Has he peaked or is there still room to grow?

[MaryPlowman]

My personal favorite is Ziggler. He has certainly overcome his negative aspects and will surely emerge as a winner.
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[Mustang Sally]

Sheamus- The main inspiration for this thread idea. I've seen several dirt sheet writers state that the WWE sees Sheamus as a guy who can eventually be the face of the company. I don't buy that for a second. The WWE is capable of getting guys over but in order to be the sole top guy in a company you have to be able to reach that next level on your own. In the ring, Sheamus is a damn good worker and he does have some charisma, but whoever is writing his promos isn't giving him anything that will propel him to the next level and I don't think he's capable of doing it on his own. I think Sheamus has peaked.

This capsulizes what I've been thinking about Sheamus for awhile. It's important to keep in mind that "peaked" isn't necessarily the same thing as "worn out" but it seems that Sheamus has nowhere to go without a compelling program being written for him because he's already done about all there is for him to do. Yes, this can be said of many performers and it's hardly a condemnation, but Sheamus has risen to the apex of his capability.

On the one hand, good for him for achieving this. On the other, what now?

After watching him as a villain, I didn't think there was any way in hell he could ever be a successful face......and I was totally wrong. He features as a roughneck and a bully, yet we like him, anyway. That's an accomplishment in itself.

He's had feuds as a face and heel, yet he seems to be drifting the past few months, no? This is largely because he's peaked and might need a change of attitude every couple years to keep the fans liking/hating him.

This isn't a bad thing in itself; he puts on entertaining matches and I find myself missing him now that he's out injured. But he's hit his professional ceiling and it will interesting to see if the company keeps him engaging in go-nowhere matches or creates a brand new program for him.

This injury timeout, though unfortunate, might turn out to be a good thing for his career since it could compel management to take a close look at the character of Sheamus.

 

[H33LTurn]

Alberto Del Rio- Definitely peaked. If they plan on expanding his appeal they have to make a pretty significant change in the direction he's heading. Unfortunately he was rushed into a WWE title run. However, he is 36 so its not like he'll be lingering around in midcard hell forever. He has at best 4 more years in the tank and with all the reports coming out that he's unhappy with his spot in the company, I think he'll be a better judge of when its time to hang up the boots than anyone else.

Dolph Ziggler- Another one who just cant linger around the world title picture for too long. Dolph is an upper midcard talent, but a midcard talent nonetheless. He has room to grow if they would leave him in the midcard where he should be. Since thats not the case here then unfortunately he's reached his full potential.

Wade Barrett- He wasnt given the WWE title at the height of his career and has been booked poorly ever since. He's highly entertaining and talented but unfortunately he gets pushed back a bit further every time a new promising talent debuts.

Sheamus- The definition of peaked. He has no appeal apart from his physical appearance and has saturated the Smackdown main event spot for far too long.

 

[shalliin]

Alberto Del Rio - definitely peaked.. he is a spoiled fucking brat and one of Vince's main ass kissers. one of the most spoiled brats in wwe history.. he was given EVERYTHING. i even read a report where del rio was mad at his position in wwe, lol what?? u should be lucky to even have a job in the wwe.. no charisma, no mic skills, he is not even that over. he definitely reached his peak, he isnt getting any better, no way in hell he is going to main event wrestlemania..

john cena - even more spoiled than alberto del rio, wayyy more spoiled. anyways.. he is always hogging the #1 spot and never sharing it. he never lets anybody over take his spot because he can use his backstage and political power to prevent it.. he is not getting better, his peak was 2006 when he defeat triple h in the main event of wrestlemania.. which is stupid becuase wwe think it will elevate him to next level if he beat the rock. guess what? he beat the rock, but he is not elevated.. because he already reach his fucking peak! get injured, i dont care man, i hope get injured. but i realy hope u share that #1 spot, im tired of seeing ur face as the #1 spot of the company.. so fucking selfish.. never put people over, turn everyone heel and feed them to john cena, john cena ruin ryback's momentum, he WILL ruin mark henry's momentum, and he WILL ruin daniel bryan's momentum.. because everybody knows dainel bryan and mark henry are just 2 people for cena to feed on. john cena ruin the momentum of : cm punk, ryback, the miz, dolph ziggler, kane, big show, etc... can john cena plz just stop being so selfish??

cm punk - i believe cm punk is my favorite wrestler and he has not been able to reach his peak yet.. yeah i know he has a 434 day title reign and he feuded with the rock and undertaker, but guess what? he did not win against undertaker or the rock, he did not even pin them, not even ONCE! wow, that shows cm punk has a lot of credibility? not really lol.. not even pinned the rock or undertaker not even ONCE. not even pinned triple h ONCE. not even.. what the fuck? why cant u at least have ONE big victory other than john cena, because victory against john cena does not mean anything, john cena will just no sell it, and besides his 2 victories were NOT clean victories.. cm punk needs a CLEAN victory against either the rock, undertaker, brock lesnar, or triple h.. if he doesnt then he will not reach his peak.. he did not reach his peak yet, but he needs to so that he can become a LEGEND legacy and he will be in the hall of fame. i want him to defeat fucking undertaker or the rock, but wwe wont let him? seriously? he was booked like SHIT on the road to wrestlemania. he lost to the rock 2 ppvs in a row, then he lost to john cena, then he lost to kane. WOW! way to make cm punk credible to face undertaker!!! thats a GOOD way to make someone credible, make cm punk lose 4 times! WOW! lets see undertaker past opponents. edge, randy orton, triple h, ALL were booked STRONGLY. edge and randy orton were heels when they faced undertaker, but they were STILL booked strongly, they BARELY lost matches.. CAN WWE DO THE SAME FOR CM PUNK?? why cm punk so underrated by the wwe... lose all his feuds against top stars.. can only beat upper mid card stars, like alberto del rio, daniel bryan. can he beat a TOP star? like undertaker or triple h??

how stupid are you? Cena peaked in 2006? Is hogging the spotlight and not letting others get ahead of him? He's tried left right and center to have other guys go over him and try to reach his level, but the fans have never allowed it to happen. Not Cena, not McMahon, but the fans themselves hold cena in the top spot. I bet if the net had been around you'd be bitching the Bruno held the title for what, 11 years? and Backlund for 6? You'd be complaining that Hogan was a hog for not letting others go over him (that one was a little true, but honestly, aside from Macho Man and for a short time UW, there was no other face any where near as popular with the crowd as hogan.
Punk under rated? WTF? He held the title for the longest period of time in about 25 years. He's had strong wins against every one he's faced (including Undertaker). HE was the driving force behind the last 2 years of programming. Okay, he didn't beat taker at WM, but he's had great matches with him, and that was the only match worth paying for this year. He held the title and lost it to the ROCK, when the Rock's program was geared towards Cena, it was still side bumped by Punk. And the Runk/Rock match was better than either Rock/Cena match. And you're complaining that Punk didn't lose as strongly as edge adn randy to taker at Mania? Punk's match with Taker was the best of the bunch and he came close several times. HE dominated taker during the lead up to mania, and was strongly booked and played during the match.
Get a clue you moronic dipshit. Statements like yours are why I sometimes have to abandon the forums for a few months to let my brain clear itself of the garbage people like you keep posting.

 

[Best in the World 79]

Del Rio has peaked because he's so damn boring. He can wrestle a hell of a match with anyone, but he's 14 kinds of terrible when he isn't wrestling.

I think Cody Rhodes could go to the moon if they would allow him to.

Sheamus has peaked. Plain and simple.

Damien Sandow and Dean Ambrose also will make it big-time. Excellent promos. And entertaining ring work.

Anyone agree Khali has peaked?

 

[BeWater]

Sheamus could have some life to him if they were to turn him heel again and just turn him back into a brutal bastard who loves to fight. Then again, it might not be as effective as the first go-round given the nature of his face run.

Del Rio is talented inside the ring but I've never bought him in any other aspect of what it takes to get over. Don't really like him on the mic but quite honestly I was surprised at first that his popularity fizzled out after his feud with Swagger.

Dolph Ziggler I think no matter how they book him will be over for quite a long time for the simple fact he's so damn entertaining to watch in the ring.

Sadly, I've given up hope that they will ever give Kofi Kingston a decent push. For a while I was waiting for them to let him show us something after his feud with Orton. Other than small glimpses during his programs with Dolph, it never came.

The Miz, I don't know man who knows if he will ever bounce back and be given another worthy feud.

 

[anthony_b]

I saw someone say Cody Rhodes peaked. I beg to differ. I can see him as a future world champion so he def has room to grow.

As for some of the ones you mentioned:
Sheamus : peaked. I dont see him being the "face" of the company. that for me is just not believable

ADR: peaked. nuff said

Ziggler: i think he has been at a real high point but he still has more room to grow. he has NOT peaked.

Damien Sandow: i can see him going far

Randy orton: i think hes on a plateau. He has had his ups and downs . right now hes on top but i dont think hes going to be better than he was, or is now.

same with CM punk. I dont think hes going to lose what he has now, but at the same time i think thats it. Hes great. has people behind him. but hes on a bit of a plateau