Why WWE need a ranking system for their Titles

Recently at WWE Roadblock, The New Day defeated Sheamus and King Barrett for the WWE Tag Team Championships. Great. 2 days later on RAW, The New Day defeated the other two members of the League of Nations, Alberto Del Rio and Rusev, again with the WWE Tag Team Championships on the line. This time not so great. There was one major thing that stuck out like a sore thumb in that match and it wasn't JBL's poor attempt at trying to put over the League of Nations as a dominant Tag Team. The more pressing point was what on earth had Alberto Del Rio and Rusev, and even to some extent, King Barrett and Sheamus done to deserve a shot at the Tag Team Titles?

The League of Nations haven't exactly set the world alight. When they were first created they felt like they were put together for two very simple reasons. The first, so that each man would actually have something meaningful to do instead of doing and secondly, to act as cannon fodder for Roman Reigns' push towards the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Sheamus had a pretty forgettable run with the World Title and Alberto Del Rio didn't really do anything with the United States Championship either. Recently the group has scored a few pinfall victories here and there but not really anything to shout about which means that they were given the shot simply because WWE Creative couldn't think of anything else to do.

I'm aware that WWE's tag team division isn't as great as it used to be right now, but they still have plenty of groups. New Day, League of Nations, The Usos, The Dudleyz, The Ascension, The Social Outcasts, The Wyatt Family. All tag teams or Stables that have competed on RAW recently. With all these teams and nothing to really do with them, if WWE had a legitimate ranking system it would mean that things would be much more clearer. For example it would look something like this.

CHAMPIONS: The New Day

1. League Of Nations
2. The Usos
3. The Dudleyz
4. The Wyatt Family
5. The Social Outcasts
6. The Ascension

Not only do each of these groups now know where they stand in order to get a title shot for themselves but the fans also process it more clearly as well. You can have a Tag-Team bout between one of the groups on RAW and Smackdown every week, with the winner advancing up the rankings. You may argue that, "Yes, this is all well and good but with 7 Tag Teams would that really work?" You would be correct, but look at it this way, WWE has tons of other teams that I haven't listed. Prime Time Players suddenly disappeared, The Lucha Dragons could still be a team, and then you have all the teams from NXT that have yet to be called up.

This wouldn't just be exclusive to the Tag Team division either, you could have it for every single Title. This would help someone like Reigns gain some credibility. For example, this is how the WWE Title rankings would probably look right now.

CHAMPION: Triple H

1. Roman Reigns
2. Dean Ambrose
3. Brock Lesnar
4. Bray Wyatt
5. Kevin Owens
6. Chris Jericho

Again, with a depleted roster, it wouldn't work as well but think about it this way. If Reigns were to lose at Wrestlemania, that would result in him dropping down the rankings, maybe to 3rd behind Ambrose and Lesnar. At the next PPV this would mean that Dean would face Triple H for the title and Reigns could face Lesnar. If Reigns won then he would progress up the rankings and if Dean lost then Reigns would have a legitimate stake at a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match.

Not only would this make thins much simpler to understand but it would also give guys who maybe didn't have a shot at a title seem like they actually did. Example, this would be the IC title rankings right now.

CHAMPION: Kevin Owens

1. Neville
2. The Miz
3. Sami Zayn
4. Big Show
5. Dean Ambrose

Now you may ask, why the hell is The Big Show on there?! Well he recently scored a victory over Kevin Owens on RAW if you remember. Dean Ambrose also never received his rematch so technically he stills remains on the list.

Yes this seems like a long shot and yes there are some issues with the system such as the current depleted roster but if WWE wanted to add a sense of legitimacy to their business then this is the way to do it. Fans know who is going to face who at the next PPV and it allows WWE to easily create a narrative to go with it instead of just lumping one together on the fly.