10 Mistakes WWE Is Repeating With The Current Brand Split
8. Too Much Focus On Fictitious Leaders
One of the regular complaints WWE has experienced for years is that too much television time is given to the McMahons. Many fans felt WWE has revolved around the McMahon family for too long and it hurts the quality of the show.
Recently, the 2016 brand split saw the announcement of both a GM and a Commissioner of RAW and SmackDown. Stephanie McMahon and Mick Foley controlled Monday nights while Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan would run Tuesday night SmackDown Live! In addition to the tired authority figure role, WWE is creating the notion that Daniel and Mick have some sort of creative power backstage and are involved with the personnel direction when that couldn't be further from the truth.
While Shane and Stephanie certainly have some sort of creative backstage power due to their last name, Foley and Bryan are strictly on-screen talent; actors playing a role, like they've always been.
This is no different than the first brand split when Eric Bischoff was named the GM of RAW and, despite previously running WCW, was brought into WWE strictly as a talent and had no say in the direction of RAW.
WWE is overdue to eliminate the ever-present on-screen authority figure and move to the old-but-new-again idea of a seldom seen WWE president, ala Jack Tunney, with the focus being put back on the talent and not the fictitious leadership.