10 WWE Decisions AEW SHOULD BE Scared Of
5. Re-establishing Legends
A disastrous Undertaker/Goldberg match at April's Super Showdown was the second Saudi Arabia show in a row to take the legacies of legends and publicly dismember them, no matter how bad a look it was.
'The Deadman' joined Kane, Shawn Michaels and an injured Triple H in assembling one of the most embarrassing pay-per-view main events in years at November 2018's Crown Jewel, doubling down on years of indifferent efforts that seemed sure to eventually kill his reputation as an all-time great and future drawing power as one of the company's special attractions.
Then, in two months, both 'Big Evil' and Big Bill were completely rehabilitated.
Inserted into midcard programmes to play their greatest hits in well-booked spectacles, the pair washed away the Saudi stain with two of the best one-night outings of 2019. Are WWE finally figuring out how to get the best out of their former favourites?
A look elsewhere on the show seems to suggest so. Jerry Lawler, Kurt Angle and Mick Foley were all fed to Bray Wyatt's Fiend, whilst Stone Cold Steve Austin and Booker T have been Skyped in to put over present day babyfaces as well as whatever they're looking to promote for themselves.
There isn't a perfect formula, but WWE's galaxy of stars is something the opposition simply can't offer. It's time to monetise it beyond just filling the Network archive.