WWF. Especially during the attitude era. It was like 1998 through 2000 that nearly everyone was into wrestling, especially with what the WWF was doing and some of what WCW was doing with NWO. But, as the years piled on, it seemed like the flaws became more apparent. I look back at that period now and was like “…why did we like this again? and what from it did people want?”. Because some people want swearing back, they want buckets of blood back, they want sex appeal back .etc
That was just car-crash television and I learned later that what both promotions were doing back then, were doing whats called hot-shotting. It’s a wrestling term where you’re booking things in a seemingly appealing matter that audiences want to see. That’s what they were doing and it did honestly work for a long time.
If there was anything I’d want out of wrestling anymore these days, is competent booking and for matches to feel like and be big-fight moments. The cat is out of the bag for what wrestling really is, it’s just about characters, smoke and mirrors and highly choreographed moves that when they look routine, stand out.
At least some of the video games were still fun.
I’m gonna be honest here, sounds like you need to be more selective in who you trust for your various services.
The way you describe these people, it sounds like you’re going with your “uncles friend” type of people or the trashy companies that are ran by someone pushing their staff to do quick/slop jobs for high profit.
Get that exterior worker to small claims before their business mysteriously dissolves into oblivion.
You can can give me a million dollars to paint your ceiling, but that’s not going to make me Michelangelo.
You need to find the people that take actual pride in their work, which is incredibly hard to do. Failing that, the established businesses that stand behind their work. If that autobody tech doesn’t warranty the paint job, they aren’t worth your business. If the guy re-fixing the drains is covering it on their own dime and making it right without a fuss, then that’s something to remember next time. Everyone makes mistakes, its how they handle them after the fact that’s important.
Having taste of what is a good work is already a challenge, taking pride in your work is a lifetime pursuit. Insanely hard to find people that love what they do and apply themselves constantly against it!