>>14003546They removed the lame shitter, let the other old guys build a little relevancy before moving them to the side, and then just allowing the audience to become obsessed with reacting to Dom and Rhea.
Now they added JD as designated guy to look good taking pins, and the R-Truth thing gave them a nice comedy arc to expand their range. Honestly, the only part WWE fucked up was not letting Finn take the title off Seth for a few months, that would've been a nice way to thank him for letting Edge crack his skull open in a match that buried his super mode.