5 Reasons why a babyface should win the 2018 Royal Rumble  

#5 A chance to build another top star

WWE being hesitant to create newer stars is going to affect them in the future

WWE has produced some of the biggest wrestling talents for decades now. From the Undertaker to the Rock, WWE has never had a scarcity of main event talent. However, over the past decade, most of Vince McMahon’s valuable assets have either retired, quit or work part-time for the company. Therefore, with those central superstars gone they took their priceless star power with them, star power that would ensure drawing a large number of wrestling fans to the company, ensure better ratings and high merchandise sales. Although WWE has an extensive roster that can fill the shoes of those popular athletes, the company’s glass ceiling is often a roadblock on their path to success.

In retaliation, over the past few years, WWE has tried to create a newer crop of future stars that will carry the company forward. However, even though the company has designed a whole bunch of brand new talent, their creative decisions regarding the handling of these superstar’s is baffling, to say the least. From observing the careers of WWE superstars such as the unique Bray Wyatt who was presented as the modern-day Undertaker but was constantly buried by the creative team to the point Wyatt has little to no credibility left. Then there is “the lunatic fringe” Dean Ambrose, who was a breakout star of The Shield but was never booked as strong as his other Shield brethren.

Finally, there is Finn Balor, a man that has all the makings to be the hottest athlete in any promotion around the word but was shockingly deemed ‘not over’ by the Chairman of the company. Instead of building up those talented athletes, Vince McMahon chooses to rely on part-timers to fill those gaps in the company, and by continually filling those key places on the card with these ageing veterans, many young up and comers were unnecessarily buried. Through questionable decisions as the above, is the reason WWE has a shortage of big PPV stars.

Although these once-revered veterans are responsible for building the company, their place in today’s era of wrestling should stay as a special attraction and not get to the point where they jeopardise younger superstars credibility for a cheap pop. The fact of the matter remains once the dust settles and WWE will have to call a close on these veterans HOF careers, the company will be left with the superstars they refused to push and give that career-defining moment. However, WWE has an excess of breakout babyface talent sitting domain in the mid-card waiting for that huge push, and a Royal Rumble win is the aptest way to create a future World Champion.