[Crazy Jetty]

I think one of the missed/failed opportunities by IDW was to set up a new Beast Wars continuity, springing from their current G1 universe.

One of the successes AND annoyances of Beast Wars, was that it was based both on Sunbow and Marvel G1. So it doesn't fit neatly into either. IDW for a while had a chance to rectify that, until they blew it by shoehorning Waspinator and Rattrap into G1.
They really could have set up multiple storylines, too, even going so far as to include RiD/Car Robots elements, with Gigatron (posing as "Megatron"), Skybyte, Slapper, Darkscream, and Gasskunk.
The predacon rogues: Megatron, Senator Magmatron, Galvatron, and Gigatron, all working under directions from master criminal Cryotek, engage in a multistep plan, to overthrow the Tripredacus Counsil and the Maximal High Command.
Megatron and his crew of thugs steal the Golden Disk, and an illigal Transwarp Drive, they believe will lead them to Earth, circa 2000 so they can harvest the Ore 13 before the Decepticons come for it. A chance encounter with the crew of the Axalon sends them hurtiling out of control through time, to "parts unknown."
Gigatron, along with his predacons Skybyte, Gasskunk, Slapper, and Darkscream are sent to "modern" times, to pose as Megatron and take over the decepticons of this era.
Galvatron is sent out to locate a mysterious substence called Amalagous (I think?) Energy. Meanwhile Magmatron continues to use his political power to undermine both Maximal and Predacon counsils.

Hell, even without IDW Universe this would still work as a new Beast Wars continuity.