6 mistakes WWE has made so far in 2021

#4. Baron Corbin's WWE story of riches to rags to riches offered little character development.

When Baron Corbin debuted on the WWE main roster, it was as the Lone Wolf. He was an unforgiving heel that was easy to hate. He blindsided people and was a United States Champion.

Corbin was then the Constable of RAW and the 2019 King of the Ring. His reign worked because he was a malevolent dictator who took advantage of his status as king.

Without much to do after a prolonged feud with Roman Reigns, Corbin started to lose a lot. He even lost the crown to Shinsuke Nakamura before this year's KOTR tournament.

After physically losing the crown, Corbin faced a downward spiral. His family left him and he lost everything. It was a perfect opportunity for some character growth for the former Lone Wolf. He didn't have to turn face, but the direction his path took after losing it all has been rough.

Corbin could have reverted to the Lone Wolf persona, or at least operated with a sense of nothing to lose. He could have gone after anyone and everyone rather than begging and whining for help.

WWE decided to have Corbin win it big one day at a casino and they changed his name to Happy Corbin. To be fair, the performer is good at what he does. He gets heat easily and is a natural heel.

Happy Corbin, however, is just an annoying character every time he pops up. The jokes that Madcap Moss tells are bad, and that's probably the way it's meant to be. It's hard to take him seriously as a threat to anything due to the nature of Happy's backstory.

Any heat is good heat, but Happy Corbin is just hard to watch. Seth Rollins is a delusional heel but he makes it work. The same goes for Becky Lynch. Kevin Owens is so good at being a heel that it's often hard to boo him.

Corbin should have regained an edge. Instead, the guy who constantly laughs all the time is likely to be the next challenger for the Intercontinental Championship.