3 Ways to Book Bobby Roode Better

Bobby Roode and Finn Balor are both currently stuck with no direction
Bobby Roode and Finn Balor are both currently stuck with no direction

NXT has now been used as the training grounds for future superstars of the WWE. Many wrestlers have managed to make a smooth transition from the NXT to the main roster, while others have failed to do so and subsequently found themselves among the low-cards of the roster just fighting to stay relevant.

Bobby Roode is one of the superstars who is stuck in this limbo, and currently, the creatives seem to have no direction for him. Bobby Roode has been a part of the WWE for quite some time now but after winning the WWE United States Championship on SmackDown Live and being drafted over to Raw, he’s become irrelevant.

Roode has managed to be immensely successful outside of the WWE, and just like many current top wrestlers, he deserves more justice to his talent and his name than he has been getting since the past few months.

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Even though there is little to no chance of Bobby Roode getting into the main title picture for the brand, there is still a lot he can do and achieve on Raw just like some of his fellow superstars. With that said, here are 3 ways in which the WWE can book Bobby Roode better.


#3 Stronger Tag Team

Roode and Gable find themselves in the mid-cards
Roode and Gable find themselves in the mid-cards

Roode is currently paired with Chad Gable in a team which is only formed to keep both superstars involved till the creatives can find a better opportunity for them. Their constant matches with the members of The Ascension are becoming boring and tasteless, to say the least.

Even though both Roode and Gable are immensely talented, their current feud has made them fall a little in the eyes of the fan. They have the potential to make an extremely good face tag team if given a proper chance.

With quite a few heel tag teams on Raw, there’s surely some space for the creation of a top-level face tag team as The Shield are the only ones who are getting the spotlight. The creatives could push the two men in a feud with Authors of Pain, and then to the tag titles picture which they can justify much better than the B-Team.

#2 Turn him heel

He's done better as a heel
He's done better as a heel

Bobby Roode has tried to be the good guy on the main roster for way too long, and his face shows that he’s sick of it. Roode has always been better as a heel, be it on other promotions or the NXT.

Currently, he has been in meaningless feuds and teams on the Raw mid-card after being drafted over from SmackDown Live. It’s time now for the creatives to let him turn heel and go after one of the better wrestlers on the roster in search of a prize.

The best bet would be to engage him in a feud with babyface Finn Balor, leading to an opportunity to fight for the Intercontinental Title sometime early next year.

#1 Team Canada

Roode has used the Canadian gimmick in the past successfully
Roode has used the Canadian gimmick in the past successfully

WWE has loved to emphasize on wrestlers’ nationalities in order to establish them in their company. Usually, wrestlers billed from the USA are portrayed as babyfaces while wrestlers billed from other countries are portrayed as heels.

Examples of successful heels billed from out of the US include Rusev, Sheamus, and Cesaro. Since the WWE hasn’t pulled off such a gimmick recently, they could do it with Bobby Roode who was born in Canada.

A heel is most successful when he is against the host country, and the WWE could push Bobby Roode as an anti-American Canadian who wants to dominate the red brand. He could even be paired up with fellow Canadian wrestler Kevin Owens, and Sami Zayn (whenever he returns).

This could lead to interesting feuds with all men involved remaining relevant and not falling into the low-card of the show. Making Team Canada right after the WWE World Cup could also keep the tournament relevant if the WWE plans to make it an annual event.

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