10 Disastrous WWE Booking Decisions Triple H Has Already Botched

1. Sami Zayn & The Road To WrestleMania...

Sami Zayn
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...maybe.

Riding a wave of momentum that wasn't - as was errantly reported by one too many outlets that have forgotten that WWE can still occasionally be a wrestling show because Vince McMahon like it that way - "organic", Sami Zayn walked into Montreal's Bell Centre on for Elimination Chamber 2023 as an impeccably-booked babyface challenger for Roman Reigns' Universal Championship, and walked out without the strap.

This threw up a host of different takes, with many suggesting that Roman's 900+ day run with both belts needed to come to an end because Zayn was the right man even if a February B-Show before an enormous WrestleMania main event a year in the making was the wrong time. It was hard to argue watching Zayn's fire on the go-home SmackDown; an event that convinced every last person to watch to see if he could get the job done.

Feelings are powerful things, and a lack of "Sami Zayn: Undisputed WWE Universal Champion" hurt a lot of people's in ways similar to what the company once achieved with shameful regularity. For those that suffered through it, the Road To WrestleMania has lost all meaning, but patience should be extended to Triple H just this once. Would tearing up the plans not have been what the company were so often at fault for recklessly doing in the past? 'The Show Of Shows' itself will determine if this slight on the beloved former NXT Champion was shrewd, or just plain sh*tty.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett