10 Problems WWE Faces After WrestleMania 33

5. They Still Don't Know How To Make Stars

Roman Reigns August 2016
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There's no question that over the past decade - and especially over the past half-decade - WrestleMania has come to revolve around part-time and former stars. This year, it seems even more pronounced, as Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, The Undertaker, Triple H, and Shane McMahon will all be in major matches, while John Cena isn't really a full-time star in the truest sense of the term.

That'll be a big problem come April, when all of those men are off TV (or at least out of the ring). The stars who carried WWE throughout most of the year - men and women like AJ Styles, Dean Ambrose, Sasha Banks, Charlotte, and Chris Jericho - all seem to be in midcard matches at best at 'Mania, and fans won't forget that once the glitz and glamour has all but faded, they're left with the "stars" who weren't considered good enough to be featured at WrestleMania.

Had WWE really invested in the current crop of full-time superstars, they'd have been ready for huge matches at 'Mania - and it wouldn't feel like the big names are all leaving.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013