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Let's be honest here, there are certain storylines that WWE is doing right now that probably wouldn't be missed if they happened to vanish into thin air. In fact, with the Royal Rumble less than a month away and The Road to WrestleMania 35 kicking off soon, WWE could probably easily dispose storylines that aren't working and capitalize on what is.
But what is working and what isn't? Although that question might sound impossible to answer and purely based on personal taste, there are probably a couple of storylines that everyone can agree needs to be ditched. Whether it ultimately is or not is up to WWE, but wouldn't it be great if WWE just left some of these storylines in 2018?
With that being said and another year finally upon us, here are five storylines that WWE needs to ditch in 2019 and why. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and also be sure to tell us what storylines you believe the company needs to ditch as 2019 moves forward.
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#5 Baron Corbin's fall from grace
My, how the mighty have fallen! While watching Baron Corbin finally get what was coming to him after months of abusing his power was cathartic, it was also becoming less and less interesting to watch play out. Furthermore, it is a total waste of a talent like Corbin and will likely ensure that The Lone Wolf is laughing stock for the foreseeable future.
If nothing else, WWE is playing a very predictable game with Baron Corbin in this role and it's just not that fun to watch anymore. Beyond that, you almost start to feel sorry for him after seeing how wasted his character is at this point in time, but him getting losing is going to get old eventually and then WWE will have no use for him.
#4 Carmella and R-Truth Dance breaks
Can we get serious for a moment? How does someone go from former women's champion to comic relief in a matter of months? Think about it! Carmella was Smackdown Live Women's champion going into SummerSlam and since then has lost her title, fell out of the title picture, got saddled with R-Truth and does dance breaks.
Of course, it hasn't been all bad for The Princess of Staten Island, especially after winning The Mixed match challenge with R-Truth, but this isn't something that can work long-term for either superstar. Hopefully, WWE realizes that and makes the necessary changes in order to move forward, but if they don't, the result could be disastrous
In the end, both Superstars deserve better than to be used for pointless dance breaks, and WWE is capable of much better content than that. If nothing else, they really should have given R-Truth and Carmella their own talk show. At least, that way, they could keep the dance breaks and also try to find out what else works.
#3 Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax's rivalry
Another storyline that is becoming tiresome is the ongoing battle between Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey over The Raw Women's title. Of course, a lot of that probably has to do with how angry the WWE Universe is at Jax for injuring Becky Lynch before Survivor Series, but it also feels like there's not much more room to cover between Jax and Rousey.
Beyond that, there are a plethora of better opponents for Rousey, including Natalya, The Riott Squad, and Ember Moon, which would all be refreshing to watch. Taking Jax out of the title picture also allows her to tag with Tamina Snuka and try to go after the Women's tag team titles at some point in time.
In the end, both sides need to move on to bigger things and continuing to rehash this dead storyline is not going to keep fans interested for very long. It also might get some fans angry that Jax gets opportunity after opportunity against Rousey after accidentally robbing fans of Rousey versus Becky Lynch at Survivor Series.
#2 Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush as a pair
What happened to Bobby Lashley? The man came into WWE after WrestleMania 35 with all the potential in the world and was even thrown into a feud with Roman Reigns to determine the new number one contender for the Universal title. Unfortunately for Lashley, however, all that would be undone when he lost to Reigns, toiled around in the mid-card for months, and then was paired with Lio Rush.
Although he and Rush being paired together was originally perceived as a good thing, especially since WWE was spicing up his gimmick, it quickly went downhill as the new character was fleshed out. Of course, it wasn't really Lashley that was the problem, but his manager that looked like a teenage boy and was annoying on the microphone.
If nothing else, Lashley and Rush need to spit sooner rather than later if Lashley ever wants to be a contender in WWE again. Think about it! Who in the world is going to take Lashley seriously, even with his MMA background, if he continues to pose in the ring and showcase his glutes to the WWE Universe?
This storyline doesn't look like money, smell like money or even have a chance of making money.
#1 Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose's feud
Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose have been embroiled in a feud for several months now, and while one would think the WWE Universe would want this to go on forever, that doesn't seem to be the case. In fact, going off of the WWE Universe's reaction to their match at TLC, WWE might want to end things sooner rather than later.
Maybe WWE could even have Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose be the last two men standing in the Royal Rumble and allow Rollins to eliminate Ambrose for the win. Not only would it be a huge moment for Rollins and a way to insert him into the title picture at WrestleMania 35, but it also would be a fitting end to their feud.
Beyond that, it also gives WWE time to find an opponent for Dean Ambrose for WrestleMania 35, which could result in WWE booking a dream match. Maybe it won't be Ambrose versus The Undertaker, or Ambrose versus Cena, but coming into Mania as the IC champion could be a high profile spot for the newly minted heel and could help his career if done right.
