Theory on the Voices of Wrestling podcast this past week:
Vince touches everything, we know this, its undisputable. But he doesn't touch everything equally.
Very reasonable to think he cares MUCH more about some things than others.
For example, Wrestlemania. Summer Slam. Survivor Series. Royal Rumble. Overall network subscriptions. Overall ratings. Ticket sales. Lesnar's contract status. Any angle involving Cena, HHH, or Reigns, and in general, the main event picture of Raw. These things he will focus on 24/7 and micromanage THE SHIT out of it, usually to his detriment.
Other things get less attention. Smackdown's main event gets attention, but i bet less than Raw.
Still others things get minor attention. NXT i bet he foists mainly on HHH.
The CWC is a very interesting case - its network only, doesn't affect any PPV's or cable partners, its short term, weekly, and no big names. Vince "approves" everything, but on his list of priorities, its probably the last thing he puts his time into.
As a result, its brilliantly executed.
Then its time to actually use the Cruiserweights on TV, and thats more Vince's speed, so BOOM. Failure on every level. No CW champ on the very first fucking debut night on Raw - i cannot say enough how stupid that was. Focusing on Brian Kendrick and that stupid storyline. Toning down the workrates and move sets. Not having promos or background pieces on each guy. all the details were fucked up. So Vince has a new toy and its not as fun as it seemed. he kicks it to 205, and it still sucks, and might get worse b/c its tainted now. Even if talent is added (Tozawa?), people are bored of the CW's bc they're so poorly handled.
So yeah, WWE will never truly change until vince dies, and whoever is in charge starts planning LONG TERM, and also delegates and works colleboratively with a bigger pool of people, and a more DIVERSE set of people. It needs younger leadership to blend with the old, it needs more women, it needs more color, and they need to act like a professional company, not just Vince's toy.