In the new era of WWE, it seems as if their unofficial motto is that more equals better.
There is so much material to digest within the product and it's been that way for a while now, with the brand split having combined with the WWE Network to make the company feel busier than ever.
Some see that as a good thing, meanwhile others feel as if they could learn from alternative promotions. Not in the world of professional wrestling, of course - but instead from the guys and girls over at the UFC.
Mixed martial arts has always been a relatively simple concept in terms of putting on events, but nobody really takes the time to think about just how successful it has been. After all, the UFC being sold for over $4 billion speaks volumes.
So what does it come down to? It's simple - literally. WWE love to cram as many things as they can into a typical working week, meanwhile, the UFC like to spread things out and generally manufacture their product a little differently.
Obviously, the two sports can't be compared all too much, but the methods behind their success can indeed be analysed.
With that being said, let's take a look at five ways UFC prove to WWE that simpler is better.
#1 Entrances
Yes, all of the pyrotechnics and what not surrounding WWE entrances are great but sometimes things need to be a little bit simpler than that.
Whilst a good entrance can resonate with the crowd, in today's modern era of professional wrestling it can also assist in over exposing that act to the audience. If you need an example, then just look at Enzo & Cass.
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In the UFC, things are a lot more straight forward. You have an entrance song, and you come out from the back alongside some trainers.
It's all about looking like a badass on your way to the ring as you come out through the crowd, giving that extra sense of brotherhood with the fans. Ironically enough, who had the best entrance in the last few years in WWE? The Shield.
Onto something that's just a bit obvious.
#2 Attire
No, we don't want to be seeing Breezango in police uniforms and Mojo Rawley in shorts that make him look like a coked up version of Tarzan. What we want is something clean and efficient, which is what we get with the UFC-Reebok deal.
Every fighter gets their own unique look, but at the same time, it gives the company an identity that people can be familiar with.
You get a golden tint if you're a champion and the other colours are based around what nationality you are. Simple. It makes everything just look that little bit neater meanwhile WWE's collective rosters can look like a freak show sometimes.
Obviously, that's a part of the sports entertainment business, but changes in attire over there are met with much more criticism than you'd anticipate.
From physical clothing to something you just can't manufacture.
#3 Promos
First of all, let's get rid of scripted promos completely please. Give the Superstars bullet points that they need to hit for sure, but aside from that, just let them off of the shackles put on them by these stereotypical paragraphs.
It makes the whole show lose that sense of realism and it's no coincidence that Brock's promos are the most effective of them all.
That's because in the UFC everything feels much more organic. They're given a structure - talk about your fight and why you think you're going to defeat your opponent.
You can't buy the kind of emotion that these guys and girls speak with because it's all coming from the heart, and you're fully aware of the fact that nothing you're seeing is pre-determined.
Now to something that's just not acceptable.
#4 Graphics
The whole point of graphic cards used to promote matches is for them to get the audience hyped.
They need to feel as epic as possible so that when the commentators run through the upcoming bouts at the next pay per view, we want to see them more than anything else. Take the Goldberg-Lesnar graphic for WrestleMania 33 for example - it literally looks like it was done by a Year 7 student in IT.
Meanwhile, in the UFC, it's just 'simple' and that's exactly what you need. Tell us who the fighters are, position the statistics correctly and let us know when it's going to take place.
There doesn't need to be any more or any less, and it's things like these that lead to UFC fans going mental over social media when they see an upcoming match-up that's been announced.
We conclude with the biggest difference between the two industries.
#5 Format
WWE love to try and out-do themselves, which is why we regularly see a range of different match stipulations on any given card.
You'll have a triple threat here, a ladder match there and occasionally even a new gimmick altogether - yes, we're talking about the Asylum match. It feels as if they try too hard to make things feel more important when in reality, it makes them seem like a bit of a car crash.
But if we switch over to the UFC, it's just a string of one on one matches with five matches on the main card with a range of prelims beforehand.
It's a structure that has worked wonders over the years and there's no excuse for McMahon to not try things like these out, because at the beginning of their existence, the UFC were guilty of doing the same thing too. Sort it out, Vince.
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