I'm seeing a disturbing trend of going back to the silliness of the 80s in the E.
To be fair, look at what gets over in the WWE these days. Santino Marella was one of the most over guys on the fucking roster a year ago, and he's goofy as hell. Zack Ryder got over with the ridiculous Jersey schtick. They jobbed both those guys out, but I bet they sold a shitload of cobra socks and WWWYKI headbands. Silly shit makes money in this era.
Dancing Tensai and Brodus getting a push when they were both stagnant due to a fucking dance contest.
And I don't necessarily hate silliness - I'm a Chikara fan - but I would rather have it be somewhat clever rather than what the WWE sees as comedy. It's like a fifth grade insult factory with random dancing.