10 Things You Learn Watching WWE TV After 9 Months Away

Hey, does anyone remember when Fandango beat Chris Jericho? Or when Tyler Breeze was one of the biggest stars of NXT? How about when Rusev was an unstoppable killing machine, who went on a Goldberg-like streak for nearly a year? Do any of you maybe recall a period when his valet Lana was given whole minutes on the microphone to dress down audiences, in some of the most entertaining segments of the show? Oh, and can anyone picture that time when Dolph Ziggler felt like the most popular man on the roster and was hotter than a habanero?

We all should be able to, because it was only in the past two years that those people were either huge deals that were being pushed to the moon or were valuable parts of the programme that helped bridge the monologue at the top, to the concluding match. Now, they are nothing but enhancement talent.

It's no secret that Vinnie Mac is brutally ruthless when he changes his mind on a talent. But there's something so depressing about seeing someone that was a significant figure the last time you watched, being used as enhancement talent in woeful squash matches, or shoddily executed Battle Royals. When they get pushed down the card somewhat gradually, you kind of forget about the fact that at some point they were headed for something more than jobbing. When you turn on the TV and see Lana standing there silently, or Tyler Breeze having to take the most obvious possible Battle Royal bump to get one of his young peers over, it really spells out just how fickle this Vince McMahon’s whims truly are.