10 Moves WWE Must Make To Regain Popularity
2. Listen To The Fans!
In 1996, the fans told WWE that Stone Cold Steve Austin was the next major superstar. In 1998, the fans told WWE that The Rock - and not Rocky Maivia - was the next great superstar. Believe it or not, in 2004, the fans told WWE that John Cena was the next breakout star, regardless of how quickly that support may have dissipated.
WWE used to listen to their fans to know who to push as the next top superstar. From Hulk Hogan to Bret Hart and Steve Austin to The Rock, WWE had some pretty popular babyfaces back in the day when they listed to the fans. Nowadays, it's reversed: WWE tells the fans who the next top superstar will be and if RAW's television ratings are any indication, the company's failing miserably. The most glaring example would be WWE's current top babyface, Roman Reigns.
If "babyface" is another term for a good guy (read: popular) wrestler than Roman Reigns has to be considered the worst and least popular popular superstar in WWE history. No that's not a typo, WWE has presented the guy that elicits the loudest boos and jeers of all its talents into the role as the company's most popular figure. If that doesn't tell you how lost and backwards WWE has things today, I don't know what will.