One of the issues that WWE is facing right now is the fact that while people are watching the show, they are not necessarily watching it live every week. You make the WWE Universe tune in live to watch the show when there's an element of uncertainty running through it.
One may argue that the product is a lot more predictable than it used to be back in the Attitude Era, during the time of The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
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It's a different era and a different audience, but the one thing that's for certain is that WWE still needs viewership to be healthy to keep all the network executives happy.
While this may not be the same level of 'surprising' as Kurt Angle coming in with a milk truck, it is still a genuine surprise for this era. Ricochet pinning McIntyre is a genuine surprise for sure.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
In addition to everything he does in Sportskeeda, Dasgupta is also the bassist and lyricist for heavy metal bands- Albatross and Primitiv.
Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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