Mistakes that WWE has made in 2024

2024 has been a very fruitful year for wwe So far, major events have seen record profits and sales, interest in the company is the highest it has been in decades, and several major stars are thriving greatly, including Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley, Gunther, and many more.

However, not everything has been smooth and absolutely perfect for WWE in 2024, and the company has made some mistakes amid its various successes. Whether they’re mistakes made from a business perspective, creative decisions, or something else, these are the biggest mistakes made by the company so far this year.

WWE has set an unfortunate precedent of short PPV cards

The big WWE shows have 4 or 5 matches

• PLEs in 2024 have often been delayed
• Big stars are missing out on PLE appearances
• More games would be better

In times past, WWE PPVs could have up to eight or ten matches and fly by in three hours. In 2024, shows can last up to four hours and have only four or five matches. This precedent has been firmly set this year, which is a mistake.

Many titles, big stars and matches fail to make it to premium live events due to the limitations WWE has imposed on itself, and this has led to ad-heavy shows, slow pace and matches that have dragged on. It would be nice to have some shows with more games and a different pace, but that doesn’t seem to be the case going forward.

WWE could not retain Ricochet

Ricochet gave WWE his notice

• Ricochet was an attraction when he first signed with WWE
• Their booking has been bad for years.
• WWE’s lack of focus on Ricochet led him to want to leave

PWInsider reported that Ricochet gave WWE his notice to leave the company upon the expiration of his contract. The fact that he has reached this point serves as a huge mistake on WWE’s part. Even in 2024, Ricochet has been treated as an afterthought and the introduction of him hasn’t made him feel like a star.

Despite being arguably the best flyer on the planet, Ricochet never fully clicked on the WWE main roster, which is a shame. The fact that WWE couldn’t convince him to stay was also a big mistake, as he will be a good asset wherever he goes.

Rey Mysterio’s booking in 2024 has been full of errors

The LWO has been a disaster

• WWE has not been able to help any of Rey Mysterio’s friends or rivals
• The feud between LWO and Legado Del Fantasma lasted too long
• Mysterio has lost his way in WWE

In 2024, Rey Mysterio should have seen several things happen. Santos Escobar should have gotten a win in his PPV career, Dominik Mysterio should have gotten a win in WrestleMania, Carlito’s career should have started strong, and Dragon Lee should be on his way to stardom. None of this has happened.

It felt like WWE was making things up when they accepted Rey Mysterio in 2024, which is a huge shame. Many opportunities have been lost here.

All the pride vs. The final will dispute was a mistake

One of the worst in WWE of 2024

• AOP re-aligned with Karrion Kross
• Lashley & Street Profits become babyfaces
• The fans didn’t care about this rivalry.

For what seemed like an eternity, The Pride feuded with The Final Testament in one of the most lethargic, vapid, and repetitive feuds that somehow made it onto the WrestleMania 40 card.

It was a mistake that this feud lasted this long, and it was a mistake that WWE didn’t do more to repair Kross’s image. He felt lost in WWE and this feud was another example of how the company couldn’t find something that fit.

WWE failed in Jimmy Uso vs. Fight with Jey Uso

Fans Will Remember This For All The Wrong Reasons

• The match was decent on the road to WrestleMania
• Their match was terrible at WrestleMania.
• WWE is to blame for how this turned out

With how overmatched Jey Uso is as a babyface, it’s a shame how cold his feud with Jimmy Uso at WrestleMania was. With time constraints and poor structure, this match failed in every aspect.

WWE should have held this match with some sort of stipulation in order to be successful, instead of having a match filled with a copy of the same set of moves and maneuvers repeated over and over again. This could have been a classic brother vs. brother match, but it fell flat in the end.

The split of the WWE tag team division has been a mistake

Both tag team divisions have felt stagnant since the split

• The RAW and SmackDown tag team titles were unified in 2022
• At WrestleMania, the championships were divided
• WWE presented the WWE and World Tag Team Championship belts

As beautiful and unique as the two new sets of tag titles in WWE are, the decision to split the belts and create two new divisions has been a mistake so far. The divisions lack interest and significant star power.

In 2023, the titles were involved with the likes of The Usos, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes and The Judgment Day, but the current status sees Awesome Truth and A-Town Down Under as champions. Both divisions feel lacking, and this is WWE’s own fault.

Triple H has made mistakes in WWE press conferences

WWE’s public relations have not been perfect

• Triple H’s response to Vince McMahon’s lawsuit was poor
• He had a bad response to questions about Drew Gulak
• WWE’s view at these press conferences has not been good

One of WWE’s biggest mistakes in 2024 has been the approach to post-show press conferences. At the Royal Rumble post-show, Triple H was asked about Vince McMahon’s lawsuit, which he ignored and claimed not to know the details. WWE should have prepared better for questions like this.

The same can be said for Triple H’s response to a question about Drew Gulak, which saw WWE’s chief content officer taking aim at pro wrestling media outlets rather than addressing real issues surrounding wrestling safety. women and alleged attacks.

WWE should have introduced a mid-card women’s title on the main roster, not NXT

The North American Women’s Championship was created

• WWE presented its first female midcard belt
• The main template would have been more suitable
• It’s a shame he came to NXT before the main roster

For years, fans have been clamoring for WWE to introduce a midcard title to the women’s division, which would certainly help build new stars and give much of the division something to do. This has not happened on the main roster, but in NXT.

As great as it is for this development to take place in NXT, the main roster has much more time for a midcard title to flourish for WWE women, and it’s a mistake not to have brought this to RAW and SmackDown first.

Despite solving it, WWE made a mistake by booking The Rock vs. Roman reigns

WWE showed that it still falls into old traps

• The Rock initially took Cody Rhodes’ place at WrestleMania
• Over the years, part-time workers have filled positions
• It was a mistake that WWE fixed

Fans wanted to see Cody Rhodes in the main event of WrestleMania 40, but The Rock and his backstage influence had other ideas, filling the spot with WWE looking to build up The Rock vs. Roman Reigns instead. The fact that this went this far was a complete farce.

WWE would rectify the mistake and turn The Rock, leading to Rhodes regaining his spot and forming a solid storyline, but the initial mistake was unintentional and an ignorant move by the company.

Andrade’s reserve in 2024 has been poor

He hasn’t done anything since rejoining WWE

• Andrade returned at the Royal Rumble 2024
• He hasn’t done anything since returning to WWE
• His booking was better in AEW

Andrade never worked in AEW, but there is a strong argument to suggest that he was doing better there than he is now in WWE. It’s been six months since Andrade returned, and he’s spent much of that time in pointless combat, short vignettes, and bland stories.

He’s recently been pushed into the WWE Speed ​​division, which feels like a huge fall from grace. There is time to change things, but his presentation has been full of errors this year.