10 Reasons Why 2016 Has Been A Great Year For WWE (So Far)
7. More Focus On Younger Talent
Granted, hearing the commentators shove the "New Era" down our throats every week on Raw can get obnoxious. But if the past two months have been any indication, it's much more than just a buzzword. We really are entering a new era in WWE, or so it seems thus far.
Shortly after WrestleMania, WWE promoted several fresh faces from NXT to the main roster including Baron Corbin, Apollo Crews, Enzo Amore, Big Cass, The Vaudevillians, and Dana Brooke. This has been an annual tradition since 2014, so what's different now? It's that the product largely revolves around this new blood and not the same old names from the past (John Cena, Randy Orton, Triple H, Kane, etc).
The quality of Raw hasn't improved immensely compared to six months ago, but we have had more good weeks than bad as of late. And most of that can be credited to the up-and-coming athletes that are all over the program including Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Dean Ambrose and, yes, even Roman Reigns.
WWE is finally starting to realize that the likes of Cena and Orton aren't going to be able to carry the company forever, as evidenced by how they've begun to take a backseat to the future.