Things WWE needs to get rid of in 2014

[Cody Trail]

With the launch of the WWE Network, WWE is supposedly entering a new era in programming. That usually means out with the old and in with the new. Looking back over what we've seen these last few years, I thought I'd list some things on WWE programming that I personally think need to go or change before the end of the year.

* General Mangers of Raw and SmackDown

The brand split has been over for years, and outside of the IC and US titles, there isn't even separate pairs of championships for each division anymore. What's the point of having a GM for the two shows? I have no clue. Besides, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have positioned themselves in the last year as the actual authority of every WWE show anyhow. Vickie Guerrero as GM is a role that's been played out even more than Theodore Long, and she needs to go back to being like Paul Heyman as a mouthpiece manager of a heel Superstar. As for Brad Maddox, it's simple. He's a wrestler. He knows how to wrestle. Put his butt in the ring and call it a day.

*The Raw Rebound on other WWE Shows

We already have to suffer through the "moments ago" recaps every time we get back from a commercial break on Raw. I honestly think they take up at least half an hour of the show itself. With the use of the Internet, DVR, and now the launch of the Network, do we REALLY NEED to see Rebounds on SmackDown, Main Event, Superstars, AND NXT? No. Because let's face it, if you don't know what happened on Raw 48 hours later, you don't care that much in the first place.

*Promoting the WWE App

When Michael Cole told the viewers watching Old School Raw last week to catch up on Jerry Lawler's health condition on the WWE App, to me that was the moment the already overrated social media BS jumped the shark. They've been hyping this thing for 2 years now, and in that 2 years, we haven't really seen an increase in viewership. That means the same people have been hearing about the App for 2 years. If WWE is that desperate to get people to download it, it means the audience doesn't care about it. Keep it around, but for God's sakes, stop plugging it.

These are just a few of the things off the top of my head, and my own opinion anyways. Feel free to add your own.

 

[mholly32]

What a great topic, and I agree with every point you have made. The over promotion of the WWE app is too much to bare, the GM roles make no sense and the RAW Rebound may be more effective if shortened and played only once.
To add to your list i would say

Increase the undercard of Live Events and get rid of the crappy talent

Being in Australia, we are often get terrible filler matches, and reading other live reports its not just down under. We are often given a very weak card with superstars that hardly get TV time, and its a bit rude when the cheapest ticket here is $50 for the back of the arena. ($350 for platinum)


Get Rid of the Great Khali

With Mark Henry, the Big Show, Kane, soon Batista, Roman Reigns ect. the WWE has enough big man talent to have a talentless freak show slap people on the head. I cannot believe they show him on RAW. What a joke, thank god for DVR

 

[Raptor93]

Del rios stale persona: If hes as big a draw for the mexican community and he's supposed to be and they feel the need to keep him it makes alot of sense to get him angle that makes him entertaining. If their gonna keep they to get who ever or do whatever find some way even to make him bearable, I have not once been interested in anything hes done.

All the fuckabouts on commentary: constantly getting even from JBL very clunky and contradicting statements and general conversation

Their are plenty of undercard issues as has been said miz Khali and divas pee break worthy segments. The only one I really feel they need to improve is the divas, They could at least find some reasonably entertaining and with one or two more AJ level characters who can carry the feud the division might actually mean something.

 

[BestWrestlingOpinions]

I'd like to comment on the things you listed first and then I'll add my own. Before I start on each one specifically, let me say that you are correct on each one:
-General Managers: No point, as you said, no brand split means there is no need for different management and after all, the GM thing is played out so many times that isn't entertaining anymore, especially when it tends to hog the show's spotlight for so much. That being said, I find Brad Maddox really entertaining in his GM position. I wouldn't mind so much if he was some kind of backstage guy, because he makes me laugh every time he speaks. He can pop up as the Authority's legit puppet and announce matches etc, but not like 5 times on every Raw.

-Raw Rebound: Really stupid. As you said, if people don't know what happened 3 days ago, and need the rebound to be let known, then they obviously don't care about it as much. I understand they could have some kind of memory refresher, especially on angles that have not been given that much attention, but they could have that in a 20-30 second clip or something, rather than a 15 minute long segment.
Same goes for the "from the vault" where they air matches that have happened in the past. I understand some of them might be entertaining, but having to sit through them feels so obligatory. It does nothing to further a story line, and therefore I just don't feel up to watching some random old match.
-WWE App: I don't remember for how long they have been promoting this, but it is really annoying. We already pretty much know that the app exists and we sure damn well know how to download it. If we have a SmartPhone, I can't see how we can't know how to download applications in general. I understand that they need it to make some more money, but everyone knows it exists, and if people already haven't downloaded it yet, then it means that they are not interested. Just announce that there is a vote coming up once a show and get over it or something. After all, the results are rigged anyway.

So, to offer my other to-go things:
-All these dance and kid-friendly segments. I understand that you need something to put smiles o the kids' faces, but it has gotten to the point where the rate of which these things are appearing is ridiculous. We get the "Main Event playa'!" with R-Truth and Fandango dancing for 30 minutes in every Raw and I think this is outrageous. Not only is it NOT entertaining, but it ruins the wrestlers themselves. Who is gonna take a dancing 400lbs guy seriously? This is so stupid. Same goes for the Cena-kind-of-promos. So kid-friendly, talking about the passion and courage and the good of heart and stuff. You are in a fighting company, not some orphanage. Talk smack to the other guy. It really makes people indifferent to a feud when they only say how they don't wanna fight, but are still in a fighting company.

-Backstage politics. Yes, this is a hard one, because it involves money-making and therefore, politics will always be a part of everything. But hey, certain Superstars are being held down because of politics and that is really really bad. If in fact Daniel Bryan doesn't get his big moment at WM, he will be one of those guys...

-Stop being so predictable. Everytime, we get the typical face vs heel match. I don't mean to have a face vs face or heel vs heel all the time, but it is so predictable nowadays. Even the champion vs champion matches happen because one champ is a face and the other is a heel. Instead of being a grand match between two champions, it is just a face vs heel. So stupid. Also, the heels are always ruining matches, they only win by DQ in serious matches, the faces never lose clean either. It is all plain bs.

-STOP WITH THE STUPID 1-WEEK FEUDS! We had Sandow with the briefcase, and Cody feuding over it for like 3 weeks, then they had a match which I don't even remember the outcome and they dropped the feud. Then, Sandow cashed in, and got buried instantly afterwards, even though I thought it would lead to better things for him. He was in a feud with the Miz afterwards, then he feuded with Langston, now he is in a program with Khali... All that stuff in like 1 month? Same goes for Fandango, Kofi, Ziggler, Del Rio and so many more guys. Random fillers to get away with the 3-hour show that have no continuation whatsoever, and therefore, they make their product and segments uninteresting. Who is gonna take a guy like the Miz / Kofi / Fandango seriously, when they feud with a different guy every week?

That's all I can think for the moment. Probably none of those will happen, but hey, we all live and watch the program for that mark-out moment that comes unexpectedly.

 

[Cody Trail]

Del rios stale persona: If hes as big a draw for the mexican community and he's supposed to be and they feel the need to keep him it makes alot of sense to get him angle that makes him entertaining. If their gonna keep they to get who ever or do whatever find some way even to make him bearable, I have not once been interested in anything hes done.

All the fuckabouts on commentary: constantly getting even from JBL very clunky and contradicting statements and general conversation .

I agree whole heartedly with you on these two.

The problem with JBL and Michael Cole on commentary right now is they're trying to take how they act on The JBL & Cole, and transition it over onto Raw and SmackDown. That may have worked for Bad News Barrett, but nobody wants to hear Cole and Layfield arguing 24/7 while giving half-assed commentary on what's going on in the ring.

If ADR were to announce his retirement on Raw tomorrow night, not a single fuck would be given that day. I'm not even going to call that my opinion, because it might as well be a fact.

 

[CultOfPersonality]

I can't stand the commentary team right now. They don't call the matches anymore, they just go off and talk about completely unrelated topics or mention the same thing over and over again. Commentators should call the matches, and bring in some background context throughout, not the other way round.

Since there's no brand split any more, I agree with getting rid of the two GM's. But instead have 1 guy that calls the shots on both shows, sort of like Kane is doing at the minute. It's always good to have someone come out to make a big main event or announce a PPV match.

Get rid of the Z-list PPVs like Battleground - they don't add anything and don't offer stories enough time to develop.

 

[Redrum]

Money in the Bank PPV: Unless they add another Money in the bank match for say a mid card title shot or tag title shot......heck even the last entry spot in the RR then i dont see a need for it as PPV anymore. I know it gets high ratings for a B pay per view but i bet you if they only have one money in the bank match that drops.

Show GM's or The Authority: You dont need both by the time WM season ends you have to pick which one stays ad goes. My guess is with WM wrapped up Steph and HHH wont wanna do as much on screen stuff. You need someone who is seen on screen as in charge but with the brand split at a end i would make it just one GM. Vicky can be a manager agian as i think she would fill that role better then brad can.

Over use of Gimmick PPVs: We have money in the bank,Extream Rules,TLC,EC,Hell in the cell and i might be forget others. I would be willing to chop all of them but that's just me. I preferred the old days when each PPV came along and you could get a HITC match for the title or it could be a Ladder match. Now they rarely use those match's outside their designated PPV.

Trim the fat on the roster: Since the brand split had the nail put in its coffin for now with one major title and the possibility of mergeing the mid card titles you need to trim the fat. Do we need a Zack Ryder? Do we need anyone from 3mb if you wont push them? Less titles,no more stars locked to one show, and a bunch of up and comers from NXT means its time to cut the roster big time. Some can be saved by putting them into a renewed tag division but a lot of them need to go.

Trying to get superstars over solely via promos: It seems they are trying more and more to get people over without even have a meaningful match. Bad News Barret is a prime example of this. Its not a good gimmick to start with and then he doesn't even wrestle on raw or smackdown recently.

 

[Obscurity]

Explaining how to download the WWE App: If WWE wants to plug thier app then fine. But dont insult your fanbase by telling us how to download an app. Any bafoon can do that.

Tag Title Belts: Those things are hideous. Change them immediately.

 

[Mustang Sally]

The overabundance of crowd shots by the camera- Yes, WWE wants us to know that they draw huge numbers of people to the arena. But honestly, I think we already know it, no?

I'm not saying they should never pan the crowd, but the sheer number of quick looks we get is so overwhelming that I feel it distracts from the performers we want to see.....and, for that matter, that the audience themselves are looking at.

Last time we saw Fandango's complete entrance, I counted 8 times during the routine that the camera showed the crowd..... from the time he and Fandangirl started the routine, to when they entered the ring. Eight! Each view was one of those 3/4 of a second shots that don't give us much of a chance to decipher much, anyway.

This extends to a practice WWE has spent years doing: the very second a match ends, they show the crowd for a 2-second shot. Personally, I would rather watch the immediate reaction of the winner, because that's the moment he's going to celebrate spontaneously......but if they prefer, it would be fine even to see a shot of the loser and his reaction. Instead, we have to watch the crowd. Check it out some time; the split-second the match finishes, the camera breaks away from the ring to show the reaction (or non-reaction) of the fans in attendance.

Crowd shots are fine, but they're overdoing it in a big way.

 

[Aquaman6686]

1 - Stop plugging the damn app 890457234952548956 times per show. That has become my single biggest pet peeve in WWE, I can't even f***ing listen to their shows anymore because Michael Cole plus the app EVERY THIRD LINE.

2 - As stated above, the WWE Tag Team Championship belts are hideous, and need to be changed.

3 - On another belt-related note, Randy Orton doesn't need to carry around two belts. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship carries on the tradition of both titles. Get rid of the Giant W belt and keep the Big Gold Belt.

4 - Another thing that's been mentioned before, the RAW Recalls. RAW doesn't need to be recapped on SmackDown. SmackDown should be only about SmackDown, and RAW should only be about RAW. When the show is over, the other shows should not be weighed down by incessant recaps.

5 - Gimmick PPVs. They're so ridiculously watered-down now that there's absolutely no point to them. Just go back to the classic names.

6 - Jerry Lawler. I don't want to see Jerry Lawler drop dead at the announce table. He's had an amazing career and he's been a good commentator for most of his career behind the table. I don't think he'll ever willingly step away. WWE needs to release him for his own good.

7 - Christian. I'm one of Christian's biggest fans. He's an incredible wrestler, is more charismatic than 99% of the wrestlers on this planet, but Vince DESPISES him for some unknown reason and he is NEVER going to be allowed to be the top star he should be. In 2011 Christian was the most over babyface in WWE, bar none, and was immediately fed to Randy Orton, buried in their feud, and made to look like a complete joke. He's never coming anywhere close to main event level again. Christian is also injury prone, but like Edge before him, he'd rather shatter his spine trying to put on an amazing match for the fans than phone in mediocre matches to keep himself safe. Christian should retire and be given an agent or desk job with WWE. They owe him that.

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

The overabundance of crowd shots by the camera- Yes, WWE wants us to know that they draw huge numbers of people to the arena. But honestly, I think we already know it, no?

I'm not saying they should never pan the crowd, but the sheer number of quick looks we get is so overwhelming that I feel it distracts from the performers we want to see.....and, for that matter, that the audience themselves are looking at.

Last time we saw Fandango's complete entrance, I counted 8 times during the routine that the camera showed the crowd..... from the time he and Fandangirl started the routine, to when they entered the ring. Eight! Each view was one of those 3/4 of a second shots that don't give us much of a chance to decipher much, anyway.

This extends to a practice WWE has spent years doing: the very second a match ends, they show the crowd for a 2-second shot. Personally, I would rather watch the immediate reaction of the winner, because that's the moment he's going to celebrate spontaneously......but if they prefer, it would be fine even to see a shot of the loser and his reaction. Instead, we have to watch the crowd. Check it out some time; the split-second the match finishes, the camera breaks away from the ring to show the reaction (or non-reaction) of the fans in attendance.

Crowd shots are fine, but they're overdoing it in a big way.

I haven't watched Raw in a while but do they still do that thing where someone is talking backstage and appearing on the tron then it cuts to a camera in the crowd, filming people watching the screen?

The first few times I saw that there was always at least one person who turned round to the cameraman and looked incredibly uncomfortable.

 

[5000]

TV-PG- come on you mean to tell me their even PG.They have all the words they banned (Bitch,Ass,Damn,Hell

and they are letting people say them that covers the L in DLSV.Sex scandals such as the AJ scandal.D- I notice they have drinks at every party.V- the show is aggressive violence. Even though I know it won't last weeks Old School Raw was practically TV-14 in disguise.

Super Advance Entrances-They are played out.I think they should just go back to the 2001 Raw Set.

The Main Event scene- I think we should have more main eventers instead of just Orton,Cena,Punk,Bryan,Part-timers.

Super Social-I think after the launch of the network The WWE App is gone.I think they should also get rid of the twitter bar.If they won't to show what's trending they should place it at the top corner where it says #Raw.

Face Of The Company-It appears technically there is no Face right now.Randy is a heel.Cena is barely on TV these days and barely compete.CM Punk is basically the Face.

White Ropes-I miss the Red ropes and blue ropes.This was before the brand split so don't give me that.

GM'S-Why is there 3 GM'S Kane,Maddox,Vickie.There is no more brand split.HHH and Stephanie are running the shows.Kane is back up.

PPV limit-
JANUARY-RR
FEBRUARY-MITB (still 2 briefcases)

MARCH/APRIL-WRESTLEMANIA

JUNE-NO WAY OUT

AUGUST-SUMMERSLAM

OCTOBER-HELL (all the deadly matches and HIAC)

NOVEMBER-SURVIVOR SERIES

DECEMBER-NO ESCAPE-(Steel Cage Ladder Match with lumberjacks not letting you leave only way to win is grabbing the title) and TLC,CAGE,FCA,EXTREME RULES MATCHES

Every First Saturday SNME on NBC (eliminating the new MAIN EVENT)

 

[Spidey Revivey]

I still don't understand why people have problems hearing cuss words from a PG product. There are a shitload of PG movies that do so. But back to the topic.

Merely mentioning the WWE App has become incredibly horrible and draws a groan from everyone in the room. I have yet to see anyone say "Oh the WWE App! I forgot about downloading that" because nobody can ever forget. Cole makes sure of that. If they must promote it, have it as a banner at the bottom of the television screen like they do with their twitter nonsense and live shows coming soon.

Speaking of which-

Use something other than Twitter. I get it that WWE is doing the social thing and so far it's working to their advantage, but using Twitter every week is surely going to become boring. I think it's starting to now. If they must do the social media game, let's see WWE promote other outlets that we use online. Instagram, Buzzfeed, Reddit, Tumblr, etc can all be used to give WWE a bigger stage to look hip instead of fucking Twitter.

Have the commentators talk more about the match. It's gotten to the point where every match has Cole, JBL, and Lawler discussing something irrelevant. I get that commentators should hype up the Main Event and the pay per view by focusing on the big stars and not the two little guys in the ring, but there comes a point where it would really help the flow of the match if the team actually hyped them up. It worked so well before in the past, so why are they not doing it now?

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I agree that WWE needs to cut back on the authority figure role. Between WWE & TNA over the years, it's just something that's been done to absolute death and there's hardly any means of making it feel fresh. Personally, with Triple H & Stephanie McMahon being front & center as the heel authority figures since the post SummerSlam Raw, I see absolutely no point in Brad Maddox, Vickie Guerrero or Kane for that matter. Vickie & Maddox are portraying the role of a couple of low level, spineless stooges that worship the ground Trips & Steph walks on and it's just tiresome. Given that the brand extension is over and has been over for the better part of 2 years, I don't see the need for SmackDown! & Raw to each have a separate GM. There's no need for 5 different heel authority figures, it's just overkill. When NXT starts airing on the WWE Network, that'll bring it up to 6 as JBL has been the on-screen authority figure for NXT for several months now.

As for the Raw Rebound, it doesn't bother me. WWE has heavily cut back on recaps in the second half of 2013 and even the Raw Rebound, most of the time, isn't as time consuming as it once was.

While I agree that the WWE App hype can get a bit old, it's obviously been good for business. The App's been downloaded close to 10 million times and while I understand the notion that WWE hyping itself so often can be a bit much, you're supposed to hype your own product. WWE feels it's the best there is at what it does and every wrestling company should try to give the same impression. Given that the WWE Network launches in about 5 weeks or so, I don't see the WWE App going anywhere as it's going to be tied in with it.

Too Many Short Matches - I think WWE needs to really cut back on the number of matches that go less than 5 minutes. I get that a wrestling show should pack a good deal of wrestling content into the show, but it can be accomplished by having fewer matches on the card and devoting the additional time to the other matches. For instance, nobody's gonna give a shit about a 4 minute Xavier Woods vs. Brodus Clay match. I'm not saying that it'd be a classic in any way but if WWE wants to put a match on Raw, then it should be given enough time to give the match at least some impression of relevance rather than just simple filler.

 

[BestWrestlingOpinions]

The overabundance of crowd shots by the camera- Yes, WWE wants us to know that they draw huge numbers of people to the arena. But honestly, I think we already know it, no?

I'm not saying they should never pan the crowd, but the sheer number of quick looks we get is so overwhelming that I feel it distracts from the performers we want to see.....and, for that matter, that the audience themselves are looking at.

Last time we saw Fandango's complete entrance, I counted 8 times during the routine that the camera showed the crowd..... from the time he and Fandangirl started the routine, to when they entered the ring. Eight! Each view was one of those 3/4 of a second shots that don't give us much of a chance to decipher much, anyway.

This extends to a practice WWE has spent years doing: the very second a match ends, they show the crowd for a 2-second shot. Personally, I would rather watch the immediate reaction of the winner, because that's the moment he's going to celebrate spontaneously......but if they prefer, it would be fine even to see a shot of the loser and his reaction. Instead, we have to watch the crowd. Check it out some time; the split-second the match finishes, the camera breaks away from the ring to show the reaction (or non-reaction) of the fans in attendance.

Crowd shots are fine, but they're overdoing it in a big way.

What's more annoying is the fact that they show only support signs of the fans when it refers to a face Superstar and hate signs when it refers to a heel, just so that the kids mostly will form the opinion they want. You never see the camera zoom in on a "Cena sucks" sign, same as how they don't zoom in "I love Orton" signs. Instead, they only show "Let's go Cena" and "Orton is a coward". This is such an outrageous act of hypocrisy.

 

[SmattyG]

The plugging of social media and the WWE App - just an appalling waste of time.

Commentators not commentating!! Call the damn match. JBL has been awful for months, but I will give him props for his quote at old school RAW Ï would've been less surprised if Frank Gotch turned up"

Short matches for the mid card. I get that you want your stars to hog the limelight - but come on- you have five hours of RAW and Smackdown every week. Out of five hours, you can't make matches ten, even eight minutes? Tell a story in the ring. Make us care about who is in there.

RAW recaps on other shows - as already stated. Take out 20 mins of that and we may get to see Hawkins, Yoshi etc on Superstars. Even better, we may get to see some of the NXT guys on there.

Bo Dallas as NXT champion. Seriously. I don't care if it's Zayn, Adrian Neville, Alexander Rusev or even Tyler Breeze. Enough with Bo Dallas. It's just not working.

Separate mid card titles - merge them and bring back either European or Cruiserweight Belt. Alternately, have the NXT Title defended on other shows against lower mid card guys to build up some credibility for the NXT champ.

 

[MCMG]

I don't hate them plugging social media/the app and I would never say they need to stop. It serves a purpose and it really doesn't effect me that much. Tout was fucking annoying.

I agree they recap Raw too often. Especially when it is whole segments. If I'm watching live then this really pisses me off.

 

[Wald]

If I could pick one thing it would be the reliance they put on part timers to sell Wrestlemania.

I understand that this probably won't happen, WWE is on the stock market and they can't afford to suffer the drop in sales of the one, two or however many Wrestlemanias it would take to establish a whole raft of new main event players, but all they are doing with bringing in Jericho, Batista, Rock etc. is kicking the can of this problem down the road for a different day. Some day they won't be able to rely on these guys, as people will have seen them enough (Jericho) or they'll be too old (Flair) and then what?

John Cena is the only guy on the full time roster now that you'd have 100% confidence in to be able to sell a Wrestlemania main event and that simply can't continue for much longer. Creative seems to want to put all their eggs in his basket and have booked the likes of Daniel Bryan & CM Punk to be top stars without giving them the matches/wins needed to have them challenge Cena's spot. That's okay if that's the way they want it to be for now but at some stage that has to change and need to give better support to guys who manage to break into the top tier of the company. If they don't there will come a day when Wrestlemania's buyrates won't be able to be saved by returning superstars

 

[Cody Trail]

What's more annoying is the fact that they show only support signs of the fans when it refers to a face Superstar and hate signs when it refers to a heel, just so that the kids mostly will form the opinion they want. You never see the camera zoom in on a "Cena sucks" sign, same as how they don't zoom in "I love Orton" signs. Instead, they only show "Let's go Cena" and "Orton is a coward". This is such an outrageous act of hypocrisy.

And yet Vince McMahon has the balls to announce at a press conference that there is no such thing as babyfaces and heels anymore. So the fans are encouraged to cheer and boo who they want? Riiiiight.

 

[teampunk]

the ring announcer justin roberts. i hate the way his voice sounds. i hate the way he says wwe. he sounds like an idiot 15 year old with marbles in his mouth.

 

[tomthebodz]

3 - On another belt-related note, Randy Orton doesn't need to carry around two belts. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship carries on the tradition of both titles. Get rid of the Giant W belt and keep the Big Gold Belt.

Partially agree with you on that I'd go the other way and keep the WWE title belt.

The main thing I'd change is the heel/face changes. We've seen some pretty poor planning. Look at Miz. Turned heel, then when WWE realised he had a film to promote he was a face, then a few weeks later he's a heel again. I've no idea what he is now. It's not difficult for them to look a few weeks in advance and see if he has any media commitments or something to promote down the line.

 

[Cody Trail]

Partially agree with you on that I'd go the other way and keep the WWE title belt.

The main thing I'd change is the heel/face changes. We've seen some pretty poor planning. Look at Miz. Turned heel, then when WWE realised he had a film to promote he was a face, then a few weeks later he's a heel again. I've no idea what he is now. It's not difficult for them to look a few weeks in advance and see if he has any media commitments or something to promote down the line.

That's just stupidity from management.

Dosen't matter anyways. Miz gets married to Maryse in February and will be taking several weeks off for a honeymoon. He's already been phased out of any storylines / feuds. This should give creative plenty of time to find out what they him to be when he returns. Hopefully heel.

 

[Landen Swain]

1. WWE needs to get rid of talent, I imagine at least 10 NXT talents will come up to the main roster this year, so they need to free up some money to have them up on the main roster and keep the part time wrestlers like Batista, Y2J, and RVD under contract. I imagine they'll get rid of about 6 superstars and divas and Nxt talents (would be 7 but Kaitlyn left so that takes away one spot). My list would be JoJo (cause she's basically pointless), JTG (cause WWE isn't using him), Kurt Hawkins (same reason as JTG), Ryback (he is a let down and is making some stupid decisions and was an investment that didn't pay off), Old Sin Cara (Hunico is much better as Sin Cara cause he's been good about avoiding injury and is more liked backstage), and Hornswoggle (Swoggle hasn't been relevant for a couple years and they honestly are just wasting money with him cause he doesn't do anything, besides El Torito is the new and improved Swoggle).
2. much less WWE app ads
3. (this is actually something that should be brought back: King of the Ring) KotR instantly brings a lot of relevance to the superstar that wins it (Sheamus, Regal, Triple H, Booker T, etc.)

 

[shalliin]

What's more annoying is the fact that they show only support signs of the fans when it refers to a face Superstar and hate signs when it refers to a heel, just so that the kids mostly will form the opinion they want. You never see the camera zoom in on a "Cena sucks" sign, same as how they don't zoom in "I love Orton" signs. Instead, they only show "Let's go Cena" and "Orton is a coward". This is such an outrageous act of hypocrisy.

I barely watch anymore and even I know that this is a false statement. Yes, yest they do showcase/zoom on the Cena Sucks shirts and signs occassionaly, and if there is a rare "i love orton" sign than they will show it, but hte problem is the positive cena signs outnumber positive orton signs by about a 1000 to 1, so in a crowd of a few thousand, it's hard to have time to scan every single person and find one sign that YOU want to see. The whole point of a face is to be the one fans cheer for so of course they are going to show signs reflecting this, and the whole point of heel is to be hated by the fans, so they will focus on trying to show fans who are following this desired trend.
THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE CHEERING OR ROOTING FOR ORTON OR OTHER HEELS!!!! THEY WANT PEOPLE TO HATE THEM NOT SHOW SUPPORT FOR THEM!!!