It's fair to say that the WWE hasn't exactly been great in 2015. Most of the heat has been directed at WWE Creative and understandably so. 2015 has features pretty mediocre story lines that no one has really been able to get behind and support. However in 2016 there could be some brighter things on the horizon for WWE. Here's why...
It can't get any worse...
The WWE can't exactly get into a worse situation than it is right now. People are irritated with the product in its current state which is reflected in the viewing figures. This year for the first time in 19 years the show dropped below 3 million viewers. That would be understandable if they had some worthy competition, but they don't. If they had some meaningful competition maybe they would step up their game as without it they seem to have become complacent. All in all any change that WWE make in 2016 will be seen as a good move. It's not like they could make things any worse for people.
Roman Reigns is over...Sort of...
In the eyes of WWE, 2015 was Roman Reigns' time. In the eyes of the WWE Universe, it was not. Roman Reigns has been the man chosen to replace John Cena and has been given a major push since then. People don't agree however and they have rebelled against this. How dare they. Despite the major backlash WWE have continued to try and push Reigns and near the tail end of 2015 at TLC they seem to have succeeded to a certain extent making him the badass, no nonsense, ass kicking machine we all knew he should be portrayed as six months ago. Creative still can't seem to make their mind up however, making him switch between badass to bad joker. No one really likes the talkative, jokey Roman Reigns but they really enjoy the "I'll shut up and kick your ass" Roman Reigns although Creative still think that they can get us to love him. Good luck with that one then.
NXT Call ups...
Jordan and Gable, Enzo and Cass, Bayley, Finn Balor, Sami Zayn, Asuka. All great wrestlers in NXT that we would love to see on the main roster, providing that they were booked properly of course. Getting called up to the main roster isn't exactly a promotion for some (Don't believe me? Go and Tweet The Ascension and see what they think) but seeing these guys on the main roster would be a great thing in 2016. Sami Zayn has already been seen on RAW in an awesome US Open Challenge match against John Cena so it's likely we will see him in 2016. The great thing about NXT is that if a few people are called up it doesn't affect the show. In 2015, Kevin Owens, Sasha Banks, Charlotte and Becky Lynch were all called up to RAW. Some of them have had more success than others but NXT has still thrived in their absence.
NXT forces RAW to work harder...
Staying with NXT, their continued excellent output on a regular basis is forcing the people behind Creative decisions on RAW to take notice. NXT has probably been a more enjoyable show to watch this year, how do you think that makes Vince McMahon feel? his precious RAW being outperformed by a show that is only on the WWE Network. Actually thinking about it probably pretty good seeing as it means people have to pay for the Network. Either way, RAW looks terrible in comparison to NXT and needs a lot of work to get back above the Full Sail Show.
Injury Returns...
To be fair the WWE there isn't much they could've done about this one. WWE has been shook by a wave of injuries this year. Sami Zayn, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, Cesaro, Seth Rollins, Sting and Tyson Kidd. All of them suffered devastating injuries this year which has forced WWE to rethink and reshuffle in their absence. They will all be welcomed back in 2016 and rightfully so. The saying is true, you don't know what you have until its gone.
Continued push for womens wrestling...
The Diva's Revolution may have been a total failure and awful to watch so far but it represents something else on a larger scale. The WWE are pushing womens wrestling on a larger scale on RAW. On NXT the women are setting the standard and the WWE are finally starting to take notice and push women into proper 10-15 minute matches on RAW that actually mean something in the long run. Putting the belt on Charlotte was a good idea to begin with. Now all they need to do is get rid of the title and replace it with something that doesn't look like a badly constructed headpiece in a crap role playing game.
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