10 Biggest WWE Creative Mistakes Of 2018 (So Far)

10. Ineffective Debuts

The way WWE debut new main roster stars has been flawed for a while, but particularly noticeable in the wake of the 2018 Superstar Stake-Up.

The Authors Of Pain were forgotten about almost as soon as they arrived on Raw. Disappearing on 30 April, they didn't reappear until 25 Jun, and are now seemingly set to enter a feud with perma-jobbers Titus Worldwide. The reason for their sabbatical? WWE had originally planned on booking a tag team Money In The Bank ladder match, and had nothing for Akam and Rezar when the idea was scrapped.

Sanity met a similar fate on SmackDown. Their debut was promised for weeks at a time, but they didn't show up until mid-June. Andrade 'Cien' Almas' case is the most damning of all, though. A ready-made top-tier star, he's lucky to make TV most weeks, and when he does, he's usually butting heads with the lowly Sin Cara. He's currently on the verge of going the way of Tye Dillinger, and it's all because WWE are sitting on their hands.

WWE are too gun-shy, and their inability to get behind these wrestlers has killed their call-up momentum, leaving them facing an uphill battle to get over.