3 huge mistakes made by WWE in 2019 so far

We are almost halfway into 2019. WWE has undergone an overhaul in the landscape in 2019. None of the Superstars who were champs when the year commenced are champions anymore. We have full-time champions in all departments.

The WrestleMania main event saw three women competing for the first time in its history. However, WWE has also been suffering from a plummet in TV rating during this year. Without a doubt, one can say that 2019 has been a crazy year for WWE.

WWE has done some impressive things during this year. However, this article is not about that. This article would be closely inspecting some of the huge mistakes WWE has committed so far this year. From simple booking decisions to crucial blunders in decisions pertaining to the landscape of the company, this thread will take a look at five of the biggest mistakes WWE has made this year so far.

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#3 The Roman Reigns-Shane McMahon feud

The Roman Reigns-Shane McMahon feud has not been received well by the audience

Let us start with the most recent scenario that exemplifies WWE's ineptness in handling its talents. Roman Reigns is one of the biggest stars in WWE. Since his return from leukemia, Reigns has been booked strongly so far - which is a good thing. However, this booking has come at the cost of some of the most painful segments in WWE TV history.

The whole scenario between Shane McMahon, Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre is doing no good for any of the talents involved. Moreover, this feud is actually dragging the promising talent of McIntyre.

McIntyre has been pinned twice by Reigns so far in 2019 - whereas the Scottish Psychopath has done nothing notable throughout the year. Moreover, these three are repeating the same segment in every episode of RAW and SmackDown Live, thus pushing the fans away from the product.

#2 The RAW tag team division fiasco

The RAW Tag Team Champions have also not been used well by WWE

While WWE dropped the ball with most of the talents in 2019, the one division that got hit the most was definitely the RAW tag team division. Let's be honest. Ask yourself who are the current RAW Tag Team Champions. Even if you fail to answer it, I would not blame you because WWE has made the red brand's tag team division so underwhelming.

While Daniel Bryan is cutting promos about elevating tag team matches to the main event of WrestleMania and the Undisputed Era is hell-bent on reclaiming their NXT Tag Team Championships from Street Profits, we have the RAW Tag Team Champions - The Revival - sitting cold.

The only memorable moment from RAW's tag team division this year was Curt Hawkins snapping his losing streak in the pre-show of WrestleMania 35. It is painful to comprehend that the WWE executives are not willing to put the spotlight on a division with teams such as The Revival, The Usos, The Club, and The Authors of Pain.

#1 The Wild Card rule

The Wild Card rule has seriously hurt the programming of SmackDown Live

The Wild Card rule is the single biggest mistake WWE has made in 2019 so far and it is doubtful that they will do anything to either surpass this mistake or redeem it. On the May 6th episode of RAW, Vince McMahon announced the new Wild Card rule - which allows a maximum of three (later changed to four) Superstars from one brand to appear on the another. Except, the number was a lie and most of the Superstars began appearing on both shows.

Now, for some fans, this might be a welcome change to see their favorite Superstar on both shows. However, it is a fact that this drifting between the brands has led to nothing but repetitive segments on every episode of RAW and SmackDown. Let us recall the earlier point about Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre and Shane McMahon. These Superstars have been seen cutting the same promo regularly on both the shows. The Wild Card rule has seriously restricted SmackDown's ability to showcase brand-specific feuds.