WWE Payback 2016: In-depth analysis of booking decisions

The PPV surely missed them

Vince McMahon announces his decision

Vince made a fool of fans

Vince McMahon had always made fool of the fans and this instance was not an exception. WWE has teased the brand split for too long and the right time for that to happen should have been at Payback. Not only did WWE didn’t do that, they thought they could get away with anything.

This sort of thinking is the reason why WWE is at this stage currently. They think they are omnipotent and take the fans for granted. Once the Monday Night Wars were over, there wasn’t any major competition to WWE and this has made them relaxed and a tad bit arrogant. Frankly, Vince’s decision was insulting the intelligence of fans.

Instead of creating an in-house friction over the entire roster, Vince has limited it to a power struggle, and we have seen a lot of power struggles over the period. This is going to end with one party on power at last and if I am not mistaken it would eventually be The Authority. Frankly, we don't know how long Shane is going to stick around and The Authority will prevail this like it always had. Vince should have chosen one or the other and invoked the brand split straight away.

The friction between Shane – Stephanie has potential though. WWE should employ it correctly and thus create something out of it. But all we can do is to wait and see how WWE goes with this.

Verdict: 2.5/5

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