Things WWE are doing right

[LascoX]

The past year WWE has been doing quite a bit right. Most of it has been previously mentioned already. The new talent they have been bringing in has been really good and the talent they have has really stepped up. Daniel Bryant, CM Punk, The Shield, Ryback , Chris Jerico , The Miz and everyone else on the roster have really brought it up a notch. They finally let Big Show off the chain and turned him into the angry giant instead of the comedy relief. It fits him, I mean seriously if that guy didn't let you pin him is there anyone on the roster that could get his shoulders down for a three count? Sure Big Show gets crap for his wrestling abilitys but for his size he is one of the best big men in the business and is an imposing figure in the ring.
The tag division has been improved and the fact they had decent runs with the belt instead of changing the belt holder every other week has given the belts more value.
The fact they are merging the brands more works for me and bringing back Heyman and Lesner has been good. Overall the product has been getting better and AD Ledgend21 pointed out Cena really put over tallent this past year and really put Punk over the top.And retiring the spiner belt was a greaat move!
It's nice to see a thread that looks at the positives instead of the negatives for a change.. Kudos Ashw825 on the thread

[enviousdominous]

The WWE has a fairly consistent ebb and flow in terms of their ability to be watchable versus being an absolute abomination in the eyes of even the most depraved fan. At a certain point, the assholes in charge swallow their pride and allow something other than an attempt to superficially placate their already grandiose egos to catch our attention.

Honestly, there's very little that a compulsive cynic like me can criticize about what I've been seeing every week.

I would suggest that they offer a little more of the three hours they insist on having to showcase more tag teams, instead of dropping feces on Dolph Ziggler. The popularity of The Funkadactyls almost teases a female tag team division.

I hate the new design of the belt more and more everytime I see it. It has all the flair of a bejeweled European road sign. Honestly, when did gold start taking a backseat to diamonds on a man's championship belt?

But yeah, not the usual diatribe of hatred and outrage. Good job WWE.


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[THTRobtaylor]

The biggest thing WWE is doing well right now is laying foundations for the future. It is clear from Vince's recent appearances that he is getting on in years and as time goes on it is very clear he is not going to do as his father did and be carried out in a box from WWE.

So the process is twofold, they are laying foundations for the future of the corporate WWE and the talent. Triple H is not an inspired pick, but perhaps the right guy to take the reigns for a few years till the real heir is ready. I am a firm believer that Mark Callaway will end up a major part once the Undertaker gimmick is retired as a non McMahon figurehead.

WWE has revamped a lot of it's corporate structure, making it more "in house" with Triple H and Steph but also putting in people with real talent scouting credentials for athletes and TV production. The Full Sail University/NXT relationship is working really well, the next generation of wrestlers, writers AND production staff are all learning together so when the time comes for them all to move up - there will be synergy on the main roster, something that has always lacked since the Attitude era. The talent pool they have on NXT is perhaps the best since the class of 2001 which brought out Cena, Batista, Orton, Lesnar and their ilk. The talents are also importantly not of one style or experience level. Some like Ohno are veterans who could debut tomorrow - others like Richie Steamboat have less time served but instant marketability and others still like Adrian Neville (awful name) offer something exciting that's not really been seen since Rey's debut. Add in some like Bray Wyatt who could end up just a manager or a very strong heel and the future is very bright over the next 2 years for new stars.

There is more they can do to help "the business as a whole", they could do far worse than sell off some of the "name assets" like WCW or ECW. Let TNA have some of the excess fat and compete a little more - it cannot harm WWE's product at this stage, only help it as 12 years without competition has now got WWE to the point where the next 2 years is make or break, a lot of talent will be retiring/past their sell-by date in that time - Taker, Trips, Cena, Henry, Kane, Big Show - all could conceivably be done within the next 2 years or starting to lose their steam, someone like Jericho might be ok as he is being used so sporadically but without "the next big thing", WWE could struggle into the mid part of the decade like it did in the previous 2. If Punk decides to go in that time - god help them!

With the actual roster itself, they are using more of the younger talent in better spots and their veteran talents are being used to their best nearly exclusively, only really Orton is the odd man out and it's understandable why - he is still "on the bubble" when it comes to trust and it shows - again something WWE is doing right is being fair. People have made a lot of Swagger's arrest - at the end of the day it's a first offence and misdemeanor charges and a first Wellness violation. Sure he might lose at Mania now but on the totem of chances and cock ups he is still lower than an Orton or Rey is. By keeping Randy "down" for as long as they have and sending Rey home to let him sort his issues they have shown that if you are more trouble than you are worth then you can sit at home or down the card...sulking and moaning won't make it go away or get you your spot back!

While some see a Y2J 2 month deal as detracting, in that 2 months he can put someone younger over or maybe 2 guys, then in 4 months he'll do it again after a big win or two and he could conceivably do that for 3-4 more years. That's far better value than 5m for Brock to job to Cena and beating Trips. But even Brock has now come on board properly and will be used more to his strengths. How much of this is down to Trips and how much Vince is unknown at this point, but at least one person has stated Vince is winding down and pretty much Trips is making the calls at this point.

WWE is also acknowledging its past more, not just with Bruno and Backlund but making more reference to what talent have done in eras like Attitude. Things like Heath Slater's legends feud, Old School RAW and the return of guys like Heyman and mentioning their pasts and WHY they are important and in the positions they are rather than just "It's Paul Heyman - you might remember him from ECW if you're over 18." which they'd have done even a year or two ago. There's a good mix of vets on the roster - guys with 10+ years served with the company to help those young talents day to day but also remind them of the older times and not to get big heads - that one of "them" is their new boss is also telling, Trips ain't gonna take youngsters with egos cos he wasn't indulged - he was punished severely for the Curtain Call, learned and improved his attitude.

They are not doing EVERYTHING right. This Mania seems rushed in a way that it hasn't since WM13 - which really was "thrown together" in the final month before and it showed on the night.

Perhaps this is where the "duality" of having 2 guys in charge is coming into play. At this stage it seems almost like Undertaker/Punk is a waste of Punk who has shown he should be with Rock and Cena in this weeks match - that they can't decide what to do with Sheamus and Barrett/Shield and that guys you thought would really be on their way up on this show like Sandow and Rhodes are stalled. You can almost see which parts are Vince and which are Trips. Vince is all about The Rock and Cena, Trips seems to be focused on the others. For us to be so close to the show and only really have 2 matches so far is not a good sign and the rumored ones don't capture the imagination. Jericho v Henry isn't a good use of either - put Henry with Ryback and Jericho into MITB. Have The Shield attack Sheamus AND Barrett and have Wade go face for the night, only to turn on Sheamus right after.

Hopefully some of the "people power" shown in the last few months works - Jericho is over and it showed from the Rumble onwards and Vince must surely have heard the reaction Goldust recieved - I would love to see Sandow and Mr. Backlund v Goldust and Cody at Mania, we might just see something like that - as WWE finally seems to be listening to what WE want rather than what Vince wants.

[Wolver]

Lately The Shield, they're a perfect example of being booked correctly. Shield doesnt disappoint which is great.

[sportznutt]

The build up of CM Punk has been brilliant, and he is one of my all-time favorites. His music, his words, his actions......all fantastic.

[Toron]

Nothing. Absolutly nothing. This is funny because I was actually just thinking about this the other day.

In the past 5 years, going back to 2008, I could only think of one thing that I think was actually done well, and that was the way they handled Ric Flair's retirement at the hands of HBK at WM24, and that was at the beginning of 2008. After that, I couldn't think of anything else. Not one thing.

The WWE handled the initial re-introduction of Brock Lesnar back into the company last April well, when he came back the night after WM and I believe F5'd John Cena? That was the 1st time I can remember legitimately marking out in years. But that 5 minute segment, to close out that show, was the end of it. As soon as that segment finished, nothing good happened afterwards.

And I guess I have to include CM Punk's famous promo from back in 2011, but again, that 5-10 minute segment was good, and nothing good ever came after it. The good began and ended with that segment.

And that's it. I can't think of anything else? I guess I could maybe put down the Rock/Cena match from last year's WM, but I'm not including the build-up for it, because honestly, for an entire year, I thought that build-up sucked. But I guess the idea, the concept of having John Cena battle the Rock, and build it up for a year, was clever.

Other than that, there may have been some good matches, wrestling wise, but other than that, there's been nothing else.

[HHHsWetSpot]

Originally Posted by Wolver

Lately The Shield, they're a perfect example of being booked correctly. Shield doesnt disappoint which is great.

I disagree. They are bland and utterly unoriginal (they even stole the Bossman's attire!). I have no idea what they mean by justice because they just repeat the same thing without any explanation as to their motives. Do they think the WWE playing field is unequal? Do they think life is random and thus they should randomly attack everyone as a nihilistic statement on existence? Something beyond "we're the justice league and we right wrongs" would go a long way toward making me care about them. Not to mention that Ambrose cut much better promos everywhere else and doesn't work nearly as well with the scripted dreck he's been given. All three guys have potential, though Rollins is terrible on the mic and doesn't have nearly as high a ceiling as Reigns and Ambrose.

[HHHsWetSpot]

I also agree with the previous poster. WWE has done nothing right. In fact, WWE has done nothing right since Rikishi "DUD IT FUH DA PEEPO."

[theBec2101]

The Shield is one. I think they are doing a great job and they are winning and going over in televised matches. I know they take the loose on house shows but it’s not known.
I also like the tag team division. They have defiantly stepped up in that department. I hope they keep doing well. It seems they are not too sure sometimes as of late.

[Johnny Q Public]

Well things that the WWE is doing right.

Cena v Undertaker, yea they are pushing taste by using the legitimate death of William Moody to further the storyline, but they are pushing Punk in a way to make him seem like a legitimte threat to Taker. It's nice.

The build to Cena v Rock is also very well done, with Cena beating Punk in a straight match it makes Cena seem like a real threat to Rock, and Rock is doing a heckuva good job of shining Cena, and building him up in his promo's.

The Shield-this angle makes me real exicted, all The Shield needs is a established superstar for a stick man to join them and they could be a much needed push of young blood that the WWE needs, they could use them to shore up the floundering Tag Division, or the Intercontinental Titles, the tag possibilites are endless through some shady dealings institute the freebirds rules