10 Ways WWE Has Been An Absolute Mess In 2021

10. Bringing Back The Fiend Just To Kill Him Again

Things were off to a terrific start when Bray Wyatt resurfaced in 2019 and dismantled Finn Balor, but WWE couldn't go two matches before bungling everything up.

WWE simply hasn't been able to maintain 'The Fiend' canon. Despite winning audiences over with his original presentation, Vince & co. tampered with a winning formula and forced out enough paranormal banter to make even The Undertaker cringe. If 2019 Wyatt was a spoonful of sugar, the 2021 version was a shot of Ipecac.

If there was any hope left, it was the Randy Orton feud. It might have been riddled with Papa Shango levels of dark magic and an evil Alexa Bliss, but it was still long-term storytelling coming full circle. And when 'The Viper' burned Wyatt alive at TLC, it meant WWE could let the character chill for a moment before bringing him back even stronger.

That would have been too easy. Instead, 'The Fiend' returned in over-produced fashion only to job to Orton at WrestleMania. Not only was this another big loss for Wyatt, but the finish also made him look foolish, especially since his opponent tried to murder him a few months prior. And then he vanished.

Rumblings of Wyatt from WWE's side have certainly calmed down since April, especially with Bliss lifting the act on Raw. Only time will tell how Wyatt will return, but unless it's 'The Demon' vs 'The Fiend,' it's hard to see how fans could be won back over