10 Ways WWE Has Changed Since John Morrison Left

10. Development Heaven

The multi-year talent development malaise John Morrison managed to escape from in the mid-200s was finally addressed by Triple H’s first major move into corporate corners of the company.

Seeing first hand how talents just like the 'Shamen Of Sexy' were struggling to break through from an evidently broken system, ‘The Game’ carefully castrated goobers of his ilk on television until his argument for enforced change sold itself behind the scenes. Reimagining the failing Florida Championship Wrestling as a scaled-back version of the similarly sh*te NXT, he then transformed that into one of the hottest ticket in the wrestling world.

The black-and-gold brand rapidly became beloved by Orlando natives attending tapings at Full Sail University and television viewers thirsty for the sort of Sports Entertainment they simply weren’t served on the main roster.

Carefully plotted and planned, the gimmicks and matches delight by design in the sort of way the sometimes-robotic Morrison could shine. It has at least been fuelled by another significant philosophical shift, one so powerful that 'JoMo' himself was able to make a living long after his WWE exit...