They script every word and every nuance , leaving no improvisation for the performers . The problem is bad scripting . Scripting something is not inherently bad . Go to any successful playshow on the West End or Broadway and it is scripted . The problem is WWE have to script 5 hours of TV every week for the main roster . The scripts are like soap operas for a reader both are written hastily for something that has massive content . Their selection of writers is also flawed as many have a tin ear for dialogue between wrestlers . It ' s like a shot SNL joke because often the writers would rather be writing something like that instead . There is not enough time given to the scripts and they are often written by people with limited knowledge of wrestling . You could have a far better scripted show than WWE currently produce .