Vic Sosa and Les Thatcher Push Back on WWE’s ‘Just Enjoy the Show’ Culture

There’s a phrase that tends to show up whenever anyone raises a critical eye toward WWE’s current product: just enjoy the show. It’s become something of a reflexive defense among fans and, in some cases, those within the industry itself — but not everyone is willing to let it slide anymore.

On the latest edition of Wrestling Weekly, Vic Sosa and veteran pro wrestling figure Les Thatcher dig into exactly why that argument has worn thin. Sosa makes clear he’s reached a breaking point with the “just enjoy the show” dismissal, and the two spend time unpacking why that mindset is increasingly difficult to adopt when it comes to WWE’s current output.

The conversation touches on something that’s been simmering in wrestling discourse for a while: the tension between fans who want to engage critically with what they’re watching and those who frame any critique as missing the point of professional wrestling as entertainment. It’s a legitimate debate, and the fact that it keeps resurfacing suggests neither side is entirely wrong — but the “turn your brain off” response does tend to shut down conversation rather than advance it.

Thatcher, with decades of experience in the business, brings a perspective that goes well beyond typical fan commentary, making this the kind of discussion that goes deeper than the usual social media back-and-forth on the subject.

For anyone who’s ever typed out a criticism of a WWE angle and gotten “it’s just wrestling” thrown back at them, this episode appears to be required listening.