5 creative mistakes WWE has made since TLC 2018

WWE has announced a "new era", which really was a non-announcement in itself. However, the night of TLC was quite an incredible one, with the overall PPV comprising of some solid matches and more importantly - the right people going over!

This isn't the first time we've been promised a new era but what's seemingly happened is that there's not going to be any use of "General Managers" any more. That's why Paige has been relieved of her duties, while there was no announced replacement for Baron Corbin.

But the issue is that since TLC, WWE hasn't gotten a few things right. In fact, if anything, these are some surprising errors that they've made creatively, resulting in fans being rather underwhelmed as a whole. Either way, hopefully, things do change and we get a big shake-up in the coming months leading into WrestleMania season.

Here are some creative mistakes that WWE has made since TLC.

#5 The McMahon family running the show again

The McMahon family are big stars and have been influential to the on-screen product for as long as we can remember. They're the driving force backstage, but that's what they should remain - backstage.

The issue with having the McMahons as authority figures is that there's likely going to be more than one storyline that they're going to be involved in. Authority figures should be a prop in the storyline between two or more other superstars, not be the centre of stories themselves (see: William Regal in NXT).

This means that we're going to get an "authority"-esque throwback where every show begins with a 20-minute promo from one of the authority figures. Hopefully, they don't go on screen excessively and only come out when really needed. The last thing WWE TV needs is more McMahon family drama storylines.

#4 The Elias-Bobby Lashley match

This was probably the ladder match that made least sense ever. Winning by picking up a guitar? This match literally had no requirement of a ladder stipulation.

Another major error was putting it on the pre-show. Elias and Lashley are two top stars on RAW, which is why it makes little sense that they were bumped into the kickoff show. Thankfully, Elias did win the match but it was the Almighty Bobby Lashley that stood tall.

#3 Not naming Alexa Bliss RAW General Manager

Heel authority figures have worn themselves out, but Alexa Bliss would have been the perfect replacement for Baron Corbin as RAW General Manager. It's true that with the McMahon's, they don't need a GM, but Alexa Bliss still seems to be out of action, and even if temporarily, she would make a good interim General Manager. She's a great talker and fans love watching her on-screen.

#2 The placement of the Seth Rollins-Dean Ambrose match

Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose could have used a stipulation, but truth be told, it didn't need it. With that said, the match turned out to be a disappointment and a large part of it was the placement of it. It was placed between two incredible matches and was bound to fail.

Hopefully, they do them justice and have them open the show or placed in a decent spot instead, where they can benefit from a hot crowd.

#1 Removing Paige as SmackDown General Manager

What a big mistake this was! Paige was the perfect babyface neutral authority figure that was required. Not only this, but she was loved by fans and it gave her something to do on television after her career-ending injury.

Also read: 5 reasons Paige was removed as SmackDown General Manager

She herself seemingly enjoyed her time as SmackDown General manager and Shane McMahon mentioned that she's still going to be around in some capacity, it's just not known what that will be. Hopefully, she still has some power because it's fun seeing Paige as an authority figure!

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Edited by Riju Dasgupta