WWE moments in 2015: Being a WWE fan these days isn’t easy. That’s not to say that it’s all bad, because it isn’t, but we’re not the only ones feeling this way: Raw ratings have dropped fairly consistently since at least September. Yes, sometimes the numbers have rebounded, but this tends to last only for a week or two and is also often associated with a big return or event. As soon as that passes, viewership sinks back to its new normal.
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Many fans largely feel that WWE isn’t trying anymore. It has its millions of fans all around the world and it doesn’t have any serious competition (TNA is out, ROH isn’t on the same scale by far, and even with a TV deal, NJPW isn’t trying for the same kinds of viewers), so why bother? The writers seem content churning out the same tired content on a regular basis, stretching out feuds for months and stifling the careers of mid-carders who should be on the main event.
It doesn’t seem to matter if we’re missing John Cena or Seth Rollins, or even Roman Reigns. As much as NXT is a goldmine for talent, the stars that migrate over to the main roster haven’t really made a dent. There are Superstars with tons of promise like The New Day and Dean Ambrose who have their moments sometimes and make Raw and SmackDown somewhat more bearable. Overall though, morale is low for the fans. That probably has a lot to do with these 10 moments that heavily dragged down 2015.
10. The Rusev Drama
In very rare instances (like Rusev and Bray Wyatt), former NXT stars become major fixtures on the main roster. Once a barefoot barbarian who broke wood and went by the name of Alexander Rusev, the brute cut his first name and had some nationality crises (seriously, is he Russian or is he Bulgarian?) as he climbed the career ladder. However, by his side that whole time was Lana, his beautiful blonde manager. The cracks in their on-screen relationship began forming slowly over time, and soon enough Lana was Fandangoing (remember that?) and dumping Rusev for Dolph Ziggler. The Bulgarian retaliated and began dating Summer Rae.
Off-screen, Rusev and Lana were and still are very much in love. Rusev popped the question and Lana (supposedly) leaked pictures to TMZ. Lana was out on injury at the time, so the love triangle storyline was already only being supported by Rusev, Summer, and Ziggler. Out of the blue, after the TMZ article went viral, WWE writers immediately scrapped the storyline and threw Lana and Rusev back together. For a few weeks, Rusev shouldered some losses, probably as a form of punishment, but now he’s in a multinational stable with Sheamus and Alberto del Rio, which seems like punishment in and of itself.
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