Today, We present you "10 HUGE Mistakes Vince McMahon/WWE Shockingly Already Did In 2019!"
WWE may be the biggest wrestling promotion in the world, and host to some of the biggest
stars of all time, but that doesn’t mean everyone has been used correctly
For every ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin or The Rock, there are stars like D’Lo Brown or Christian, popular
talented performer who for one reason or another, never received the best booking
In 2019, the company boasts it’s biggest, and arguably it’s most talented roster ever,
but that still doesn’t mean everyone is used correctly.
Here are 10 HUGE Mistakes Vince McMahon WWE Shockingly Already Did In 2019!
10: Strowman turns, just to turn back
Braun Strowman has become one of WWE’s most popular stars in recent years, and in 2018
it seemed the Monster Among Men was destined to become the next Universal Champion
After winning the RAW tag team titles practically by himself at WrestleMania 34, the super
heavyweight would win the Greatest Royal Rumble that same month, and would even become Mr Money in the Bank 2018 just a few months later
With all this momentum and consistent cheers by the fans, it seemed that Strowman would be the
one to end Brock Lesnar’s reign with the red title, something fans had been waiting for for over a year
However, this didn’t transpire, as once Roman Reigns ended the 504 day reign of the beast Incarnate at that year’s Summerslam
the decision was made to turn Strowman heel, a disastrous choice by the company
Despite Reigns ending Lesnar’s strangle hold on the title, the Big Dog was still being hit with a mixed response by fans
and putting him up against the recently turned Strowman,
who was still massively popular with the crowd wasn’t helping getting fans to cheer the new champion
When the Big Dog took time away from the ring to battle Leukaemia, RAW was in need of a top face so Strowman was turned back to being face
and even though this was the right call by the company, Strowman failed to capture the title once again, losing to the Beast at Crown Jewel
These back and forth turns have greatly hurt Strowman’s momentum, and the Monster Among Men
hasn’t been seen as a world title contender since these constant flip flops took him down a notch
9: The Kabuki Warriors
Despite being one of NXT’s most successful stars, spending her entire time in the yellow brand undefeated
Asuka has struggled greatly since being called up in late 2017.
Asides from winning the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble and one brief reign as SmackDown Women’s Champion
Asuka has struggled for the majority of her main roster run, and though she has garnered a legion of fans as a singles star
the decision was made this year to partner her with fellow Japanese sensation Kairi Sane
Since both women struggle to speak English, the WWE paired the duo with Paige, who had been barely used since losing her role
as SmackDown General Manager, though thingshaven’t gone well for the trio
Paige has very little chemistry with her clients, and the pairing is especially odd when you consider
that managers almost exclusively work with heels, not faces
With Asuka and Sane somehow doing less as a team than they did as singles stars, it seems all three ladies involved are suffering
from a poor idea with no long-term plan and given how they pushed the Empress of Tomorrow before her main roster call up,
it’s clear WWE have dropped the ball and are in no rush to pick it up
8: Calling up Cruiserweights
205 Live may not be the most viewed show in WWE, but that doesn’t mean the show is lacking in quality matches
Far from it, the purple brand often has the best matches on WWE TV, thanks in parts to stars like Buddy Murphy and Cedric Alexander
Recently, the two were called to different shows, with Alexander being drafted to RAW and Murphy moving to SmackDown Live
Despite the incredible talent of the two, neither man has had any relevant moments since being
drafted, and thanks to the Wild Card rule, it seems this isn’t going to change anytime soon
Though both have held the Cruiserweight title in the past, many fans are doubting that they’ll ever
seen either Alexander or Murphy capture championship gold ever again on their new brands
7: The Boss’s reigns come up short
There’s been plenty of rumors in 2019 about Sasha Banks possibly leaving WWE
but based on her title reigns on the main roster, you couldn’t exactly blame the Boss for wanting out
After being a dominant force in NXT, Banks joined the main roster in 2015, and on the first RAW in
July 2016 after the Brand extension, captured the RAW Women’s title in the main event
This reign however would end just weeks later, and this would be a sign of things to come,
as all 4 of Banks’ reigns with the title would end abruptly
Perhaps the most glaring instance of WWE dropping the ball with the Boss came at Hell in a Cell 2016, when she lost the title
to Charlotte Flair in Sasha’s hometown, in the first ever Women’s Hell in a Cell match
This string of bad luck and bad booking has followed the Boss ever since, as despite becoming the first WWE Women’s Tag Team
Champions with Bayley earlier this year, the pair’s reign was short, losing the titles to the IIconics at WrestleMania 35
To be fair to WWE, Banks’ reported attitude problems backstage may have been her downfall, as according to reports
there is no shortage of Superstars with an axe to grind with the former
champion, including Ronda Rousey, Lana, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair
With all these botched title reigns, it’s clear WWE don’t see Sasha as the star they once though she was
and it may be just a matter of time before the Boss takes her talents to other promotions
6: Kevin Owens’ betrays the New Day
When Kevin Owens returned from injury in early 2019, everything was rushed
To allow Kofi Kingston his WWE title win at WrestleMania, Owens was chosen to replace the New
Day star at Fastlane to take on WWE Champion Daniel Bryan in the rarely seen heel vs heel match
Failing to capture the title from the Eco Warrior, Owens was able to get over with
fans by turning face, being a replacement for the injured Big E in the New Day
The only problem with the turn is that everyone knew what was going to happen, as Owens’ history of turning
on his partners like Sami Zayn and Chris Jericho meant nobody bought this change of heart
In a swerve that everyone and their grandmother saw coming, the Prize fighter
would turn on the group just weeks later, going back to his heel ways
Without much explanation of why Owens joined the group in the first place, the Canadian failed to win the title
from Kingston at Money in the Bank, meaning that his months of planning had all been for nothing
Once again a heel and teaming with Zayn, Owens has actually accomplished very little in 2019
despite being one of SmackDown’s most featured performers
Yes guys, this is the same guy who was known as THE PRIZEFIGHTER in NXT and a former Universal Champion – Way to go Oldman !!!!
5: Bliss beats Bayley to the punch
Though she is riding high as the SmackDown Women’s Champion and first ever Women’s Grand
Slam winner, Bayley has only recently accomplished these feats after years of irrelevance
One of the most popular and beloved stars in NXT, the Huggable One joined the main roster in 2016
and in February the next year, dethroned Charlotte Flair as RAW Women’s Champion
A huge win for Bayley, this reign would be short-lived, as just a few months later
she would lose the gold to the red brand’s newest draftee, Alexa Bliss
Not only did Bliss win the title at Payback but she would go on to beat Bayley with ease in
rematches, crushing all momentum the Hugger had from her NXT days.
In an ironic twist though, Bliss would lose the very same title at Summerslam 2018 to Ronda Rousey
the newest hot commodity on RAW, just like how Bliss had toppled Bayley the year prior
4: Ready, Unwilling and Gable
It’s hard to pinpoint when exactly the WWE dropped the ball with Chad Gable, but over the years
there’s been plenty of times when the company could have elevated the talented grappler
Despite being one of two men to hold the RAW, SmackDown Live and NXT Tag Team titles
Gable has been rarely used on the main roster since splitting with long time tag partner Jason Jordan
When the pair split in 2017, it was because Jordan had been selected to be Kurt Angle’s illegitimate son
though fans were quick to point out that Gable would’ve been a better pick giving the young
star’s real life Olympic wrestling background
With Jordan’s injury and possible retirement from the ring in early 2018, fans also can’t help but
wonder what could have been if it was Gable revealed as Kurt’s son instead of his tag team partner
Teaming with Robert Roode did little for Gable either as though the pair held gold, it wasn’t
long after they lost the titles that they split up.
Recently moving to 205 Live, it’s unclear what the future holds for Gable on the purple brand
but it may be the best call for Gable
as the Wild Card rule has made for lesser used stars on both RAW and SmackDown to get even less TV time
3: The king of Wrong Style
Like so many people on this list, Shinsuke Nakamura’s WWE career could not have gotten off to a better start
Joining NXT in early 2016, Nakamura quickly captured the NXT title from Samoa Joe that
that same year, and wowed audiences with his strong style offence and unique personality
Joining SmackDown Live the following year, fans were rightly excited, and when the Japanese star
won the 2018 Men’s Royal Rumble, it seemed another title reign was around the corner
And then everything went downhill when WWE dropped the ball
Losing to AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34, a sudden heel turn derailed all of Nakamura’s momentum, and after constant losses to
the Phenomenal One over many months, the King of Strong Style’s credibility was in tatters
Despite being a two-time United States Champion, Nakamura has been barely used in 2019
and it’s still incredible that a dream feud between him and AJ Styles became a chore to watch
Not seen on WWE TV for several weeks fans,can’t help but wonder how someone who started
face in the roster, as rumors continue to swirl that Nakamura only remains with the company to collect a paycheck
2: Letting Lars Sullivan talk
With his colossal size and unique look, it’s not hard to see why WWE sees huge potential in Lars Sullivan as the next monster heel
Making his main roster debut on the April 8 edition of RAW, Sullivan certainly had an impact
attacking Kurt Angle and proceeded to decimate smaller stars on a weekly basis
Unfortunately, beating up superstars week after week quickly grew old
which is probably why the company decided to have Sullivan talk during his feud with the Lucha House Party
Instead of an engaging, thought provoking monologue though, Sullivan delivered a dull promo that
quickly lost fans on the June 4th edition of SmackDown, and his mystique hasn’t been the same since
Beating the Lucha House Party by disqualification at Super Showdown didn’t help Sullivan in any way,
and though he would destroy the group post-match it would’ve made much more sense for the mastodon
to just beat them clean in the match in the first place
With some controversial comments by Sullivan recently coming to light, it might be best for both WWE
and Lars for the Freak to keep his mouth shut from now on
Special Mention
Aleister Fades to Black
Aleister Black in NXT was nothing short of a phenomenon, with his gothic look and strong-style
offence making him one of the developmental brand’s most popular champions
Not only a former NXT Champion, the Dutch star also won the 2019 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
with Ricochet, as well as three NXT end of year awards throughout his time in the yellow brand
Since being brought up to the main roster though, Black has done very little on the main roster, failing to capture both the RAW
and SmackDown Tag Team titles with Ricochet, who he has since split with
With Black’s currently searching for a proper opponent for his first major feud on the main roster
it’s unclear who WWE will pick, if they even have a plan for the former NXT Champion at all
Ali falls down the ladder
If there’s one Superstar from 205 Live who has been a success since leaving the purple brand behind, it’s Ali
Joining SmackDown Live in late 2018, the former Police officer had an incredible start on the blue
brand, beating then-WWE Champion Daniel Bryan in a huge upset
Though a unfortunate injury cost Ali a potential WrestleMania match against Bryan
the young star did bounce back, qualifying for the 2019 Men’s Money in the Bank ladder match
and it seemed at one point during the match, that Ali was going to become the next holder of the coveted briefcase
Countless fans, both in the arena and at home cheered the beloved babyface, until the theme of
Brock Lesnar played, and fans quickly realised what was going to happen
Sure enough, Lesnar won the match he wasn’t supposed to be in, as the WWE once again
gave a huge win and World title opportunity to a part-timer over one of their full-time and most popular Superstars
Though some fans still hope that Ali may one day win the WWE title, it’s hard to remain positive as
the company has already dropped the ball for his push this year
1: Rusev Day is over
When Rusev made his WWE main roster debut at the 2014 Royal Rumble, few fans could expect what was going to happen
Joining the main roster full time on the night after WrestleMania 30, the Bulgarian star enjoyed a
year-long undefeated streak, capturing the United States title in the process
In the years since though, Rusev has been the victim of stop start pushes, sometimes being seen as a
credible threat to other Superstars, whilst other times being a complete joke
Despite three reigns with the US title and his massively popular Rusev Day chant getting over with
the crowd, it seems WWE have no idea what to do with the super athlete
A random feud turned tag team with Shinsuke Nakamura didn’t provide the answer
and it’s been a while since either Rusev or Lana have been seen on WWE TV
Often teasing that he is leaving the company, each year it seems more likely that the couple will
follow through on this promise, as despite his incredible ability in the ring and charisma on the mic
Rusev seems to be one of the most under-utilized stars in WWE today
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