12 WWE Nightmares That Could Come True In 2026

WWE has experienced a bit of a boom in business and overall popularity since Triple H assumed control of things from Vince McMahon, but nothing lasts forever. There’s some clear evidence that ‘The Game’ is running out of goodwill creatively with the audience. People are questioning his decisions more than they were before, and the quality of PLEs has also been debated due to the changing landscape of ESPN subscription prices.

On that front, 'The Game' is determined to hold onto his general belief that 'less is more'. Many WWE supercards only have a handful of matches (5 is his go to), and that flies in the face of a company approach that was once 'more is more'. Personally, the guy writing this article likes the relative bare bones layout of these PLEs because it makes each match easy to digest and enjoy fully, but they're clearly not for everybody and do clash with the stacked offerings in groups like AEW, TNA or New Japan.

Whilst it's doubtful that things will ever drop to 1995 levels of disinterest again, this current boom could fade somewhat back to pre-2022/2023 levels in 2026. In 2019, WWE earned scorn from all corners of the wrestling map for shoddy booking, boring TV and nonsensical ideas. McMahon's dotage would've been a terrible time to be a fan had AEW not raced into view and offered a vibrant alternative.

There's another elephant in the room which exists when people sit down to chat about why this financial boom is even a thing in the first place. Yes, TKO have steered WWE back towards headlines for the right reasons (largely), but that has come at a cost to paying fans.

Literally!