10 Deadly Mistakes WWE Must NOT Make Before WrestleMania XL
1. Stifled Creative
The above image is not recent, but it does interpret the current feeling within WWE.
The Raw after WrestleMania 39 was the worst in history. Not subjectively, but objectively, the worst. A Cagematch rating of 0.61 at the time of writing ranks it the third worst pro wrestling show in history; for reference, the 28 September 2010 NXT (which featured no wrestling!) and the catastrophically terrible Heroes of Wrestling are the first and second worst shows. That's the level of awful dross we're dealing with.
On paper, the card wasn't cruddy. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn vs. The Street Profits, Bobby Lashley vs. Mustafa Ali, and Austin Theory vs. Rey Mysterio are all, on paper, satisfactory and average Raw bouts.
Owens and Zayn ultimately didn't defend the Undisputed Tag Team titles, and instead contested a non-performance, a letdown of what could've been subjectively charming. Lashley pulverised Ali for just 38 seconds. Theory vs. Mysterio was as much of a house show match as Theory vs. John Cena was from two nights prior.
Matt Riddle returned, though, so, yay? No Jay White. No Randy Orton. No Big E. The audience did have their hopes up, it must be stated, but this?
This was Vince McMahon Vince McMahoning WWE all over again.