Every year I watch Wrestlemania. But I usually fast forward it after it airs. This year I watched it live. It's just very bizarre now.
First, there are tons of moves that are basically, I'm going to grab you and then fall down backwards so that your face hits the mat. As a viewer, it's just not obvious at all in any way which person this move is supposed to hurt.
And everything is just gymnastics now. There's just high spot, high spot, finisher, kick out, finisher, kick out, etc. It takes all the suspense out as a viewer.
I think there's basically no saving it anytime soon. People who watched in the 80s and 90s will have to die off, and then someone will rediscover old wrestling and do similar storylines for that audience. Wrestling is dead, and even if you think it's for children and kids, the fact is when it was done for adults it's one of the most entertaining things out there.