5 Problems with WWE Creative that the company still needs to address

#1 Not listening to the crowd

The WWE Universe

One of the few times bookers really listened to the crowd was during Daniel Bryan's ascent to the top of the company. Fans were red hot for the bearded wonder and were incensed when he was not a part of the 2014 Royal Rumble Match that was won by Batista. Due to incredible backlash, the main event of that year's WrestleMania was changed from another showdown between 'The Animal' and Randy Orton to a Triple Threat Match with Bryan.

Fans felt that way again the following year with Bryan's treatment at the Royal Rumble. He was a part of the match, but was unceremoniously eliminated after a short run halfway through. Not even The Rock could help turn around the boos that were directed at Roman Reigns, after 'The Big Dog' won the match.

Those were just examples from five years ago. More recently, both Rusev and Strowman were red hot. Rusev received a WWE Championship match against AJ Styles, but lost. He also lost a tag team title match alongside Aiden English. Rusev Day was one of the hottest things going in 2018, but nothing much came out of it.

During 2017 and 2018, Braun Strowman was gaining steam as one of the top stars in the company. He received three title shots at Lesnar, but came up short each time. The crowd was clearly behind both men at those times, but WWE Creative missed out on a golden opportunity to make both men even bigger stars.

This isn't to say that the bookers ignore the fans, but they have misread situations or didn't strike when the iron was hot. They misread things at SummerSlam last year when they expected Becky Lynch to be booed after losing out to Flair once again. The pulse of the WWE Universe is what drives things. By fixing a few of these problems, things will improve from the top to the bottom.

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