New Year, New Decade, Same WWE

One thing I have loved about following WWE throughout the past decade is that storylines and products are still basically the same – superstars rotate, management changes and storylines shift but… there’s a “consistency” to it that is oddly comforting.

The storylines that will take Raw into the new decade are: The relationship and possible marriage between Bobby Lashley and the narcissistic Lana (it appears the WWE creative team is transitioning Rusev away from this storyline so he can move on), Becky Lynch’s obsession with redeeming herself after discovering that Asuka has her number, Humberto Carillo, Andrade and Zelina Vega.

The OC will continue to feud with The Viking Raiders while AJ Styles is busy with Randy Orton. The latter of these might continue all the way into ‘Mania season, where Orton and Styles could end up facing each other for the second straight year at the Showcase of the Immortals.

The Seth Rollins storyline is garnering much attention as expected, with The AOP as his henchman. A strong main event will be booked for the traditionally low-rated Christmas episode of Monday Night Raw featuring a United States Championship match between Rey Mysterio and Seth Rollins.

Side Note: I’ve seen Ricochet display his ridiculous amount of endurance before with other companies, so it’s nice to see WWE give him the opportunity to showcase himself. Deonna Purrazzo also got her opportunity out of nowhere, but nonetheless it’s very encouraging. Liv Morgan will also most likely be reintroduced at the very beginning of 2020.

 

I didn’t forget about Buddy Murphy and Aleister Black. Their rivalry has most likely been put on pause because of Black’s broken nose suffered at TLC.