5 things WWE accomplished that would have been impossible five years ago

Charlotte Flair versus Becky Lynch versus Ronda Rousey, will forever be etched into WWE history.
Charlotte Flair versus Becky Lynch versus Ronda Rousey, will forever be etched into WWE history.

#3. Running shows without an authority figure

What happened to WWE's use of authority figures?
What happened to WWE's use of authority figures?

Can you believe both WWE Raw and SmackDown have been run without an authority figure for over a year now? In fact, the last time that a authority figure was even relevant in weekly programming was when Shane McMahon feuded with Kevin Owens on SmackDown.

Interestingly enough, WWE has found a way around this kind of storytelling, and no longer has to rely on a villain authority figure to help get Superstars over. Maybe that has to do with plethora of personalities that make up both rosters and the brilliant writing by creative, but it is nice to see the company finally move away from that storyline trope.

In the end, WWE spent years of programming with the "authority figures holding babyfaces" tory down, and it just got old after awhile. There are seriously only so many ways you can tell that whole story and have it be interesting, which, honestly, is a limit the company seemed to have reached years ago. At least now they are able to move past it and allow the talent to shine though.

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