10 Ways WWE Are Holding Their Own Wrestlers Back

10. Worthless Accomplishments

WWE storytelling largely revolves around "making history" and "creating moments" these days. They're no longer content to let such situations unfold naturally, and will now jam them down the audiences' throat at every possible opportunity. If there's a record to break or a milestone in sight, you can bet your life that WWE will reach for it, regardless of whether it makes sense to or not.

Such historic moments used to mean something, but they've become worthless in 2017. John Cena's 16th World Championship, Sasha Banks and Charlotte headlining Hell In A Cell, The New Day's record-breaking Tag Team Title reign: each felt like an inevitability, not an accomplishment, because WWE booked them to happen without good reason.

The prestige has been sucked from these achievements. Where once they'd be used to push a wrestler's career to the next level, WWE's flippancy has destroyed their value. Sure, Big E can call himself a record-breaking tag champ, but it would've meant so much more if it wasn't just a petty stunt to write Demolition (who were suing the company at the time) out of the history books.