The evidence that 2016 was particularly struggle for WWE is that Jericho in 2016 has been the saving grace of Kevin Owen's title reign.
Throw in other unusual events like Orton having to be the one to salvage the sinking Wyatt ship and Miz being one of the better well rounded members in the roster in general is basically proof that WWE still can't handle their main roster newcomers/new generation particularly well regardless of talent.
AJ Styles being the anomaly because he's AJ Styles.
Is Jericho getting any closer to getting the title? I haven't watched WWE in awhile. He's all I care about in the company right now. How can those idiots have had Jericho in the company all year and not given him the title by now?