1) get rid of all these submissions that people can do at home and realize they don't actually hurt, not to mention require a lot of suspension of belief to lock in. i'm looking at you boston crab, figure four, etc. with UFC we know about actual submission moves that work in real life, start adapting all of those.

2) like UFC, change the psychology so that the drama is in the "will he be able to lock it in!?!?" rather than "will be submit?!?". you are making a mockery of submissions if they are able to be locked in for 30+ seconds and the guy still hasn't tapped out.

2b) that same can be said for impact finishers. make the drama about whether or not the guy can hit it without it being reversed or dodged, and when he finally does, he should get the 3 count 95% of the time. in NJPW they are teasing moves like the Rainmaker and formerly Nakamura's knee strike alll the time. the 2.9999 was still there on occasion, but the real hook was the "ohhh he almost hit it but he got out the way!)