10 Ways WWE Has Been An Absolute Mess In 2021

For the better part of a decade, one of WWE's greatest strengths has been a loaded roster. Yet even with an unfair helping of the biggest names in the wrestling biz, few performers have found their way to the tip-top of McMahon Mountain.

Pick any WWE era, and surely you can name its marquee grapplers, from Bruno Sammartino to John Cena. That's not such an easy task these days, though. A franchise player is a wrestler who completely encapsulates their promotion. Roman Reigns currently fills those shoes, but beyond him, there aren't too many wrestlers who make you think "WWE" whenever you see them. Randy Orton could be considered the other top guy, but therein lies the major issue. He became a made man over a decade ago.

There's a glimmer of hope some weeks whenever an underutilized performer suddenly gets a push on TV. Sadly, these pushes often come to a screeching halt (largely on a whim), and instead of building a new star, WWE often leaves talent looking rather foolish. For instance, it'll become increasingly harder for fans to get behind Mustafa Ali if he continues jobbubg out while gimmick surfing.

With most of the main eventers in WWE floating around 40-50 years of age, many of them aren't going to be around much longer. Unless the company starts placing a stronger investment in its talent, it'll end up looking more like a ghost town than a bustling universe whenever their current stars hang up their boots.