Wrestlers Getting Screwed By Poor Booking in WWE and AEW

WWE and AEW are the two biggest wrestling companies in the world, but there are several marquee names on both rosters who are being neglected by their respective brands.

In WWE, Triple H was crowned the savior of the creative team when Vince McMahon was ousted, but the shows have still been disjointed at times, leaving several elite performers empty-handed. The same can be said about Tony Khan and All Elite Wrestling.

Here are the wrestlers being screwed over by the poor booking in WWE and AEW.

Drew McIntyre

Over the last year, Drew McIntyre has proved to be one of the most entertaining performers in the ring and on the mic, even outworking CM Punk during their legendary program.

However, instead of fighting for a world championship at WrestleMania 41, the current booking suggests the Scot is destined for a match against Damian Priest. This is one of Triple H and WWE Creative's biggest fumbles to date.

Even McIntyre is upset by the booking, as he told Adam's Apple:

"Pissed off 'cause I'm not in a world title match at WrestleMania. I know that in 2024 I had people talking about myself and CM Punk more than anybody. And I did 90 percent of that work. And good for Punk for being Punk, but it's Drew McIntyre that did the heavy lifting there. So I'm pissed off. I'm not in a world title match, but I'm gonna make something happen."

Priest is a solid worker and has improved on the mic, but he's not on McIntyre's level right now. The company should reverse course as soon as possible and find a way to shoehorn The Scottish Warrior into the World Heavyweight Championship scene before The Show of Shows on April 19-20.

Jack Perry

While AEW has been hitting on all cylinders lately—Revolution's conclusion wasn't as bad as people said—one of Khan's biggest fumbles has been the booking of Jack Perry.

Since losing the TNT Championship to Daniel Garcia at Full Gear in November, The Scapegoat has not wrestled a match for AEW. He was previously involved in marquee storylines, including a heinous attack on Khan himself, yet he can't find time on television.

At just 27 years old, Perry is already a 10-year veteran in the industry and one of wrestling's brightest young stars. Following the airing of CM Punk's backstage attack, the business was abuzz for the former champion.

Instead of letting his talents be wasted without a storyline, Khan needs to catapult Perry back to the top of the card, possibly by allowing him to form an alliance with Jon Moxley and The Death Riders.

Bayley

When thinking of the WWE women's roster, one of the top names who is always brought up is Bayley.

As a company veteran of over 12 years, the multi-time world champion helped kick-start the women's revolution in wrestling.

Recently, though, WWE Creative has given The Role Model nothing to work with on television.

As a reliable in-ring worker and a character the WWE Universe always cares about, Bayley has been put in marquee bouts—everything from the Royal Rumble to Elimination Chamber—but hasn't won a big match since she dropped the WWE Women's Championship at SummerSlam 2024.

The biggest issue for Bayley and WWE Creative is that the company leans so heavily on the veteran for quality matches, yet a worthy storyline is rarely attached.

Once again, the fan favorite could find herself without a WrestleMania match, which would be a true travesty.

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