10 Ways WWE Storytelling Has Declined Since 2000
7. Lack Of Strong Pushes
There are a few exceptions, but WWE don’t hand out a lot of strong pushes these days. AJ Styles is supposedly one of the best wrestlers in the world, but he has won less than 50% of his matches this year, and the same goes for the bulk of WWE’s other ‘top stars.’ If a wrestler wins one week, you can almost guarantee they’re going to lose next time.
In trying to push everyone at once, WWE are succeeding in pushing nobody at all. Nobody’s ever given a chance to build any momentum when every win is followed by a loss, and this is the main reason why WWE haven’t been able to build a Steve Austin/Rock level star in recent years.
The reason Asuka’s NXT run has been such a huge success is because she’s pushed like an unbeatable monster. In NJPW, Kazuchika Okada is on top of the world because he has defended his IWGP Heavyweight Championship against a vast array of different challengers, but adapted his game, and emerged successful every time. Whoever defeats these wrestlers is going to receive a massive rub, and their victory should be a huge story in itself, but this is no longer possible on WWE’s main roster.