Beyond The Beermat

Storytelling is a complicated process when it comes to wrestling. Due to it’s organic nature, irregular structure and the fragile nature of the active participants, the same rules that would normally hold up the tale you want to tell don’t apply. None of that is an excuse for the lazy – and at times insulting – writing we sometimes see from the WWE. It’s one thing to have an extra set of eyes on a problem, it’s entirely another when that set is multiplied by a significant proportion of your watching audience. While there are valid criticisms to be made regarding the at times glaring errors that are made within Raw, Smackdown or any of the PPVs because of the very nature of the business, the notion that we as fans have all the answers is far too simplistic. This episode we’re going to take a look at what fundamentals make for good writing in regard to wrestling storylines, as well as the aspects of the WWE writing process that ultimately frustrate us and why maybe – just maybe – our solutions and fantasy booki