4 Problems The Wild Card Rule Has Already Created 

WWE has been fighting an uphill battle with their ratings, as it is no secret that Raw and Smackdown Live has been on the decline for years now, however, this is a predicament many had predicted WWE would arrive at due to their creative team's inability to create compelling content. Therefore, on Monday Night Raw last week we saw Vince McMahon try to provide a solution to his problems. and that solution was the Wild Card Rule.

Now, let's just say the reaction to that decision by the chairman was not received with open arms. Who are we kidding here, this was one of the worst decisions McMahon has made in a long time, as the rules around this concept were broken by the company themselves within a few hours of its inception.

Now, what must be said is that rumors have circulated that McMahon's reasoning for introducing this concept was based on both TV Networks that broadcast Raw and Smackdown Live wanting the biggest stars working both shows, which led to the compromise by McMahon.

However, while McMahon thought of this decision as a solution, it may be an even bigger problem, so, let's analyse how this could impact the WWE.

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#1 Other Superstars Are Getting Left-out

A side story in the main event.

The first question many had when Vince McMahon announced that WWE would be implementing the Wild Card Rule was what will happen to the Raw and Smackdown Live superstars? Now, there is a debate to be held whether this rule will sideline those brands' superstars, but when you look what happened over the last week, it's clear that WWE is foolishly promoting top stars over brand exclusives, and that is a huge mistake.

The main event of Raw saw Smackdown Live stars Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan battle over the WWE Title, while over on the blue brand, Raw's AJ Styles and Sami Zayn did battle for the same title, which left out main eventers like Kevin Owens sitting on the sidelines in his own narrative. Where is the logic in that? If the brand split was created to give everyone an equal chance of succeeding, why is WWE pushing other stars in the background while highlighting opposite brands' megastars?

#2 Mid-card Champions Are Not The Priority

No space for the brand's champions.

The Intercontinental and the United States Titles are two of the least utilised championships in the WWE, as gone are the days where you would see superstars with the calibre of The Rock and Chris Jericho hold these titles, thus, giving them little importance.

However, we found out last week WWE didn't even have time for Finn Balor and Samoa Joe on the show, as they were relegated to backstage segments that truly did nothing for the narratives they are trying to build up for the Money in the Bank pay-per-view.

There is a reason why the brand split works really well, one of those reasons is that the mid-card is being handled perfectly with all the middle tier stars getting chances to showcase their talents. But with WWE filling that time period with other brands' stars, there is no place to accommodate for the midcard champions, which is a terrible possibility for the future of the shows.

#3 Brand Spilt, What's That?

This is what Raw has become.

The brand split is one of WWE's best innovations, as separating the company's extensive rosters into two equal halves is one of the best things a wrestling promotion can do in order to get the best out of their superstars.

WWE has done this many times in the past, and we have seen the success it can bring, but most recently we have seen the problems it can also bring, as many have blamed WWE's low ratings on the fact that their rosters aren't engaging enough to get people to tune into Raw or Smackdown Live.

Nevertheless, WWE caved to the pressure and threw all the positives of the brand split into the trash when they created the Wild Card Rule, as the boundary between Raw and Smackdown Live has clearly disappeared. Both shows feel exactly the same, so what's the point of even keeping them separate? It makes very little sense.

#4 Young Talents Are Left Behind

Tag team matches are not doing these stars justice.

The one thing that WWE keeps on doing wrong and all the wrong decisions they have made over the years is not pushing the incredible amount of young talent they have at their disposal. You just have to take a look at names such as Ali, Andrade, Aleister Black, and Ember Moon, to name a few. These are wrestlers that could be the next batch of top tier stars that could turn the company around, but we won't see that happen as the Wild Card Rule could see them being left behind.

The Wild Card Rule is basically the company taking all the top stars from both brands and putting them on both shows to get some of their lost audience back, but the thing about that plan is that WWE's top tier stars' credibility has been ruined by their booking. The ratings prove this fact, which only provides further evidence as to why WWE should look at building up their fresh young roster instead of relying on stars that have little to no drawing value.