WWE 2017 recap: 10 bad things and 12 good ones

Bad: world titles on ice

2017 has been one of the worst years for WWE's main event scene in memory. The world titles of both shows have been on ice for most of the year and it's seriously damaged the quality of the product.

On SmackDown, AJ Styles' loss of the WWE Championship set the title on a long, downward slope. After being dragged through the mud of Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt's awful feud, Jinder Mahal took it into oblivion. AJ Styles managed to recapture the title in November and he's now slowly repairing the damage that was done. Hopefully, those efforts can accelerate now that Jinder Mahal is in his rearview mirror.

The Universal Championship is a more interesting case. As we'll see, the angles involving it were red hot, but the first problem is they've been too few and far between.

The second problem is that no one has been able to take advantage of the heat the angles have brought because the title is being held hostage by Brock Lesnar in reserve for Roman Reigns. Both Braun Strowman and Samoa Joe were consequently thrown by the wayside, even though they were tremendously over this year.

Brock Lesnar's reign has brought much-needed legitimacy to the title, but it's unfortunately been a glass ceiling looming over the main event on RAW, preventing new superstars from exploding.