With the new year comes the annual tradition of people making resolutions they hope will have a positive impact on their lives.

Some people are hoping to lose weight, some want to quit smoking, others want to find a new career or home. Some resolutions are big and require great dedication to accomplish, and some can be done with a small change to a daily routine.

Something we don't often see—that maybe we should—is corporations making New Year's resolutions.

Every company has things that can be improved upon, and that is doubly true in the world of professional wrestling.

Right now, WWE and AEW are the two biggest promotions in the United States. Let's take a look at some changes both companies should make in 2025.

WWE: Create More Original Content for Netflix

When the WWE Network launched in February 2014, the goal was to provide not only access to WWE's deep library of content, but also to create new content specifically for the streaming service.

Shows like Legends House, Table for 3, WWE Ride Along and The Edge and Christian Show entertained viewers looking for a different kind of entertainment. WWE even dipped its toe into animated content with Camp WWE and Slam City.

The network was the home of NXT for a while, and it's where we saw the original Cruiserweight Classic tournament.

For a few years, WWE was producing great original content for the network that made it worth the price of the subscription, plus we were getting the monthly PPVs instead of shelling out $50 per event.

In 2021, WWE entered into an agreement with NBC/Universal to make Peacock the new home of WWE content in the U.S., marking the end of the original WWE Network as we knew it.

During its time on Peacock, WWE has produced almost no original content outside of its PPVs and press conference events. This is something Netflix needs to change.

Not only would WWE continue to bring in new fans by expanding into other entertainment genres, but it would be a way to keep wrestlers active who aren't being used in major storylines on TV.

Netflix has established itself as a creative outlet for projects of all levels of quality, from the trashiest reality TV to the most prolific dramas. Surely it can come up with a few good ideas to utilize WWE talent outside of the ring.

AEW: Make ROH Feel More important

When Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor, a lot of fans were happy that the promotion would continue to live on while featuring stars who made it great that were under AEW contracts.

Over the past couple of years, the promotion has been used as mostly a developmental brand for All Elite Wrestling. This has had positive and negative effects on the promotion.

In some ways, it's cool because we get to see people like Eddie Kingston and Claudio Castagnoli have runs with a world title, and we get to see young stars like Billie Starkz find their voice.

In other ways, it hurts the product because it's never going to be the top priority. In fact, some ROH champions tend to appear more often on AEW television than they do on the weekly ROH shows.

As it stands, the only way to watch ROH is through its own dedicated streaming service that costs $10 a month. There simply isn't enough of an incentive for fans to keep paying that monthly fee, and attracting new fans to the service has not been a priority for AEW at all.

There needs to be a clear vision for what ROH will be. If it's just going to be a glorified AEW Dark program, it should be on the company's YouTube channel, not its own streaming service. If it ever gets its own TV or streaming deal with a bigger service, then AEW will need to make some big changes to how the product is produced.

And most importantly, it needs a world champion who will be on the show frequently and represent the brand in more ways than just carrying the ROH title on Dynamite. Athena can't do everything by herself.

WWE: Focus Less on Celebrity Guests

WWE has been bringing in celebrities of all kinds for decades, so it has never felt out of place for a random movie star or musician to show up in the crowd or do a quick backstage segment, but it feels like there has been an increased focus on bringing in outside talent in recent years.

Bad Bunny is one of the best examples of how a celebrity came in and added value to the product. At a time when he was one of the biggest acts in music, he took time out of his schedule to work with WWE, and it benefitted both parties in big ways.

Even though a lot of people don't like him, you could even argue that Logan Paul has done a good job with WWE, especially when it comes to his in-ring performances.

However, WWE's bread and butter has always been its full-time Superstars. Those are the people grinding week in and week out, and those are the people who need to continue to be the main focus on WWE television.

While Paul's efforts in the ring are commendable, his reign as the United States champion was weak because he rarely defended the title.

He didn't add any prestige to the belt, so having him hold it for so long when it could have been used to push a young star was the problem. This is obviously management's fault since it's booking the shows, so the blame lies with WWE for this one.

Most wrestling fans don't mind when celebrities show up for a quick cameo to have some fun, but when they become a bigger focus than the main roster, there's a problem.

Netflix has already done a great job including WWE in its advertising leading into the debut of Raw on the platform, so hopefully that continues.

AEW: Find More Ways to Feature the Women's Division

The AEW women's division has improved a lot in 2024, but there is still work to be done.

Even with Toni Storm's Hollywood starlet gimmick being one of the most praised storylines of the past year, the women's division has never felt like a priority as a whole.

All you need to do is look at the weekly lineups for Dynamite and Collision. You will rarely ever see a card with more than one women's match. This has been an ongoing issue for years.

To AEW's credit, it has done a much better job of featuring multiple women's storylines at once in 2024. Stars like Storm, Willow Nightingale, Mercedes Mone, Kris Statlander, Julia Hart, Mariah May and Jamie Hayter have been given a lot of attention.

The women's division has worked too hard and been too good for AEW not to increase efforts to feature it in 2025 properly. If it can't do that, it's no longer going to be seen as a desirable place to work for any future free agents.

These are just a few of the things WWE and AEW can do to improve their programming, but there is so much more. What do you want to see each company do differently in 2025?