Now, even though I agree that the group was in desperate need of remodeling, I can't say I am on board with what the WWE has done with the group. I'm not a fan of writers changing a character(s) from babyface(good guys) to heels(bad guys) solely based on the fans "boo" or "cheer" reaction. Now, I know that the IWC and WWe-Marks argue that the WWe "needs to listen to the fans", but I think that should only apply to the decision on whether or not to push someone NOT to change someone's character. To me, it's like the WWe creative team is admitting the writing sucks.
With that being said, for the life of me I still can't figure out what the original babyface version of New Day was suppose to do. What was their purpose? Someone tried to explain it to me on Instagram, but still can't wrap my mind around it. Were they suppose to be ripoffs of phony black leaders such as Al Sheryl and Messy Jackson? If that is the case, they should have been heels from the start. If the real Al was booed by the WWe Universe, what did the writers think was going to happen with a character(s) based off of him?
The sad part about this is that the idea of this group was a very good idea and the WWe could have used this to their advantage. As a writer, this is how I would have used the group:
First, Woods and Kingston should have never been a part of this group. Big E is the only member of the group that has a bright future a head of him. Kingston has peaked. He can go ahead and leave WWe because there is nothing left for him there. It is as clear as a new day(pun intended) that the WWe have no desire to push him as a main-event performer. He might as well jump ship to TnA or RoH so he can have a major World title run under his belt before he retires. Either he loves the WWe or prefer money over legacy because if I was a wrestler I wouldn't want to look back at my career and see that I was 12x Tag champion, 31x IC/US champion, but never a world champion. That is insulting considering how long he has been active. Woods, is just to beige for me to follow; very typical. There is nothing special about him other than having a PHD(which has nothing to do with wrestling). If New Day would have flopped, I could have seen him getting the ax during their next "spring cleaning". There was another thing that I disliked about Woods and Kingston being a part of this group, but I could not put my finger on it until a Caucasian fan pointed it out to me. Woods and Kingston are too "oreoish"(his words not mine) for a black militant stable. Not to mention that Kingston has accomplished too much to be demanding a "newww day". And now that they are heels, it makes the matters worse. Titus Oneal and R-Truth would have been a better fit.
Another thing I would have done that WWE failed to do was established whether the group is a stable or a 3 person Tag-Team. Even though all three defend the Tag-Team titles, it's still hard to say. I would have established them as a stable and would have kept them as far away from the tag titles as possible. The WWE hasn't had a stable to dominate the singles divisions in years. I would have had O'neal go after the United States Championship, Big E attempt at recapturing the Intercontinental Championship and Truth go after the World.
UPDATE: 10/02/2015
Well, I guess since they are now a comedy act(very entertaining), neither of this matters now.
