10 Red Flags For The Future Of Triple H's WWE
7. The Women's Division Quick Fixes Haven't Worked
The list of women that have been added to the talent pool since Triple H took over is long, and it was necessary surveying the rosters on both shortly before Vince McMahon resigned in disgrace.
But simply filling television time with the performers isn't the solution, and 'The Game' should know this more than most. Nobody within the industry had a better reputation than him when it came to booking female divisions, and there's absolutely still time for him to actively work at this problem than just paper over the cracks, but early signs aren't great.
Damage CTRL have mostly just been in a rotational war with Bianca Belair, Alexa Bliss and Asuka since returning, and decent matches playing to virtual silence are evidence of the wider disconnect with crowds. On SmackDown, Ronda Rousey's awkwardly skipped back and forth between heel and babyface due to a useless SummerSlam match finish that simultaneously killed Liv Morgan's credibility in the process. That show's list of credible contenders is wafer thin too, explaining why Bayley, Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai have been permitted to work both shows despite Rey Mysterio using the divide to avoid seeing his estranged son.
There was more to do than perhaps even he realised, but at what point exactly will he actually weave some of that much-needed 2014/15 magic?