5 Things WWE Must Do IMMEDIATELY To Improve Its Programming

There is a lot to be said about the WWE. A lot of it is good and a lot of it is bad. However, after a sub-par Raw this Monday and repetitive booking that has plagued shows for months on end, it is become increasingly difficult to see the positive in the product. It is never too late to steer the programming in the right direction and it is perhaps time for the WWE to take some drastic measured to improve their programming at the earliest.

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WWE has never had a roster with such depth and talent and they (along with us) deserve much better. Audiences should not have to see Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley face-off against The Revival three weeks in a row or sit through long, plodding opening segments that achieve little-to-nothing for the rest of the show.

Check out 5 things WWE must do immediately to improve its programming. Some of these changes may be a bit drastic, but this is not the time for any more half-measures.

#5 Give Bray Wyatt a new family

It has been great to see the former 'Miztourage' find a way to remain relevant as the B-Team. Dallas and Axel are doing great things in the role, but there is no denying that they have a pretty short shelf-life and it will only be a matter of time before the WWE Creative team gets bored and moves on.

Similarly, the 'Deleters of Worlds' gimmick has an impending expiration date and the comedic duo has been a considerable step-down from the butt-kicking ways of The Bar.

Splitting up Wyatt and Hardy may be the only way to elevate Wyatt and have him flirt with the main event once more. Wyatt's gimmick has always worked best when he has been part of a faction and though the Wyatt Family may be no more, perhaps it is time for the B-Team to align itself with the former WWE Champion.

Bo Dallas and Bray Wyatt are real-life brothers, so an alliance between the two makes sense and while Axel isn't the flashiest wrestler, he could be a valuable addition to a new Wyatt Family.

#4 Lose some dead weight

The Ascension has descended into the under-card — The Ascension has descended into the undercard

Wrestlers such as R-Truth, Sin Cara, Zack Ryder and The Ascension are talented in the ring, but they have nothing to offer the WWE anymore. R-Truth and Goldust are just a couple of wrestlers that have served the company well for a long time, but maybe it is time to part ways. They have all been through the grinder and maybe it is time they tried their luck outside the WWE.

Leaving the WWE isn't the end of the world though. Cody Rhodes has turned into a massive star on the independent scene and has put on his own sold-out show two years after playing Stardust in WWE. That is quite an evolution.

While wrestlers like R-Truth and Goldust are in the twilight of their careers, Superstars such as Sin Cara and The Ascension have been in the undercard for so long, it's highly unlikely they will achieve anything of note in the company.

Perhaps it is time for both parties to cut their losses and move on. A leaner roster will allow WWE to really focus in its programming and improve its quality.

#3 Fire Kurt Angle as Raw General Manager

Kurt Angle's run as the Raw General Manager has gone on past its expiration date. He is either being bossed around by the tyrannical Stephanie McMahon or he is delivering extremely rehearsed promos and is involved in boring backstage segments. It is saddening to see one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time in such a role.

The time has come to fire Kurt Angle as the General Manager of Raw. He should not be delivering extremely scripted promos. He would be much better off working a limited part-time schedule like The Undertaker; getting involved in a feud around Wrestlemania and then going into hibernation.

Though it is probably never going to happen, Raw should just do away with the 'authority figure' angle altogether and let the Olympic Gold Medalist step into the ring as a special attraction from time-to-time.

#2 Take the Universal Championship off Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar was the best thing in WWE once upon a time. Today, he is arguably the worst Universal Champion there has been in the two years the Championship has been around. He puts on a good match when he steps into the ring, but he's barely around! Lesnar is WWE's most valuable commodity and he has achieved everything there is to achieve, but enough is enough.

Braun Strowman is itching to become the #1 man in the company. After his Money in the Bank Ladder Match victory, it is only a matter of time before he cashes in and becomes the Universal Champion.

Hopefully, Lesnar will go out with a bang and elevate Strowman even further. Raw deserves a champion like Strowman; a human wrecking-ball who will show his title off week-in, week out. This should be the last time Lesnar holds a major title in the WWE.

#1 Reinvent Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns was involved in 3 segments on this week's Monday Night Raw. He was in the opening promo segment and he wrestled 2 matches in the same night. The WWE has systematically squashed any ideas of Reigns turning heel. Even his harshest critics have begun to accept that Reigns is 'The Guy' in WWE and that he is here to stay.

However, in the last 4 years since The Shield split, Reigns' character has hardly changed. He still has the same entrance theme he has as part of The Shield. While his brothers Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins have undergone character changes and have been around the block. But Reigns has remained the same. It is obvious that Vince McMahon doesn't want to turn Reigns heel, but his character could be tweaked at the very least to make him more palatable to audiences.

Reigns must also push for these changes and he would do well to look at someone like Chris Jericho who has reinvented himself time and time again to great effect because while Rollins and Ambrose have changed their styles, Reigns is still a shadow of a Hound of Justice.

What changes would you like to see? Share your views in the comments below!

Edited by Kishan Prasad