10 Bad Habits WWE Must Kick In 2017

10. Trying To Be Funny

For as long as WWE deem themselves an “entertainment” organisation above all else, comedy will be a huge part of their product. When it works, it’s absolutely tremendous. Damien Mizdow provided some of the most entertaining moments of Damien Sandow’s career, for example, and Daniel Bryan’s popularity explosion started with Team Hell No’s goofy anger management segments.

When it’s bad, however, it’s REALLY bad. WWE’s writers just aren’t all that funny, and the company’s lame attempts at making the audience laugh have produced some of the most cringeworthy moments in wrestling history. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows’ direction this year serves as a perfect example of this: the “doctors” angle appealed to Vince McMahon and Vince McMahon alone, and the less said about The Old Day, the better.

More often than not, WWE’s comedic escapades are crude, crass, and embarrassing to anyone with a sense of taste. Guys like Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho can leave a crowd in hysterics through wit and charm alone, but when WWE force their hackneyed scripts onto uncomfortable performers, it just doesn’t work. 2016 has been a particularly bad year for comedy in WWE, and the company would be best leaving it to the professionals next year.