10 Major WWE Problems With The Authority

5. Everyone Else On The Roster Is Left To Their Own Devices

You would think that an authority figure whose motto is ‘best for business’ would strive to live up to that mantra by making the entire show better. Alas, you’d be wrong, because while the Authority has elevated the likes of the Rollins, Reigns, and to a lesser extent Ambrose, Cena, and Orton, everyone else on the show is on their own.

When Mr. McMahon was on RAW, he used anyone and everyone to try and ruin Austin’s life. an example of this would be the $100,000 bounty that would go to whoever eliminated Austin from the 1999 Royal Rumble match. That story, while insignificant in the end because Vince accomplished that task himself, gave the lower-card wrestlers something to do, and elevated them somewhat, even if it was temporary.

Another example was the breadth of wrestlers he had doing his dirty work. Vince relied on a wide variety of wrestlers to do his dirty work, and that connection to him elevated those stars as well. The Corporation, and later the Corporate Ministry, had many wrestlers who benefitted from increased screen time and storyline significance.

As for the Authority, they use the same people all the time. Instead of keeping things fresh and different by employing different wrestlers to do their dirty group, it’s always Kane, J&J Security, and on rare occasions, Triple H getting physically involved. Their segments would be much better if, for example, they hired Rusev, Bray Wyatt, or someone else to work for them as hired guns. It would keep storylines fresh, and give more Superstars something to do.

Sadly, the Authority prefer to keep repeating themselves, leading to an overly-repetitive product and recycled scripts and storylines.