WWE Is Ruining... Naomi

Is there anybody out there that doesn’t like Naomi? Like, I get that she may not be everyone’s favorite wrestler (she’s not mine), but I can’t imagine anyone disliking Naomi. She’s good in the ring, above average on the mic, and adds enough frills to keep everyone entertained. Plus, she has ass offense, and more wrestlers need ass offense.

She has had two title runs, but one was immediately ended by injury, and the other included a feud with Lana, so not exactly the most heralded title runs in WWE history.

She has struggled with injuries a bit, but came back at the Royal Rumble and instantly became a title contender although she lost her match in Saudi Arabia at Super Showdown. Now, because WWE doesn’t know what they’re doing, she’s tagging with Lacey Evans to take on Bayley and Sasha Banks.

Right now, Bayley is in the middle of one of the least consequential title reigns since the Attitude Era as the WWE has failed to build any interest in the Smackdown Women’s Division, especially once Charlotte decided she’d rather go to NXT than deal with Bayley.

I do think Naomi is worthy of being a strong singles champion, and although she has gotten some opportunities, she’s never really had a title reign that mattered. I think a long feud with her and Sasha Banks for the title (Bayley needs a reset before really mattering) would be an ideal use of both of their talents as Naomi is a great babyface and a motivated Sasha Banks is one of the best in the business as a heel. I know Naomi didn’t really work through NXT so she isn’t as respected for her in-ring work, but her athleticism translates really well. It’s just up to the WWE not to blow it. Instead, Glow it.

Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Aiden English
AJ Styles

Akam
Aleister Black

Ali
Alicia Fox
Andrade "Cien" Almas
Angelo Dawkins
Apollo Crews
Baron Corbin

Bayley
Big E
Big Show
Bo Dallas
Bobby Lashley
Bobby Roode
Braun Strowman
Bray Wyatt

Brock Lesnar
Buddy Murphy
Carmella
Cesaro
Chad Gable

Charlotte Flair
Curt Hawkins
Curtis Axel

Dana Brooke
Dash Wilder
Drew McIntyre

EC3

Elias

Ember Moon
Epico

Erick Rowan

Erik

Finn Balor

Goldust
Gran Metalik

Humberto Carrillo

Ivar

Jeff Hardy

Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
Jinder Mahal
Kairi Sane

Kane
Karl Anderson

Kevin Owens
Killian Dain
Kofi Kingston
Konnor

Lacey Evans

Lana

Lio Rush

Liv Morgan
Luke Gallows
Luke Harper

Maria Kanellis

Matt Hardy

Mickie James
Miz

Mojo Rawley

Montez Ford
Naomi

Natalya
Nia Jax

Nikki Cross

No Way Jose
Otis Dozovic

Peyton Royce
Primo

R-Truth

Randy Orton

Rey Mysterio

Rezar

Ricochet

Roman Reigns

Ronda Rousey

Ruby Riott

Rusev
Samoa Joe

Sarah Logan

Scott Dawson
Shane McMahon
Sheamus

Shelton Benjamin

Shinsuke Nakamura
Sonya Deville

Tamina

Titus O'Neil

Tucker Knight

Tyler Breeze

Viktor

Zack Ryder

Zelina Vega

The WWE Is Ruining... The Usos

As a pro wrestling fan, it is a part of our identity to always know how to utilize wrestlers better than the WWE. If WWE would just give me, random WWE fan, a job a the company, ratings would immediately rise to the levels of the Monday Night Wars, despite how television ratings have changed as a whole over the last 20 years. But until that happens, WWE will continue ruining our favorite wrestlers, and that is why it is time to point out the error in their ways. Because of WWE's incompetence, I am literally going to pick a wrestler at random and point out how they could be better utilized, because WWE is ruining everyone in one way or another.

Last week, I looked at a Bro, this week I look at some bros in Jimmy and Jey Uso.

The WWE has actually been doing a great job with The Usos the last couple years. They started as a babyface tag team that nobody cared about on the main roster or in FCW and NXT. They just kind of existed, yelled for crowd participation and had above average matches. It wasn't bad, but they seemed pretty damn replaceable.

Then they turned heel, and things got WAY better. They developed a real personality and started to put on phenomenal matches that people cared about. Really, the WWE has done a great job with them over the last couple years, because they went from an afterthought to something to look forward to in just about all of their matches.

Lately, things have stagnated a bit. Most recently, Jey is reading love notes from Naomi to Jimmy, which is weird in itself, and got weirder when he found out it was from Mandy Rose. Then it get even weirder when he asked him whether he was going to cheat on his wife, because, um, I guess it would be rude to not have sex with a woman who wants to have sex with you. Then poor Jimmy got caught by the paparazzi in Mandy Rose's room, but luckily nobody saw Naomi around despite wearing a neon green bodysuit. So I guess my biggest piece of advice would be to not do that.

Outside of what has happened most recently, I feel like the WWE has done a pretty damn good job with The Usos. They are fun to watch, and it's easy to get invested in their matches. Nobody utilizes Samoan talent like the WWE, and The Usos are no exception.

Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Alicia Fox
Andrade "Cien" Almas
Apollo Crews
Bayley
Bobby Lashley
Bobby Roode
Charlotte Flair
Curt Hawkins
Dana Brooke
Dash Wilder
Ember Moon
Goldust
Jinder Mahal
Kane
Karl Anderson
Killian Dain
Kofi Kingston
Luke Gallows
Mickie James
Mojo Rawley
Nia Jax
Peyton Royce
Randy Orton
Scott Dawson
Shinsuke Nakamura
Tyler Breeze
Zack Ryder

The WWE Is Ruining... Peyton Royce

As a pro wrestling fan, it is a part of our identity to always know how to utilize wrestlers better than the WWE. If WWE would just give me, random WWE fan, a job a the company, ratings would immediately rise to the levels of the Monday Night Wars, despite how television ratings have changed as a whole over the last 20 years. But until that happens, WWE will continue ruining our favorite wrestlers, and that is why it is time to point out the error in their ways. Because of WWE's incompetence, I am literally going to pick a wrestler at random and point out how they could be better utilized, because WWE is ruining everyone in one way or another.

Today, I would like to talk to someone near and dear to my heart, one half of the IIconics, Peyton Royce.

With Billie Kay, Peyton Royce is one half of possibly the most entertaining thing in the WWE, The IIconics. Also, no offense to Billie, but Peyton is the star of the group, even though I don't feel like this is a Shawn and Marty situation. Ultimately, I have really liked some of the things that the WWE has done with her as they have gotten microphone time nearly every week, and they are doing a phenomenal job at being entertaining for the "smart" fans while still getting booed by the "marks," but let's face it, we watch pro wrestling so we're all marks to some degree.

The one thing that I would like to see is some wins. The IIconics won their first match on the main roster, and then went four months without a win before Royce got her first singles win, beating Naomi. Even this was just to set up Naomi teaming with Asuka and getting revenge on Royce. Also, there is interference and cheating in every single one of her singles matches, and she STILL loses the majority of the time. If she's going to lose a match, maybe don't put interference in the match. I am not saying that Royce immediately needs to become champion, but I think she can easily be turned into a credible threat down the line.

First off, I think a one-on-one feud with Naomi would be good for Royce. These are two good wrestlers, so the biggest thing would be to let them actually wrestle. Give Royce a match where she's not just doing hilariously bad impressions with tons of interference, and give her a mean streak without Billie Kay interfering. Win or lose, it will make both women look better. 

The women's division is so small that it doesn't take much for someone to earn a title shot. Whether you give Royce the edge in a feud over Naomi or start off a little lower like having her take out Lana to at least get her some wins. Then, it's not that big of a leap to have her take out either Carmella or Charlotte Flair to get a shot at the women's championship, but have her do it legitimately so she is actually a real contender against Becky Lynch. Then, you have her use Billie Kay to help her in a title match against Stone Cold Becky Lynch, and despite my love for Royce, you 100% have her lose to Lynch, but it at least breaks up the three month feuds where nothing progresses that WWE has fallen in love with recently, and it can be a good way to just let Becky Lynch be the antihero that everyone wants to love.

Really, the WWE isn't doing an awful job with Royce as they are at least taking advantage of her charisma and giving her consistent mic time on Smackdown, but she needs the wins. Without those, it's going to be pretty easy to stop caring and have both members of the IIconics getting lost in the shuffle. Peyton Royce is someone who is easily hated by the common fan, and that is not an easy thing to find. All she needs is a few more wins, and you have a great foil for your badass champion. 

So make Peyton Royce your choice, for next Becky Lynch challenger.

Other Wrestlers WWE Is Ruining
Bobby Lashley
Nia Jax
Tyler Breeze