WOS Wrestling was so poorly conceived from the start. That show launched off the back of the UK independent wrestling boom period that was largely attended by adult fans watching a grown up product with the likes of PROGRESS, ICW, and RevPro. WOS was marketed at children/families in every way possible right down to a Saturday afternoon time slot and featured many of the stars that launched the "golden age", but a completely different type of product. Even worse, it wasn't even a good family wrestling show - so that audience also rejected it. While the pilot episode from 2016 was pretty decent, the weekly show felt more like Gladiators than a wrestling product, with silly gimmicks like adding a dubbed over roar to Crater, and having a camera mounted directly above the ring looking down. While the talent was good, all the storyline feuds were greatly rushed, with title matches and tournaments happening seemingly every week. The constant camera cuts were annoying, as were the commentary team. I know WWE does a lot of camera cuts, but to me, they always feel like they are still on the action. But with WOS, it's like changing the angle completely, going from one side angle to a diagonal angle makes it hard to watch. I find it unlikely that WOS will be returning to national TV in the UK, especially with the successful AEW in its place.
WOS Wrestling was so poorly conceived from the start.
That show launched off the back of the UK independent wrestling boom period that was largely attended by adult fans watching a grown up product with the likes of PROGRESS, ICW, and RevPro.
WOS was marketed at children/families in every way possible right down to a Saturday afternoon time slot and featured many of the stars that launched the "golden age", but a completely different type of product.
Even worse, it wasn't even a good family wrestling show - so that audience also rejected it.
While the pilot episode from 2016 was pretty decent, the weekly show felt more like Gladiators than a wrestling product, with silly gimmicks like adding a dubbed over roar to Crater, and having a camera mounted directly above the ring looking down. While the talent was good, all the storyline feuds were greatly rushed, with title matches and tournaments happening seemingly every week. The constant camera cuts were annoying, as were the commentary team.
I know WWE does a lot of camera cuts, but to me, they always feel like they are still on the action. But with WOS, it's like changing the angle completely, going from one side angle to a diagonal angle makes it hard to watch.
I find it unlikely that WOS will be returning to national TV in the UK, especially with the successful AEW in its place.
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