10 Moments Which Should Have Changed WWE’s Plans (But Didn’t)

Unlike most episodic programmes, WWE's plans for their weekly television output can often be changed on the fly depending on how a live audience feels about who they're seeing that night or other circumstances out of their control.

Stars who looked like they were about to be pushed to the moon have had the rug pulled from under them off the back of a few apathetic crowd responses and shows have been completely rejigged due to freak blizzards.

However, even though WWE have the power to completely alter their show at the very last minute, time and time again the company have opted to stick to their guns when all signs clearly pointed to a much needed change of direction.

Riding out a storm can be admirable on occasion. But, boldly ignoring what your paying customers are clearly clamouring for or simply acting like the typical rules don't apply to you has led to many a missed opportunity and some fans losing all respect for a company they once adored.

Learning from past mistakes is a vital part of a person/organisation's growth. So, here's hoping Vinny Mac's company don't get things this wrong again going forward.

Who're we kidding?

After years of being under-utilised on both Raw and SmackDown, it finally looked like the ball of wrestling brilliance that is Chad Gable was about to be given the long overdue push he deserved.

Wrestling out of his socks throughout the 2019 King of the Ring tournament, Gable performed like a man possessed in matches against former tag partner Shelton Benjamin, Andrade and Shane McMahon (yeah, he was still knocking about).

The former SmackDown, Raw and NXT Tag Team Champion excelled in the role of plucky underdog and the crowd were clearly getting more invested in him as each week rolled by. Then he lost in the final to Baron Corbin and sh*t royally hit the fan.

In a KOTR final rematch at Hell in a Cell, 'King' Corbin christened the former Olympian 'Shorty Gable' (eventually shortened to Shorty G) and a potentially outstanding organic babyface was quickly turned into the butt of a really crap joke.

Gable's stellar in-ring showcases throughout the KOTR tournament should have been enough to convince the higher ups that the talented performer had the chops to be more than a limp attempt at comic relief.

Sadly they weren't and Gable still bears that horrific nickname on SmackDown to this day.

He has recently changed his name back to 'Chad Gable' on Twitter, so fingers crossed WWE are finally coming to their senses.