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WWE may need to bring out the big guns considering the news surrounding All Elite Wrestling.
If rumors are to be believed then CM Punk and Daniel Bryan could both be heading to All Elite Wrestling this year, which will be massive for Tony Khan's promotion.
It'll also almost certainly be horrendous news for WWE as well, as both Punk and Bryan are arguably top draws in all of professional wrestling and will almost certainly bring more eyes to their rivals.
With that said, WWE is the master of programming against opposition. They were the company to bring down WCW after all. They'll certainly have some tricks up their sleeve, although they've already used a couple (Goldberg and John Cena).
So what else can WWE do to possibly compete against Punk and Bryan? Well, here are five things.
#5. WWE could bring back Nexus
WWE's Nexus stable was one of the biggest deals in wrestling when they debuted. No-one will forget the night they appeared, destroyed the ring and the ringside area, attacked the commentators and ring crew, and left John Cena laying battered in the middle of the ring.
With Wade Barrett in NXT on commentary WWE even has the option to do so right there. Although admittedly they won't be able to bring back the full Nexus stable if this was something they wanted to do.
Heath Slater is now Heath Miller and he's contracted to IMPACT Wrestling, Ryback isn't wrestling at the moment and Darren Young is working for New Japan Pro Wrestling.
But, there's plenty of talent in NXT that could use a push and all you'd really need to legitimize it as a Nexus group is the same leader in Barrett. You could even get away with debuting them in the same way as the original Nexus, by having them take out WWE's top star on the main roster.
#4. WWE could kill off Vince McMahon (in storyline)
WWE were going to do this once when Vince McMahon was blown up in a limousine. However, they quickly ended the angle as it wouldn't have been tasteful following the deaths of Chris Benoit and his wife and child.
But maybe it's time to revisit this storyline because something like Vince McMahon's death would entirely shake up the very fabric of WWE and might just be enough to create a bigger buzz and storyline than AEW signing Daniel Bryan and CM Punk.
Currently, many fans are aware of Vince McMahon's vice-like grip over everything that happens in WWE, but if you were to remove him from the picture, storyline-wise, they might be willing to look at things differently.
#3. WWE could bring back Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson
When in doubt, get Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to appear. He's certainly the biggest star WWE has ever produced thanks to his film work away from the squared circle.
But in all seriousness, it does seem that WWE's end goal with Roman Reigns' current head of the table storyline is for him to face his relative The Rock in a massive marquee match.
Bringing The Rock back would not only help build towards this match, but having him around as long as possible will go some way to convincing people to keep an eye on WWE rather than AEW with Daniel Bryan and CM Punk.
#2. WWE gets another celebrity ringer like Bad Bunny
Bad Bunny's prolonged involvement with WWE was a resounding success. He didn't just appear for one day, do something minor and then leave. He joined WWE for several weeks, trained really hard and almost stole the show at this year's WrestleMania.
If WWE can find another celebrity like Bad Bunny, the more famous the better obviously, and have them stick around and work as a wrestler, like Bunny did, then they might go some way to drawing casual viewers away from AEW and towards them.
In a similar vein, WWE could pay Marvel for the rights to use one or two of their superhero characters in the ring. So we might see someone wrestling as Spider-Man for several months in WWE.
#1. WWE could join in with other promotions - truly smashing open the forbidden door
The age-old adage goes 'if you can't beat them, join them' and that's something WWE might feel it wants to truly consider in order to remain relevant in the ever-changing wrestling landscape.
Currently Ring of Honor, National Wrestling Alliance, IMPACT Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Alite Wrestling all seem to be sharing talent with each other, which has created a lot of buzz and will continue a lot of buzz.
WWE could decide that it really wants to be a part of that and have its wrestlers able to wrestle against the wrestlers from other promotions. They could do Daniel Bryan Vs Roman Reigns or John Cena Vs CM Punk again, but in partnership with AEW and not against them. Everyone might win then.
