Not everyone has been a fan of WWE’s Unreal docuseries, but Tiffany Stratton isn’t buying the criticism.
Since debuting on Netflix, Unreal has divided wrestling fans, with some arguing the behind-the-scenes series exposes too much of WWE’s creative process. Stratton, however, thinks those complaints completely miss the point—and she has a simple message for the people upset about it on the Rich Eisen Show.
“Like you said, the people that are crying about it online are the people that are also sitting down and watching it, so it doesn’t really check out. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.”
Stratton said she actually enjoys the series because it pulls back the curtain on everything that happens long before fans see WWE television each week. She believes many viewers don’t realize how often Superstars have to adjust on the fly or completely change plans behind the scenes, and Unreal finally gives people a chance to see that side of the business.
“Yeah, I really enjoy it. I like Unreal. I think it gives fans a different perspective on everything that kind of goes on, and it kind of gives them a new respect for the business because I don’t think people understand how much truly goes on behind the scenes and how much you do kind of have to go with the flow or go off the cuff and, you know, stuff like that.”
Stratton also believes the Netflix partnership could end up doing something even more important than satisfying existing wrestling fans—it could create brand-new ones.
With Unreal sitting on one of the world’s biggest streaming platforms, she thinks plenty of people who have never watched WWE before might stumble across the series, get curious about the Superstars featured in it, and eventually become regular viewers.
“I feel like having it be on Netflix and having it say Unreal and having WWE Superstars on it, I just feel like it draws a different kind of fan or a different kind of person that maybe isn’t a wrestling fan into it, and then they can watch it and hopefully become a wrestling fan from that.”
While the debate around Unreal isn’t slowing down anytime soon, Stratton clearly isn’t bothered by it. As far as she’s concerned, the loudest critics are often the very people keeping the show’s viewership going.
Do you agree with Tiffany Stratton, or do you think Unreal reveals too much about how WWE operates? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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