. They completely lend to this idea that for someone to be a good wrestler or to have a good match they need to do flippies, reversals, etc. When did people forget that more is not always better? Watch Hogan vs Andre. Wonderful match. Watch Hogan vs Rock. Great match. Hell, watch Hogan vs McMahon from WM 19. That match is even good. Are they clinics? No, but they tell a simple story and because of that the crowd bought into them and they mattered.
Now am I saying I don't like athletic matches with flippies and reversals? No, but that's not all that goes into a good wrestling match. Goldberg vs Lesnar at SS '16 was a perfect wrestling match. Told a story, had the crowd in the palm of it's hand, and did exactly what it was supposed to do. Some fans need to remember what wrestling was before they became 'experts' and started bitching about everything.