Triple Z: The month of July has been a crazy month for WWE. Currently we are in a big transition month before SummerSlam. We had two PPV's this month. We had the surprisingly good WWE Great Balls of Fire and a solid WWE Battleground. Are the fortunes changing? Is RAW becoming superior to the SmackDown brand? SmackDown has been the more creative brand since the split. For example, Jinder Mahal as a main eventer. That would never of happened on RAW. It's SmackDown's creativity that makes it more watchable than RAW. Especially now that SmackDown's roster is loaded. 

I'm bringing back my classic bullet point style of writing for this article.

• WWE screwed over two great NXT Tag Teams in one month. They get rid of Enzo and Cass. Then they decide to get rid of American Alpha.
• Losing American Alpha lead us to this horrendous Kurt Angle has a son storyline. 
• If this doesn't lead to Kurt Angle VS Triple H or Kurt Angle VS some new stars. Then this whole entire angle isn't worth it. 
• I'm a fan of Jinder Mahal being a star on SmackDown. 
• SmackDown has a exciting roster. Shinsuke Nakamura, AJ Styles, and Sami Zayn could all be champion. Then we have Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens, and the returning Chris Jericho. Plus the additions of "Free Agent" John Cena and Randy Orton. 
• Over on RAW it's been better. Samoa Joe is the reason for that. 
• Braun Strowman is still very interesting. 
• Roman Reigns still doesn't have it. It's embarrassing he couldn't hold his own when Lesnar and Joe were going back and forth doing promos. 
• Joe VS Lesnar is the money feud. Adding Reigns into the mix does nothing. 
• Austin Aries left WWE. That is a significant blow. 
• NXT seems to be doing alright. 
• 205 Live is in deep trouble. 
• The U.K dision is non-existent. 
• WWE will find a way to screw up the Mae Young Classic. 

That's my State of the WWE. 

Dom Bouchard: State of the WWE July 2017


#RAW

The flagship show is loaded up with talent and the main event players are on a roll. The problem lies with the totally awfully booked mid carders.

Solutions: Let's start off with Apollo Crews. The poor guy is a truly amazing athlete but he lacks the charisma to engage the crowd. His association with the Titus Brand makes the situation even worse. With the recent news that WWE is about to send main roster wrestlers to NXT, it would really help Apollo ,Darren Young, Goldust, and Kalisto. 

Tag Team division: With the return of The Revival, the addition of Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose, Sheamus and Cesaro ,The Hardy Boyz, Heath Slater and Rhyno, and The Club. We are looking at a pretty solid group. A few more mid- card teams would help. TM61 could be a nice addition.

Main Event Guys: This is where Raw's strength lies. Roman Reigns ,The Miz, Braun Strowman ,Finn Balor, Samoa Joe. Just to name a few. With Brock Lesnar holding the Universal title and Miz as The IC champ. It doesn't get much better than this. Maybe adding Cass and Bo Dallas to the mix could make things even more interesting.

#SDLive

Loaded main event scene and a very solid mid-card division. The Tag Team division is now decimated. Especially with American Alpha and The Colons gone. There is only Breezango, The Usos, The New Day, The Ascension, and the Hype Bros.

Solutions:
Erick Rowan and Luke Harper could be reunited ,and bringing Heavy Machinery could boost the division. Sending a few guys to NXT like The Ascension, Tye Dillinger, and Dolph Ziggler would rejuvenate their careers. Mike Kanellis should be able to find his niche. Shinsuke Namamura could very well be on the verge of winning the world title. Baron Corbin still has the Money in the Bank. John Cena is back and might face Jinder Mahal and Nakamura at SummerSlam. Kevin Owens ,Chris Jericho, AJ Styles are the real stars of SDLive. Sami Zayn is getting there too and hopefully Randy Orton will take time off.

NXT:
With the addition of Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish and the  amazing crop of talent already there. NXT is the real wrestling fan's dream place. Aleister Black is the future of the WWE along with Drew McIntyre. Bobby Roode is a world class athlete and perfect as the face of NXT. Roderick Strong is a guy that will someday replace guys like Ziggler on the main roster to be a consistent pro. The only problem in NXT right now is the inexistent tag team division besides the Authors of Pain. Johnny Gargano could be the guy that will eventually beat Bobby Roode.

205LIVE: Well there is Neville.The best wrestler in the WWE by far and after that it's pretty hard to distinguish another potential breakout star besides TJP and Cedric Alexander.


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Hard worker but he has always had a bad attitude. He also complains a lot. He is talented enough that he can get a fresh start in Japan. 

Bo Dallas has it all. He has size, speed, and promo skills. I think it's time he goes after his brother.

I'm tired of Brock Lesnar. I know this decision won't be popular for most people. He does the same old stuff every time. It's starting to get boring. He's lazy and just does the same thing. Honestly should just lose to Finn Balor and retire. 

It's time to turn Dean Ambrose loose. Let him be the crazy character we have always wanted him to be. Everyone says he can be the second coming of Roddy Piper. There will never be another Roddy Piper. Good life advice is try to be YOU don't try to imitate someone. I want to see Ambrose like a "Joker" type character. 

It's time to let the new generation take over. He can be a trainer in NXT.