10 Major Flaws With WWE's Current Booking Methods
9. Lowly Midcard Champions
WWE have been booking their midcard champions like dirt for years. There are occasional periods where the United States and Intercontinental Titles are treated with the respect they deserve (John Cena's 2015 US Championship run, for one), but these periods inevitably pass, and WWE revert to type. Midcard champions too often play jobbers to the stars, and this must come to an end if their roles are ever going to mean something again.
The latest example came on this week's Raw, when Universal Champion Brock Lesnar not only obliterated The Miz, but his whole entourage. The IC Champ's sharpness on the microphone means he should quickly recover this lost heat, but that's not the point: he was treated like a stepping stone for another wrestler's benefit, when, as a champion, he should be booked stronger than anyone outside Universal Title contendership.
Holding these belts has become a curse for most wrestlers. They may win their championship fights, but they'll regularly take falls in non-title and tag matches. They're often among the weakest booked wrestlers in the company, and for performers of The Miz's calibre, that's not good enough.