10 Ways WWE Has Changed Since John Morrison Left
5. Cash In A Flash
John Morrison's return coming just days before one of the biggest weeks in WWE history spoke to how nothing ever stands still in the organisation, regardless of how much more polish they've been able to add to their processes over the last decade.
2019 will prove to be financially transformative for WWE, but it'll remain unclear just how much these changes will benefit the viewer. Moneyed television deals and the problematic relationship with the Saudi Arabian Sports Authority filled Vince McMahon's mansions with rivers of gold, but only in the wake of the Wednesday Night War and pressure from Fox has this finally manifested in impacting the actual output.
2018 saw WWE scooping over 50% of their revenue from television rights deals and other investments and endorsements rather than cash from a customer's pocket. They'll welcome small fortunes from all of us, but our hard-earned investment no longer reflects a majority, regardless of how much a McMahon tells us we still come first.
The corporate culture changes can be largely credited to Stephanie McMahon and Triple H's gradual takeover of the operational side of the industry. From the original top table, only Kevin Dunn remains - and not coincidentally, production style is one of the few things that hasn't massively altered since the 2002 WWE shift. A warehoused roster including the likes of 'JoMo' speaks to how the system works - more is always more with the company, but it's ever meant more to have more.