When it comes to being more aggressive/assertive, it helps to have a goal. A purpose/target that you are aspiring to. The original plan for The New Day had a purpose. They had a point to prove and goals they wanted to achieve. Right now The New Day is purposeless. The aimlessly meander from week to week with no semblance of a plan or goal. Do they want anything? What are they trying to achieve through their positive attitudes? Are they part of some kind of religious or positive thinking movement? All legitimate questions you could ask about New Day, and the answer to all of which is No, nothing at all. This all stems back to the fact that people like active characters, because active characters have a purpose. Active characters have goals. Its not like coming up with goals for The New Day would be all that difficult. It could be as simple as they are tired of being stepping stones, walked on by everybody in the WWE, and now they are banding together to push back. They could be racially motivated. Looking at the state of African Americans in wrestling (past and present) it wouldnt be that much of a stretch to have three Black Superstars take umbrage with the the fact that Black wrestlers are seen as interchangeable by upper management, that for the majority of Black History Month in 2015 no black superstars were featured in story lines on Monday Night Raw, that only 2 Black Superstars have been featured in singles matches on PPV since June of 2014, and the fact that there are very few promising Black Superstars coming up from NXT. Thats not even mentioning how few Black Superstars have even sniffed at a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Title. The issue here is somebody has to be the heels, and it shouldnt be the oppressed African Americans, but in the Reality Era you cant really paint the heel TV Authority (AKA the actual Authority figures) as racist in any way. The best course of action would be to portray Kofi, Xavier and Big E as three smart, college educated Black nerds. They dont fit in with other Black guys because they arent considered black enough but they also dont quite fit in with white people, because they dont fully understand certain aspects of black culture. They are men on an island, that dont quite fit in completely anywhere, so they lash out, thus alienating themselves further on both sides. Its a story that many black people can relate to, and also contributes to black culture in a way that is meaningful.
Matthew J. Douglas is an emerging screenwriter born in Toronto. A lifelong fascination with what makes a compelling story and the Toni Morrison quote "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." led the often opinionated Matthew to the life of writer. Matthew is also a lifelong WWE fan, and a self diagnosed Reality TV Junkie.
