What underused wrestler would you like to see pushed?

[Golden Standard]

Shelton Benjamin. THE GOLDEN STANDARD. Now he can be a main event, strong midcarder at best. He had good wrestling skills, al wwe needs to do is give him a better gimmick and have him a mouth piece if he does not improve his mic skills. T.Long would be great for him or Santino. Santino would make him a strong midcarder definitley. He can be a great ic title holder and us title holder too and a good wwe champion too if you look at it. Either way Shelton can be great as a strong midcarder or a maineventer. WWE just need to do them two things give him a better gimmick and a mouth piece like T.Long or Santino. I would go for Santino.

 

[shaunbaby]

Paul Burchill.

hes solid in the ring, he needs a finisher he can call his own, has anyone seen his OVW's most dangerous man? thats was a good gimmick, kinda like Ken Shamrock without the "Hes gonna snap" bits.

hes decent enough on the mic, he no Rock but he can still hold his own. (even though he does sound a little wierd, maybe because he english, even though im am as well lol), but all he has to do is find his hook and he will be a main event player.

 

[Joepjr92]

I would definitely go with Santino Marella. Now don't get me wrong, Santnio is being used to the point where he is usually on Raw every week using his awesome mic skills to entertain the audience. But that's just it, Santino has mic skills and charisma better than that of some of the top names in WWE. He has the skills to wrestle, if WWE would showcase that more then maybe he can succeed instead of staying the glorified jobber that he is now.

I would also include Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer would be the perfect guy to represent ECW as their champion, but WWE decides to have him get squashed all of the time. He seems to be one of the most devoted guys, but I guess WWe doesn't notice that. I am happy that maybe we will get to see him get a match against Mark Henry.

 

[TheOneBigWill]

John Morrison: If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times over. Morrison has all the fundamental's to become something huge.

He has the look, even though hes of average build hes really quit similar to Shawn Michaels. He has the speed, even though he isn't as quick as a Rey Mysterio, he can still catch you off guard without warning. He has the mic skills if you just place him in the position to show them. And he definately has the pop and flash inside the ring to make people want to watch him.

What I believe he needs to change, in order to grow, is his name. While John Morrison is a great name.. its purely given to him due to circumstance. Jim Morrison, John Morrison.. as a result, his gimmick and mic-sessions are of him merely reciting old Door's songs and lyrics in a more wrestling watered down way of saying them.

His name has always hurt him. From Johnny Blaze, or Johnny Nitro. The irony is he truly grew out of being Johnny (Don't call me Monday) Nitro when he & Melina formed a team. But everything backtracked for him, when they split the two apart. So he had no choice but to change his name. Sadly, they went with the less-thought through name and just decided to give him something that tied in easily with how he looked.

In my personal opinion, the only thing holding Morrison from being a huge success and great Wrestler in this company.. is the gimmick name hes given. If he can at least break-away from reciting the Doors lyrics then it'll help greatly.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Morrison is vanilla. He's the same as Shelton Benjamin. The only reason to like him is because he can be innovative if he's in a certain gimmick match. He's awkward on the mic. Public speaking is not Johnny Nitros thing. If he was truly talented he would have been a more impressive ECW Champion. If you are nowhere for months, then by fluke you become a ''major'' champ, you sure as hell should impress. What you should do is have the greatest match on the card, do amazing interviews and more. Especially if you are on ECW. That brand belongs to the champion. They literally have to won it. Morrsion didn't. He was given the ball, and he blew it. So he's not underused currently, he's in the spot he should be.

 

[GW Emperor]

Elijah Burke, Shelton Benjamin, and Charlie Haas.
Three great wrestlers who are very underused by WWE. In my opinion these wrestlers should never drop below the US, Intercontinental Championship level.
All three of these are certainly better wrestlers than Triple H, and this guy has disgracefully held the World Title 12 times.

 

[TheOneBigWill]

Morrison is vanilla. He's the same as Shelton Benjamin. The only reason to like him is because he can be innovative if he's in a certain gimmick match.

I greatly agree that its because of gimmick matches that Morrison is highly entertaining to watch, and because he offers a unique style of wrestling complete with high-flying moves that most others can't copy.

However shouldn't that be seen as a good thing, that he isn't the same as everyone else?

He's awkward on the mic. Public speaking is not Johnny Nitros thing.

See, I disagree that hes horrible (or awkward) on the mic. I don't think its his fault, more so than the gimmick name hes stuck with that makes him have to sound moronic.

I believe if anything hes stumbling to find things to say, because he has a very limited vocab to word with in the sense that he can only recite Doors lyrics in different ways so many times before everything sounds the same, blurs, and makes him look stupid.

If he was truly talented he would have been a more impressive ECW Champion. If you are nowhere for months, then by fluke you become a ''major'' champ, you sure as hell should impress.

I'll agree that Morrison becoming E.C.W. Champion was a fluke, even though it was a fluke I loved. The truth is, he really didn't deserve the Championship at that point in time, as it was apparently meant for Chris Benoit. However it has to say something that they'd give him the Championship in place of just settling for the opponent in the match.. (shockingly, our new World Champion) C.M. Punk.

What you should do is have the greatest match on the card, do amazing interviews and more. Especially if you are on ECW. That brand belongs to the champion. They literally have to won it. Morrsion didn't.

He was given the ball, and he blew it. So he's not underused currently, he's in the spot he should be.

I don't understand how you can feel he didn't do a great job as Champion. John Morrison was the highest watched and highest rated E.C.W. Champion in their brand's history. While technically I've always said it and believe it.. "One man isn't responsible for ratings".

The fact is it has to say something that the ratings went up more than ever during his reign.. and dropped when he lost it.

The only thing that hurt Morrison was the same thing that hurts every E.C.W. Champion. Lack of opponents. Morrison fought who.. Indy Punk. How many times? Too fucking many. Why? No other reasonable option.

Morrison and Punk worked well but never great. Its because both men were raw in their own sense and needing carried slightly by someone. Morrison was the guy that advanced in being capable of carrying Punk, which also reflects on why Punk was a horrible Champion, dispite having more opponents than Morrison. (Punk had Morrison, Miz, Elijah Burke & Chavo)

If anything.. I believe Morrison came a long way from where he was, to become E.C.W. Champion and grow. The thing to understand is becoming E.C.W. Champion in the W.W.E. isn't the same as become World Champion on Raw or Smackdown. E.C.W.'s Heavyweight title (to me) is the starter title, in which you gain to see if you can become a true World Champion.

Somehow Punk, dispite my understanding, leaped passed Morrison and became a true World Champion first. Morrison, if anything, deserves a shot.

 

[TheOneBigWill]

Elijah Burke, Shelton Benjamin, and Charlie Haas.
Three great wrestlers who are very underused by WWE. In my opinion these wrestlers should never drop below the US, Intercontinental Championship level.
All three of these are certainly better wrestlers than Triple H, and this guy has disgracefully held the World Title 12 times.

Are you mildly ******ed? Did you really just call Triple H. worse than Charlie Haas?

Look, the thing you need to understand is that the "Wrestling" portion of "World Wrestling Entertainment" is less likely focused on these days. Its the E.. Entertainment.. thats focused hard on. Thats why Triple H. is a 12 time Champion.

Thats why guys like Elijah Burke and the World's Greatest Tag Team aren't even collectively a 1 time World Heavyweight Champion. They have all the wrestling talent in the world.. but only Burke has the true ability to speak on the mic.. and Benjamin along with Haas together couldn't find the proper amount of words to string along into cutting a half way decent promo.

Benjamin is going in the right direction. He needs mic skills. I think you'd be wise to cut your losses with Charlie Haas. And who knows about Burke. I've heard hes been repackaged as a Black Pope/Gangrel type character. If Burke shows up on E.C.W., or where ever, as a Vampire.. I'm gonna think back to Eddie Murphy's role as one. It won't be pretty.

 

[GW Emperor]

Triple H is a better entertainer than Haas but wrestling wise he is not.
Charlie Haas is capable of performing far more moves and better proper wrestling matches as opposed to the boring, predictable has-been known as Triple H.

 

[TheOneBigWill]

Triple H is a better entertainer than Haas but wrestling wise he is not.
Charlie Haas is capable of performing far more moves and better proper wrestling matches as opposed to the boring, predictable has-been known as Triple H.

Didn't I just say that? I'm pretty sure I did.

But the point is.. Charlie Haas couldn't pull off the Entertainment aspect of the W.W.E.. Fans don't wanna see pure wrestling, thats what R.O.H. is for. And possibly T.N.A., but not lately.

Triple H. is the top of the pile because while his wrestling ability might be very average indeed, his entertainment value is through the roof.

John Cena couldn't wrestle his way out of a paper-bag, but you don't see him losing to guys like Haas and Benjamin on a weekly basis, do you? Its because wrestling skills aren't important in Pro Wrestling. If this were college it'd be a different story, but its not, so its not.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

I greatly agree that its because of gimmick matches that Morrison is highly entertaining to watch, and because he offers a unique style of wrestling complete with high-flying moves that most others can't copy.

However shouldn't that be seen as a good thing, that he isn't the same as everyone else?

Anybody, on any given day is capable of having a good gimmick match. His actual non gimmick matches are boring. You are probably one of the only people who watched that doesn't switch off.

See, I disagree that hes horrible (or awkward) on the mic. I don't think its his fault, more so than the gimmick name hes stuck with that makes him have to sound moronic.

He looks like he's caught in heaflights. He's Benoit, but with minus intensity.

I believe if anything hes stumbling to find things to say, because he has a very limited vocab to word with in the sense that he can only recite Doors lyrics in different ways so many times before everything sounds the same, blurs, and makes him look stupid.

Well that's WWE's or his depending on how you look at it. WWE scripts promos, but maybe he could improvise a little.

I'll agree that Morrison becoming E.C.W. Champion was a fluke, even though it was a fluke I loved. The truth is, he really didn't deserve the Championship at that point in time, as it was apparently meant for Chris Benoit. However it has to say something that they'd give him the Championship in place of just settling for the opponent in the match.. (shockingly, our new World Champion) C.M. Punk.

I believe that the only reason he got the title was because WWE expected Benoit to be back at work on Tuesday. They wanted the title on him. And they wanted Punks first reign to be a big deal. I'm convinced that Morrison would have lost that title on Tuesday. WWE could then get back to the match, and feud that they wanted. But we'll never know for sure.

I don't understand how you can feel he didn't do a great job as Champion. John Morrison was the highest watched and highest rated E.C.W. Champion in their brand's history. While technically I've always said it and believe it.. "One man isn't responsible for ratings".


The fact is it has to say something that the ratings went up more than ever during his reign.. and dropped when he lost it.

Ratings are important. To WWE, not to general fans. It's a good debating tool. But it's not important. If you want to watch, you'll watch.

I can say he didn't do a good job as champion because it's a fact. He was given the spot as ECW's biggest star. The show that's least important. He could get away with far more on that show than he could on another. A little script change here and there. The champ is allowed at least 15 minutes wrestling time on each show. Only once did he have a match worthy of a world champ.

The only thing that hurt Morrison was the same thing that hurts every E.C.W. Champion. Lack of opponents. Morrison fought who.. Indy Punk. How many times? Too fucking many. Why? No other reasonable option.

There were plenty of opponents for him. It's just that he wasn't over enough to have matches with them.

Morrison and Punk worked well but never great. Its because both men were raw in their own sense and needing carried slightly by someone. Morrison was the guy that advanced in being capable of carrying Punk, which also reflects on why Punk was a horrible Champion, dispite having more opponents than Morrison. (Punk had Morrison, Miz, Elijah Burke & Chavo)

Punk was no better or worse than Morrison. Both were awful. Difference being that Morrsion wasn't made to look inferior to all the bigger stars on other brands when he was champ.

If anything.. I believe Morrison came a long way from where he was, to become E.C.W. Champion and grow.

He was nowhere to begin with. After his feud with Hardy in January, his next PPV was at Vengeance.

The thing to understand is becoming E.C.W. Champion in the W.W.E. isn't the same as become World Champion on Raw or Smackdown. E.C.W.'s Heavyweight title (to me) is the starter title, in which you gain to see if you can become a true World Champion.

No it's not. But an ECW has far more freedom than others.

Somehow Punk, dispite my understanding, leaped passed Morrison and became a true World Champion first. Morrison, if anything, deserves a shot.

Punk is an unconvincing face. But he's a great heel. Morssion is an unconvincing heel. Everyone knows that being a heel is easier than being a aface. So yeah Punk isn't very good at it. But if Morrsion can't be a convincing heel, then as a face he'd be even worse than Punk.

 

[daletango]

Santino Marella. Hes not underused on the mic, not at all but for me he has the ability in the ring but we rarely get to see it. Anymore losses and its going to crush his gimmick simply because the more he loses the less you can believe hes a legitimate cocky heel, he'll soon just turn into the run of the mill whining jobber - which hes bordering on.

With those mic skills he should be flying up the card.

 

[TheOneBigWill]

Anybody, on any given day is capable of having a good gimmick match. His actual non gimmick matches are boring. You are probably one of the only people who watched that doesn't switch off.

Everyone has their favorites. Who they like to watch and who they don't. While it won't say much because the bigger majority will watch him.. the fact is some turn the channel, or flip the television off whenever John Cena comes out.

Of course I'm not intentionally trying to compare the two, as Morrison is nowhere near the level Cena is. I'm merely saying everyone has their favorites. Even on the understanding that while I dispise Punk as Champion, several agree and like it.

I believe that the only reason he got the title was because WWE expected Benoit to be back at work on Tuesday. They wanted the title on him. And they wanted Punks first reign to be a big deal. I'm convinced that Morrison would have lost that title on Tuesday. WWE could then get back to the match, and feud that they wanted. But we'll never know for sure.

Thats a very good theory, but its kinda questionable. The reason I say its questionable is because if Morrison was never meant to retain or keep the Championship, then why didn't they just hand it off to C.M. Punk at the Great American Bash, or even Summerslam? Morrison holds two major Pay Per View victories (to my knowledge, if not more) over C.M. Punk, in which he retained that Championship.

Furthermore, if they wanted Punk's first win to be a big deal, then why was it surrounded in fluke fashion? Punk's first win to gain the E.C.W. Championship came when John Morrison got suspended. So it'll always be assumed that Punk may of never won that Championship, had it not been for Morrison's mistake.

There were plenty of opponents for him. It's just that he wasn't over enough to have matches with them.

Who exactly? Tommy Dreamer was more or less it. Everyone else was heel.

Punk is an unconvincing face. But he's a great heel. Morssion is an unconvincing heel. Everyone knows that being a heel is easier than being a aface. So yeah Punk isn't very good at it. But if Morrsion can't be a convincing heel, then as a face he'd be even worse than Punk.

This is actually a very good logic, one that I'd agree with. Its also a segway for me to say I believe this is Punk's only saving grace right now. Everyone raves over how great the guy is as a heel. I've never seen it, so I'm hoping the hype is worth it, as I assume its coming soon.

 

[Miko]

While I'll agree with people that John Morrison deserves a push I just dont think he's underused at all, Morrison and The Miz are single-handedly (well, not really as theres 2 of them) carrying the tag team division for both brands, the fact is while Dibiase and Rhodes are the new up and coming heels theyre always gonna be upstaged by those guys.
I think that John Morrison is in the perfect place at the moment, especially when you compare similarities between him and Shawn Michaels, theres no better way to build someone like him up. Also it gives Miz some valuable experience to be paired with Morrison, because Miz has come along way and is deserving of a good mid-card role in the WWE now.

 

[whojgov32]

Elijah Burke did somebody say!?!? He has done nothing. Boring on the mic and boring in the ring. My girlfriend had to give me a handjob during the 2007 Judgement Day Pay Per View during the Burke vs. Punk match (I was there live) cuz Burke made it so boring. Shelton has had many attempted pushes that have failed but I still have faith in him. Morrison FOR SURE needs a push. Kennedy and MVP should get some title shots. I'm gonna read the rest of these I'll have more for sure.

 

[whojgov32]

I have to see more "in ring" work with Santino before we can say he needs a bigger push but I love him on the mic. Everyone should agree with Morrison have you heard him to commentary or watched the DIRT SHEET! He's very funny.

 

[Joehaha]

i think john morrison is being used fine, hes tag champion at the moment, thrusting him into the main spotlight at the moment wont do any good i dont think when its already pretty congested, and people like kennedy and hardy are more prepared for a main event push imo. also havin punk jus been crowned champion aswel that means another new face to main event status. i think morrisons coming along nicley and shouldnt be rushed. thats just my opinion though, but shelton deserves more of a push i think, and kennedy i cant beleive their not pushing kennedy hard right now

 

[motorcitymaniac]

It seems to me that everybody that has been mentioned, with the exception of Burke, has been pushed at some point, and screwed it up somehow. Don't get me wrong, I am a fan of most of these guys being mentioned, but they don't deserve a push.
Not nearly as much as Carlito...
But in all seriousness, the guy who deserves a push is Jamie Noble. Yes, I said Jamie Noble. He is a former Cruiserweight champion. It looks like he is going to be involved in a feud with a fan favorite (Kane), and if they have him pull off a couple of decent matches against him, it could be a start for Noble. Also, he i someone who has never really been involved in the mid-card, so a push would be in keeping with the new theme of change for RAW.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

Thats a very good theory, but its kinda questionable. The reason I say its questionable is because if Morrison was never meant to retain or keep the Championship, then why didn't they just hand it off to C.M. Punk at the Great American Bash, or even Summerslam? Morrison holds two major Pay Per View victories (to my knowledge, if not more) over C.M. Punk, in which he retained that Championship.

When they put the title on him they thought that Benoit would be back. Punk/Benoit wouldn't have worked if Punk was the champion. So they put the title on Morrison so at some point they could resume the feud they wanted.

Morrison was just in the right place at the right time.

Furthermore, if they wanted Punk's first win to be a big deal, then why was it surrounded in fluke fashion? Punk's first win to gain the E.C.W. Championship came when John Morrison got suspended. So it'll always be assumed that Punk may of never won that Championship, had it not been for Morrison's mistake.

Come on Will. They had no real choice. I'm sure Punk would have got the title at a PPV if it wasn't for the suspension.

Who exactly? Tommy Dreamer was more or less it. Everyone else was heel.

There were plenty. But like I said, none were over enough. ECW had just as many faces as heels. It's just that the faces were nobodies.

This is actually a very good logic, one that I'd agree with. Its also a segway for me to say I believe this is Punk's only saving grace right now. Everyone raves over how great the guy is as a heel. I've never seen it, so I'm hoping the hype is worth it, as I assume its coming soon.

People wouldn't bash Punk so much if he didn't have such a reputation when he made his debut in WWE, and if he was a heel.

 

[Darkshot77]

I will have to aggree with Burke, Benjamin, and MVP, in fact those three would make an ok stable but I digress. Morrison's God-given talent needs to be utilized better. Paul London has amazing skill that needs to be showcased more. Finally Val Venis. It is a shame that a veteran like himself who has decent wrestlng ability, loses more matches than Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Whats wrong with this picture. He is only 37 and still could be used effectively

 

[PeopleChamp80]

John Morrison

John Morrsion is a 4x WWE Tag Team Champion 2x IC Champion and 1x ECW World.....I mean ECW Champion that's 7 Title Regins in WWE John Morrsion has the Look, He has the In Ring Skills, The Mic Skills he's like the total Package for a Main Event waiting to happen John Morrison in my oppinion is carrying ECW on his shoulders right now if he wasn't on ECW i can say that i probably wouldn't be watching it If you think about it when was the last time you EVER saw a bad John Morrison Match? i can say myself i never saw one John Morrison can make a Wrestler Look Good in the Ring even if he is The Great Khali maybe not now but i can bet that John Morrison will be in the Main Event Scene sooner then you expect I Have high hopes for him

 

["Cool Guy" Jensen]

I would love to see Charlie Haas as the Intercontinental Champion, or not a champion he could atleast be used on RAW more often and maybe win a match or two.
Also Carlito hasn't appeared on Smackdown since him being drafted, I'm hoping they're thinking of a way to push him, but I doubt it.
Then there's Jeff Hardy who would make a great U.S. or WWE Champion.
DH Smith... not sure what they can do with him yet though.
Tommy Dreamer should be E.C.W. Champion.
Super Crazy could atleast have one match since being dratfed to E.C.W... a team with Evan Bourne would be awesome, too.

 

[T2KFreeker]

I have two in mind, and you may disagree or what not, but I have to go with Super Crazy and Steven Richards. Both can get over in the ring and can put people over well also. Let's be honest, that is one huge problem in the industry; a lot of the talent these days that are new have a hard time either getting over or putting someone else over. These two guys can do it and have done it.

 

[problemchild]

I would love to see the cruiserwieght title reinstated on ECW. Since ECW has only one title sooner or later they are gunna run out of fueds. I would say ALL cruisers need a BIG push and let them have more matches on ECW. It would surely bring more interest to ECW and think of the sweet extreme rules matches they could put these guys in.

 

[stevensnk]

I would love to see the cruiserwieght title reinstated on ECW. Since ECW has only one title sooner or later they are gunna run out of fueds. I would say ALL cruisers need a BIG push and let them have more matches on ECW. It would surely bring more interest to ECW and think of the sweet extreme rules matches they could put these guys in.

I really agree with this. I do miss the crusierweight title and that's really why I don't watch smackdown anymore. As for another person for a push, how about Hardcore Holly? considering his program with Cody is over, why not push him as a mid-carder or maybe turn him heel to feud with Kofi Kingston?