3 of the biggest WWE disappointments in 2018
We're less than a week away from saying goodbye to 2018. The last Monday Night Raw episode of 2018 took place on Christmas eve, and the last SmackDown Live episode of 2018 (taped) is scheduled to take place on Christmas day, which means that another year has passed by in WWE.
2018 had its highs and its lows. Some stars had a wonderful year, whereas some would want to forget 2018 as quickly as possible.Likewise in 2018, WWE hit the jackpot at few events, but completely dropped the ball elsewhere.
However, fans cannot fully blame WWE's booking for 2018's biggest disappointments and let-downs, as many stars failed to live up to expectations this year.
Having said that, lets look at 3 of the biggest disappointments of 2018.
#3 Samoa Joe's WWE Championship pursuit
Samoa Joe is without a doubt one of WWE's most talented performers right now, if not of all time. He can put on instant classics, and cut promos better than WWE's best talkers. He has repeatedly shown the WWE Universe just how good he really is, and the Universe acknowledges Joe's efforts.
However, for some reason, the WWE management is unwilling to fully invest in Joe as a top-notch main-event player. Nowhere was this more evident than in his lengthy feud with AJ Styles over the summer for the WWE Championship.
Joe deserved to win the title from Styles, but he failed to capture gold every time he stepped foot in the ring with Styles. What's even more disappointing is the fact that Joe made his feud with Styles one of the most memorable and personal we've ever seen.
His fiery promos set the world on fire, his personal assaults on Styles and his family were despicable, and he had all the potential in the world to become WWE's top villain, but it wasn't meant to be.
Joe has been on the main roster for two years, and as quoted by Jeff Hardy, he hasn't won a single championship yet.
Joe's booking has damaged his aura to the point that he is no longer taken seriously by the WWE Universe.