10 Things Next Series WWE Ruthless Aggression Should Focus On

Before the Ruthless Aggression Era, episodes of Raw, SmackDown, and PPVs were given a format to follow. Certain wrestlers were granted the time to give a promo and would follow a loose rundown on what to say. As long as they mentioned key information - such as their opponent, the upcoming event, town or date - wrestlers would be left to present it as they saw fit.

This led to many wrestlers developing their characters organically. Talent such as Steve Austin and The Rock are two of the greatest examples of how well this approach can work. However, this set up began to change during The Attitude Era, and even more so during the Ruthless Aggression Era.

On an episode of his podcast, Jim Cornette explained how Ed Ferrara was the first writer WWE employed, which set the precedent for how they would conduct creative in the following years. The lack of genuine characters has been a constant hot topic for the past decade. Too many wrestlers are given scripts that don’t resonate with the audience nor correlate with the character they are trying to portray on-screen.

Jon Moxley was candid in saying that it was the creative direction for Dean Ambrose’s germaphobe character that killed his passion for being a WWE superstar. In AEW, without a script, he is one of the best on the microphone and feels like a believable badass.

Too many cooks spoil the broth, and too many writers spoil the current product. Sufferin’ succotash!