10 Things WWE Did When It Was Huge (And Need To Do Now)

10. Let Factions Rule

When was the last time WWE television was consistently good?

To your writer's mind, the age of The Shield provided quality television on the regular. Their MO allowed them to contest bouts against all manner of opponents, uniting a previously aimless midcard against them. Randy Orton, Sheamus and The Big Show were going nowhere prior to WrestleMania 29, having vacated the World Heavyweight Title scene. Uniting against a common enemy booked them a place in a feature, quality 'Mania bout, which itself acted as a platform for further storyline avenues. The subsequent Orton/Show series was bereft of heat, but there's always inherent friction and dramatic tension abound when a faction struts through a wrestling organisation. It has been a staple of the business for years for that reason.

Utilised correctly, it storyboards at least two years worth of action. The Evolution stable masked the Triple H Reign of Terror superbly at its best, and created a bonafide megastar in Batista. Great stables do that.

Great stables, like the Corporation, also create a framework in which to plot a certain character's arc - like a side scrolling beat 'em up, wrestling needs diversions to preserve the lustre of the end boss fight. Without them, as in 2017, those boss fights are repeated over and over again.