10 Things WWE Fans Have To Look Forward To In 2018

6. Increased Match Quality In The Women's Divisions

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Like so much of WWE in general, the only factor driving any semblance of optimism here is the notion that things cannot possibly get any worse.

We've already seen the best Nia Jax has to offer in the protective context of NXT, in which the super-talented agent Sara Amato, free from the live, travelling, multi-hour weekly TV grind, is on hand to steer the more inexperienced hands through a challenging TakeOver baptism. Produced - expertly, and necessarily - Jax looked very good on the British side of the pond at TakeOver: London. Travelling across the States, the state of her performances inspires disbelief. A more error-prone champion in WWE history you will not find, with the exception of the Divas of old - the Divas of old Nia's very division is built around banishing.

Does Carmella have anything to offer beyond a moonwalk and a spot of camera-mugging? Unable to sequence together an in-ring narrative even under WWE's strict, no-room-for-error direction, Carmella is instead told to get heat by barely doing anything - because she is incapable of doing anything approaching the level of a performer contracted by the biggest wrestling company on the planet.

Neither will end 2018 as Women's Champion of their respective divisions. Though it often doesn't feel like it, there is a limit to WWE's please-ourselves policy, as the magic events of 7 November 2017, confirmed.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!