5 Reasons WWE is in trouble, and 5 it will reign supreme

9. Vince McMahon may be behind the times

Vincent Kennedy McMahon Jr. is both a boon to the WWE and a burden.

He turned his father's promotion from a regional powerhouse to an international juggernaut and put the name Hulk Hogan on everyone's lips in the 1980s, but he has failed to change with the times. Like any form of entertainment, wrestling has evolved, and Vince has often seemed out of touch during recent years.

For one, he planned an angle that was eventually scrapped wherein James Ellsworth would come out as a trans woman and win the Women's championship from Charlotte. It took great effort to explain to Vince that times had changed and that a trans woman would be supported by the fans rather than booed by them. Angry that he couldn't do the angle, McMahon fired James Ellsworth, though he has been re-hired as of this writing.

And that's only one example. Despite the success of Matt Hardy's Broken/Woken gimmick, he almost shut down Ultimate Deletion before it happened. The Bray Wyatt/Matt Hardy segment wound up having the highest ratings Raw had received in a long time.

Vince has grown out of touch with his audience, and that could spell trouble for the future in WWE.