5 Reasons why WWE will never recover
Time for the boss to revamp the productI love this quote when it comes to professional wrestling.It’s strange how easy it is to almost completely destroy something really good that’s taken months and months of hard work to pull off. The Shield got over like gangbusters because of two things: their own hard work and sheer talent, and the office being 100% behind them, protecting their characters and reputations, giving them convincing storylines to be great in, big wins when needed and little losses when not.The Concorde of wrestling, WWE, has forgotten how to slow itself down and focus on making wrestling matter. It somehow fell off a map or was erased from its instruction manual. WWE will never be whole again or fixed because of a series of fractures in the wall of security in WWE’s fortress of success. That success is now hit and miss. I don’t need to tell you that change is needed now – not in a couple of weeks, but now when the getting is good.John Cena’s time away from the ring after Hell in a Cell is the perfect time to make everything matter again. It’s a chance to show the wrestling world that life does not revolve around one star. I’m not sure how to pull that off, but I do know unless there is something done to the current product, nothing good can come of 2015. It might be better if WWE and wrestling, in general, takes a hiatus for a few months and comes back rejuvenated and ready to give fans what they want.But until that happens, wrestling can never be what it was. And in terms of getting right with itself, here are five reasons WWE will never recover from the status it’s in right now.
#1 Missed opportunities
The WWE has missed the boat on taking a look at wrestling stars from other promotions. There was a time when Triple H said wrestlers from other promotions were not needed on the WWE roster. Now, he may have to backtrack a bit with that statement.
James Storm worked a match in NXT without a contract and has not signed on with WWE or NXT. It also seems as though he might be in a tug-of-war with both promotions. Really? James Storm? I can think of other wrestlers – Bobby Roode, Jeff Hardy, Gunner and even someone like Drew Galloway that if given the opportunity, would flourish in Stamford.
Although it may not be an angle WWE wants to ever discuss again, an “invasion” angle might be exactly what the company needs to feel whole again. It worked with WCW, but it lost momentum quickly. TNA was able to use its “Aces and Eights” angle for about eight months where it was solid and effective programming. “Who’s Next” was the greatest idea to help stimulate viewership.
If Roode, Hardy, Storm, and maybe even AJ Styles (along with an already in place Samoa Joe) were to hit WWE in such a way that made everyone take a deep breath, it would work. And fans would eat it up.