8 Things WWE Can Learn From Star Wars: The Force Awakens

7. Don€™t Let The Past Bitchslap The Present

Abrams and Disney have very sensibly enticed the three lead actors from the original Star Wars trilogy back to work to once again play the iconic roles that made them famous - even professional Grinch Harrison Ford. However, Han Solo and Chewbacca don't fly in and defeat the First Order on their own, sidelining Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron and rendering their participation meaningless. Similarly, while The Force Awakens is heavy with nostalgic reference, it doesn't parade its connections to the story of three decades ago without a story from today to anchor them. The character of Solo, in particular, is present to service a specific present-day story point, and beyond that and a little nostalgia trip, isn't vital to the ongoing narrative. WWE has a tendency to do the opposite of all that, bringing elderly legends from the company€™s glory days in for a short run or even a single night, and then having them run roughshod over the current roster. The implication is always that the past - the Attitude Era, the New World Order, D-Generation X, Hulkamania, whatever - is preferable and more entertaining to the present or the future. That€™s not how you persuade lapsed and casual wrestling fans to devote time and money to your product. WWE need to drop the nostalgia run, nix the part-timers, and...