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Not sure I'm completely with you on this. Thanks for promoting thoughtful discussion though.
My biggest problem with the indies is that kayfabe, psychology and card structure are rarely present. No one is trying to convince you there's a purpose behind what they're doing, and every match is the same, and consequently there is no flow to a show. I heard really good things about an EVOLVE show. It may have been 47 or something. The main event was Chris Hero vs. Zack Sabre, Jr. or something. I'm not entirely sure, because I didn't make it in that far. I paid money to order it, and the first three matches were all almost exactly the same. SoCal Val managed a bunch of guys who basically kicked out of everything and I kept asking myself "How am I meant to care about this?". I ended up switching it off and never went back. That's equivalent to me walking out.
I don't think matches necessarily need to be low. They are the canvas with which you paint your story. It's just that without kayfabe and psychology, and without working your gimmick, there's just no meat on the bones. There's no story to tell. It's like everybody is working a story where each page begins with "And then Johnny Peters did this move...".
I think the indies need to have bookers/promoters who take the reigns a bit and make sure that everybody is contributing to an entire show, and now just their own segment. It's kind of weird, because all the talent act like wrestling is a socialist compound now -- making sure everybody gets their shit and everybody wins a belt -- but ironically it's the most selfish the business has ever been. No one accepts that their place might be on the bottom making top guys look like top guys so everyone can make money.
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