10 Specific Ways WWE Stars Can Recover From Awful Booking

Good aides.

Charlotte Flair Upset
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Is this the worst post-WrestleMania season ever?

Most fans dreaded the inevitable coronation of new Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Magically, WWE contrived to book something even more deflating than that by conclusively proving that no performer is really worth the investment - not even a guy Vince McMahon drools over more than the 1996 Sexy Boy vintage. Asuka meanders on the blue brand, her streak separated from stupidity by far less than six degrees. Virtually every NXT call-up finds themselves less relevant and interesting than they were on the smaller stage, resulting in the usual puzzle-solving headaches. Somehow, some way, WWE managed to make an on-paper very good B-level PPV more depressing than an event in which an ugly Saudi Arabian regime was pushed harder than CM Punk in 2011 and Daniel Bryan in 2013. Sasha Banks and Bayley still aren't feuding.

Strangely, the newly-christened 'B Team' tandem of Curtis Alex and Bo Dallas are only one of few acts to have emerged from these torturous spring months with a degree of relevance or excitement. WWE can book dorks well, at least.

God knows WWE can book dorks...

10. Charlotte Flair

Charlotte Flair Upset
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At WrestleMania 34, Charlotte Flair brought Asuka's undefeated streak to a shocking halt. At the very next pay-per-view - as opposed to a glorified propaganda exercise on which she wasn't permitted to wrestle - WWE followed up this major development by cleanly jobbing her out to an abysmal performer in the greener-than-goosesh*t Carmella, likely because - and how else can you perceive this but cynically? - Vince McMahon and his love of naff wordplay fell hard for the dire 'Mellabration' patter.

Rumours circulated that WWE planned to "make history" by presenting the "first ever" Women's main event at WrestleMania 35. The lustre of said match has already been corroded, given that the Queen has devolved from SuperCharlotte to 50/50 Flair over the span of a month and a half. The onslaught against WWE creative can get tedious, even for those who pen it - but this was a creative atrocity.

Instead, build Flair as an unbeatable force in parallel with building Ronda Rousey as an unbeatable force on RAW, over the course of a calendar year, in order to create intrigue around a mooted 'Best of the Best' bout that otherwise is off to the worst start imaginable.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!