5 Things WWE have got wrong so far in 2020

WWE has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past six months. Even though everyone is learning as they go along, WWE has still pushed forward even though they haven't been able to have fans in attendance since March.

WWE has been able to follow through on all of its pay-per-view dates and has even managed to come up with some creative ideas to ensure that fans remain entertained throughout the pandemic.

While there have been many stars who have pushed forward over the past year and have made the best of what they have been given, there are many other stars who haven't had the same opportunities.

2020 has been a rough year for many current WWE stars since the company has already got many things wrong.

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#5. Braun Strowman's WWE Universal Championship reign

Braun Strowman was drafted in when Roman Reigns was unable to be part of WrestleMania back in April. The Monster Among Men took on Goldberg at the biggest show of the year to become the Universal Champion, but he was only able to hold the Championship until SummerSlam.

It was well-known at the time that Strowman was only a place holder and that when Roman Reigns made his return, he would lose the title, but it was the way it was done. Strowman lost the Championship to The Fiend and then lost the rematch to Roman Reigns, which has now left him in a rough position on WWE TV.

Strowman was built as a monster before this storyline and now the creative team needs to think of something interesting to give him back some credibility. While his move to RAW Underground could help him to return to his monster roots, his losses to The Fiend will haunt his career for the next few years.

#4. WWE's decision to spit The IIconics

The IIconics have been best friends for more than a decade and were among the few true female tag teams in WWE. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago, the company decided to split the tag team.

It was revealed in the weeks leading up to the split that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon saw Peyton Royce as a future solo star. The least WWE could have done was build up their match against The Riott Squad for much longer to allow more excitement surrounding the stipulation.

Instead, the company decided to add the breakup stipulation on an episode of RAW with no buildup and then forced the two women to split, before seemingly writing Billie Kay off WWE TV.

Peyton Royce and Billie Kay won the Women's Tag Team Championships at WrestleMania last year and deserved much better from the company when they decided to split them. There was a better way to make Peyton Royce a star without having to separate the two friends so quickly on WWE TV.

#3. Mr. Money in the Bank

Otis won the 2020 Money in the Bank contract earlier this year, which was the shock that WWE was looking for at the time. The issue right now is the fact that the company needs to follow through on Otis being Mr. Money in the Bank and actually allow him to cash in.

Otis hasn't been on WWE TV very much over the past few months and is still embroiled in a feud with The Miz and John Morrison. It's hard to believe that Otis would be able to challenge Roman Reigns or Drew McIntyre for their Championships in the coming months, which means that Otis is left with no plans despite being Mr. Money in the Bank.

The current feud with Miz makes it appear as though Otis could be set to lose his contract to the former World Champion or that he would be unsuccessful in his cash in. It feels like WWE wanted a surprise winner but has now just wasted the Money in the Bank contract because the creative team has no idea how to build towards a cash in for Otis.

#2. Shayna Baszler's main roster run in WWE

If WWE was aware of Becky Lynch's pregnancy ahead of WrestleMania, then Shayna Baszler would have become Women's Champion. Instead, Baszler was defeated in one of the biggest matches of her career and has spent the rest of the year trying to repair.

Baszler should have been pushed towards Asuka and the RAW Women's Championship in recent months, but instead, she's embroiled in a feud with Nia Jax, which has since led to a WWE Tag Team Championship reign.

This has now left Asuka without a challenger at Clash of Champions, but there's nothing stopping Baszler from also challenging for the RAW Women's Championship and pulling double duty at a WWE pay-per-view.

The former MMA star was one of the most dominant female wrestlers in NXT history at one point. Her showdown with Asuka is one that has been hotly anticipated, but at present, Baszler is being wasted in a feud in the Women's Tag Team Division.

It looks like Zelina Vega will challenge Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship at Clash of Champions, but it should be Baszler that is challenging for that title.

#1. Bianca Belair being wasted on WWE RAW

From her WrestleMania callup all the way through to the fact that The EST of WWE isn't currently part of any storylines, it has been a frustrating few months for the fans of Bianca Belair.

Bianca was promoted to be part of a feud where she helped her husband in his feud with Andrade, Zelina Vega, and Angel Garza, but after that feud was over, The EST of WWE had nothing left to do.

Belair recently attacked Zelina Vega in her own house after it was revealed that Vega poisoned her husband, but this storyline looks to have now been dropped since Vega has moved on from her managerial duties and could now challenge Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship at Clash of Champions.

Belair could be one of the stars drafted over to SmackDown, which would be a brand that the star could easily dominate so that she could put the last few months behind her and become the Champion on the main roster that she was always destined to be.