10 Ways Triple H's WWE Dream Became A Complete Nightmare
6. Booking The Women’s Division
Triple H got a lot of credit (deservedly) for his work in
simply reintroducing logic and week-to-week planning in how WWE booked Raw and
SmackDown during the past year.
If matches were advertised, they would most often take place. Characters had understandable motivations. There were decent story arcs for more than just a handful of major stars. The expansion of the rosters meant that we didn’t get weeks of rematches for no reason other than there was no one else for people to wrestle.
And yet, Triple H absolutely deserves a hefty amount of blame for the shoddy booking of the women’s divisions on the main roster. The women’s tag division has always been nonexistent, but it never materialized under Papa H’s reign.
Bianca Belair’s title feud with Asuka heading into WrestleMania 39 was absolutely abysmal, which is criminal considering the talent involved. Becky Lynch has had some stumbles. Charlotte Flair once again won a title upon returning, a Vince cheat code that clearly hadn’t been flushed. Damage CTRL should be deemed a failure, despite all the TV time they’ve received.
Perhaps the biggest transgression was just the general lack of depth despite Triple H rehiring numerous women: Emma, Tegan Nox, Mia Yim, Candice LeRae. Have any of them had an ounce of real character development since coming back? They’re all basically warm bodies to go out there, win or lose, and then do the opposite the next week.
That’s to say nothing about other various callups and roster
mainstays. What have Piper Niven, Xia Li, Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross or Tamina
done of note? Indi Hartwell debuted in that tag turmoil match and was eliminated
in seconds. There’s obviously some good in there too, but there are way too
many missteps with the women’s division to polish up a Booker of the Year
trophy for Triple H.