WWE: Part-timers calling the shots in WWE

While I was a fan of Dwayne a decade ago, the legacy of the business is far greater than an individual, whether it is Dwayne or Austin or even The Undertaker. But that wasn’t the end of WWE’s dependence on part timers. When Summer of Punk rolled out, people were expecting great things, but all of that crumbled down.

Why? Because WWE went ahead with Nash and Triple H making the storyline about themselves rather than CM Punk. The fact that Triple H defeated CM Punk right after his amazing promo and his match at the Money in the Bank PPV proves just how clueless WWE can be.

When you have a hot streak going on, you don’t go ahead and burn it to the ground, but that’s exactly what WWE did. Was Punk able to gain his momentum back after that? No. And the fact that the same old Triple H – McMahon saga is continuing 13 years after it initially started proves just how over dependent WWE is on part timers.

The third such instance isn’t as big as the first two, but bringing Brock Lesnar was seen as a way to put the other talent over. He lost his very first match in the WWE after looking like a monster, so that didn’t bother anyone. But when you have the most dominant and legitimate athlete in the WWE crying and whining near a 40 year old, semi retired performer, that’s when you know something isn’t right.

People thought the Lesnar-Triple H storyline was stretched out and boring, and that was only because of the lack of understanding and direction on the part of the creative. And now with RVD returning, the disgruntled voices will only grow louder in the locker room. Have Lesnar and RVD’s returns caused frustrations among the young performers?

Not as much as Rock’s or Triple H’s intrusion in the storylines, but the fact that a Tyson Kidd, who is the most athletic and talented performer in the WWE is reduced to jobbing on Superstars (before getting injured) while RVD, who at this point has only the name value going on for himself is making a high profile return proves how WWE needs to invest in their own talent, rather than trying to play the nostalgia card every now and again.

When WCW tried the same, they failed miserably and ended up going bankrupt. Although WWE doesn’t have to worry about that for years to come, they are on the verge of losing their fanbase, which can be anything but good.