10 Ways WWE Can Shake Up RAW
10. Sort Out Commentary
WWE commentary is absolutely abysmal. It is easy to be negative about the media we consume in this hyper-mobile world, but there really are very few redeeming qualities when it comes to the announcing on the main roster. Samoa Joe is the best of a bad bunch but he only really gets a pass because he's Samoa Joe.
WWE has a major problem with babysitting and handholding. This is true from top to bottom but it is arguably hardest felt in the vocal world, in the interviews and the commentating. Having to listen to voiceless announcers regurgitating the same feigned shock and excitement in exactly the same phrases week after week is a chore, and it has always been a chore. It makes the product unwatchable.
Remedying this isn't difficult. Simply stop screaming in the ears of the announce team, stop telling them what to say and when to say it, and stop tying them up in vomit-worthy buzzwords and oblivious stupidity. Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton have been around long enough to get a sense of the industry, and Samoa Joe is hands-down one of the best talkers in the entire company.
Stop shackling them and you'll have an altogether more watchable show.