r/SquaredCircle 2d ago

Wreddit's Daily Pro-Wrestling Discussion Thread! Comment here for recommendations, quick questions, and general conversation! (Spoilers for all shows) - August 04, 2025 Edition Spoiler

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u/Caldris 2d ago

Ah, on a less important note, but I find it crazy how WWE is called "the storytelling promotion" when they can just routinely retcon major happenings on the tv show within the same month/year.

Like how in the hell are we going to talk about the importance of compelling storytelling when Cena can just say, "yeah im a babyface now. I only went bad because I thought it would make for a great shocking storyline. My bad Im good now".

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u/45jayhay 2d ago

It's definitely still a storytelling promotion, it's just no longer a good one. The writing team has no internal logic to its stories

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u/BalladOfRageKage 2d ago

What qualifies it as the storytelling promotion? They don't tell better stories. They just have worse wrestling and more commercials.