1. Tame superstars
Pro-wrestling has always gotten over by the simple principle of karma coming to get the bad guys.
The most successful period in WWE history had Vince McMahon as the evil boss abusing his power – but he always had an anti-establishment foil in Stone Cold Steve Austin to counter his heinous ways. The superstars at that time frequently rebelled aginst the management and that is what made the ‘Attitude Era’ exciting.
That sort of buzz is sorely lacking in the New era. Stephanie McMahon has been doing a Vince 2.0 act for years now – slapping talent around, always getting the last word but unlike her father, she never seems to get her comeuppance.
There is no superstar that has stood up to her and ever since CM Punk left the promotion, there is no rebel for the fans to believe in, and no, Roman Reigns doesn’t count.
The WWE roster now seems to resemble a Catholic school where the kids are ruled with an iron fist. The proponents of the New Era like Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns have done nothing other than to play second fiddle to the authority figures over the years.
