5 things WWE must do to make The OC a success 

WWE finally reunited The OC last month on Monday Night Raw and while the move was an interesting twist in their programming, not a lot has been done to make them a big deal since then. Unfortunately for the company, what should be their biggest draw at the moment, is now toiling away in the midcard with no end in sight.

With that being said and this being the third time that WWE has decided to put this particular act back together, here are five things they must do to make The OC a success this time. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us what you believe will make The OC successful in WWE.

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#5 Stop booking them to lose

AJ Styles and The Club need to stop losing so much!

While WWE's version of The Bullet Club did start out as a huge success, especially with the help of the time to beat up John Cena meme, the company hasn't done much to keep them hot since then. In fact, this is the third time the company has reunited them in some form.

Unfortunately for the WWE, this is leading to skepticism about whether the company can book The OC successfully going forward and whether this will end in disaster or not. With that being said, one thing the company can do to avoid that happening is to stop booking them to lose when it counts.

In the end, The OC is still being booked semi-weak over the past couple of weeks and things only got worse after being embarrassed by DX during The Raw Reunion. If nothing else, the first thing WWE needs to do is make sure they are booking this group to look strong and not like the midcard jobbers that they are currently being portrayed as.

#4 Get them out of the midcard

WWE can only keep The Club in the midcard for so long.

Another big thing WWE needs to do is to take The OC gimmick out of the mid-card. Not only will this help make the group look more prominent going forward, but it also leads to a lot of interesting storyline options that will be explained a bit later.

Although some would argue that a move like that wouldn't be organic enough or would result in the group burning out after a short time, WWE needs to take a risk here. They also need to understand that if they put more time and effort into this storyline, the payoff later down the road could be immense.

Think about it! If WWE is somehow able to get AJ Styles, Gallows, and Anderson out of the mid-card and explore other storyline options, they have a chance to create something very special here. The only question is whether WWE will take the risk or not in doing so, or once again let the full potential of the group slip through their fingers.

#3 Book them as anti-heroes

Should WWE book The Club as anti-heroes?

Let's be honest here.

The WWE has struggled for years to find out what makes The OC so irrevocably special and might miss the boat once again unless they are careful. That's why WWE absolutely must start to book these guys as anti-heroes and the best way to do that is to put them up against some kind of authority figure.

Whether that be Shane McMahon, Triple H, Paul Heyman or even Vince McMahon himself doesn't matter. Either way, The OC needs to be booked as anti-heroes ready to buck Authority. Of course, some are going to say that's too similar to what WWE is doing on SmackDown Live with Kevin Owens, but that doesn't mean Raw can't have its anti-heroes too!

In all honesty, WWE has been holding back AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows for months now and it would be a brilliant move to incorporate it into a storyline somehow. At least that way, WWE can bring back some of the groups' true magic and have a good storyline going forward.

#2 Have Finn Balor Join The Club

Finn Balor needs to join The Club!

Finn Balor has been bogged down in the midcard for so long and one has to wonder why the company hasn't already gone ahead and put him in The OC. Sure, it seems inconceivable since Balor is on SmackDown Live and the group is currently on Raw, but that could be easily solved by the Wildcard Rule.

WWE could also have Balor ignore the Wildcard Rule entirely and just show up with The OC whenever he wants. At least this way, Balor finally has a purposeful storyline again and he can become a sort of edgy anti-hero.

In the end, Balor would flourish in The OC and having him around would add yet another interesting layer to this already intriguing storyline. It also gives him a chance to be propelled back into relevance, which could finally result in him getting the title run he has deserved for a long time.

#1 Put Styles and Balor in The Universal title picture

AJ Styles versus Finn Balor. Who wins?

Monday Night Raw is in need of an overarching storyline again and one of the best ways to go about that could be to put The OC in The Universal title picture with Brock Lesnar. Not only will this allow the fans to rally around the group as the bearers of change in WWE, but it also allows for the company to protect Lesnar as well.

If nothing else, the WWE Universe is upset at the company for putting the big red belt back on Brock Lesnar and the only real way to fix it is to get the belt back off of him. With that being said, however, it has to be done in a way that can protect Lesnar going forward. This is why having The OC around ringside for the title match could be a great opportunity.

WWE can also use this opportunity to play with the dynamics of the group and ultimately have Balor and Styles fight to see who will be its leader. In the end, it would be a real rating grabber, and it would finally put Balor in the role that he was destined to play for a while now and it also protects Lesnar in defeat.

Absolutely perfect!