Who's the most unfortunate?

[Prince Vee]

This is something I had discussed quite a lot over the times in many posts but it needed to get summarized. WWE has been ignoring their talents due to some backstage politics or personal Vendetta against a specific superstar. It has never stopped in WWE. It doesn't matter if the Authority or the Higher Officials or the Creative team changes, it would never stop. Because it has became an obvious part and parcel of the world.

So I'm enumerating few of the stars who I think should have a great run in WWE. And I'm gonna give the reasons why they're more unfortunate amongst the others.

#4 BO DALLAS

When he debuted for the Main roster I didn't have much interests in him coz he seemed to be pretty boring. But in many others perspective he seemed to be otherwise and I realized it when I watched one of his promos on the MainEvent. And he really can carry a match. But why would WWE make R-Truth to break his winning streak? What happened back then that damp squib-ed his momentum and his push? He's one of the most unfortunate as he got injured at the bad time and he hasn't recovered from it yet. Seems like WWE creative lost the plot for him.

#3 LUKE HARPER

This guy is obviously great in his gimmick, character, looks and inring skills and psychology. He had a great momentum heading into the Survivor Series last year. And his Ladder match against Dolph Ziggler in the following PPV was memorable. But what happened after that? Now he's been only on Superstars and Mainevents doing nothing productive. And most unfortunate thing is, just when they were trying to reunite the Wyatt Family Tag-team, Erik Rowan got injured and now Luke has became irrelevant again! Asinine!

#2 DAMIEN SANDOW

Have any of could've imagined that he'll turn a lamest gimmick, a stunt double, into something more than just entertaining and got a huge crowd behind him? He was hot at that point with his gimmick and even after he lost the gimmick to the Original owner of it the Miz, courtesy of Summer Rae, the promo that Damien cut was truly from the bottom of the heart. But it seems like he might've messed up with some of the backstage officials, he got completely scrapped off everything he had earned from the fans.

#1 BAD NEWS BARRETT

All Hail King Barrett

If there's someone who was crazily happy when Barrett won the King of the Ring tournament, it would possibly be me. He had a great run as a heel Bad News Barrett albeit the crowd were firmly behind him. But once he got injured, WWE had lost the plot for him. But who would return from an injury with a ripped off abs and great physique and enhanced Charisma and agility? Why wouldn't WWE push him? They made him loss to R-truth?? Bugger them all!! I was gobsmacked when he got pinned first at the Elimination Chamber and that too is by R-truth? What had just happened to him? Why would WWE kill a fella's momentum when he was so much over the crowd?? I would've wanted Bad News Barrett as Mr.Money in the Bank than Shaeamus.

So who's the most unfortunate among these guys? If you've someone else to be added in this list, you're welcomed. What possibly could've been the reasons behind the curtails of their momentum? Lets discuss, shall me mateys??

Cheers!!

 

[John McCass]

Let me explain thoroughly.

#4 BO DALLAS

When he debuted for the Main roster I didn't have much interests in him coz he seemed to be pretty boring. But in many others perspective he seemed to be otherwise and I realized it when I watched one of his promos on the MainEvent. And he really can carry a match. But why would WWE make R-Truth to break his winning streak? What happened back then that damp squib-ed his momentum and his push? He's one of the most unfortunate as he got injured at the bad time and he hasn't recovered from it yet. Seems like WWE creative lost the plot for him.

I don't see Bo Dallas hopping steps to the top of the mountain. At the best, he is a mid-card champion. The guy got vocal magic, can wrestle good matches as well. But World Champion is a far shot for him. The guy has some quality factors but what he lacks is presence. One can't take him seriously. For a guy his size and physique, he should be a high flyer or a lightning speed wrestler. But, he wrestles like a showman which doesn't get along well.

Neither do I think creative has done something wrong with him. He got injured and was out for obvious time.

#3 LUKE HARPER

This guy is obviously great in his gimmick, character, looks and inring skills and psychology. He had a great momentum heading into the Survivor Series last year. And his Ladder match against Dolph Ziggler in the following PPV was memorable. But what happened after that? Now he's been only on Superstars and Mainevents doing nothing productive. And most unfortunate thing is, just when they were trying to reunite the Wyatt Family Tag-team, Erik Rowan got injured and now Luke has became irrelevant again! Asinine!

Hit the nail on this guy. Please WWE. This guy is gold. Yes, I said it. He could very well be a 2 or 3 times world champ. I've seen some of his matches from the indy circuit and he never disappoints. I like this guy so much.

His in-ring work is unquestionably one of the top 5 on the current roster. The guy can talk well. Has charisma, has presence and all that shit.

I'd add, he is the definition of a good pro wrestler. Has size advantage and most importantly, can wrestle any type of match. If this becomes the champ in next 3 years, I'm tuning in.

#2 DAMIEN SANDOW

Have any of could've imagined that he'll turn a lamest gimmick, a stunt double, into something more than just entertaining and got a huge crowd behind him? He was hot at that point with his gimmick and even after he lost the gimmick to the Original owner of it the Miz, courtesy of Summer Rae, the promo that Damien cut was truly from the bottom of the heart. But it seems like he might've messed up with some of the backstage officials, he got completely scrapped off everything he had earned from the fans.

I don't this was much of Sandow's work. This was The Miz's hardwork which turned the guy into a charisma machine. I can't remember a memorable Damien Sandow match (Even Cena vs Sandow was forgettable)

Nevertheless, I should say this guy has the potential to become a very good upper mid-carder. The guy can be an interesting US Champion or Intercontinental Champion.

#1 BAD NEWS BARRETT

All Hail King Barrett

If there's someone who was crazily happy when Barrett won the King of the Ring tournament, it would possibly be me. He had a great run as a heel Bad News Barrett albeit the crowd were firmly behind him. But once he got injured, WWE had lost the plot for him. But who would return from an injury with a ripped off abs and great physique and enhanced Charisma and agility? Why wouldn't WWE push him? They made him loss to R-truth?? Bugger them all!! I was gobsmacked when he got pinned first at the Elimination Chamber and that too is by R-truth? What had just happened to him? Why would WWE kill a fella's momentum when he was so much over the crowd?? I would've wanted Bad News Barrett as Mr.Money in the Bank than Shaeamus.

This guy is still employed. I don't know why WWE still has this guy employed if they don't want to showcase him. This guy is a big deal. I can completely agree with you on this.

So who's the most unfortunate among these guys? If you've someone else to be added in this list, you're welcomed. What possibly could've been the reasons behind the curtails of their momentum? Lets discuss, shall me mateys??

Cheers!!

I'd say the most unfortunate is Luke Harper, as explained above. And one guy that needs to be added is Curtis Axel. Axel is a polished wrestler, why he is held down is beyond me.

 

[OYDK]

I gotta go with Luke Harper here. Out of the 4 options you placed in front of me, Harper seems like the only guy who has what it takes RIGHT NOW to be a main event player (other than Barrett who has had it for years now) and the fact that he's slumming it up on Superstars or God knows where bugs the crap out of me. He just seems so comfortable in his role, both on the mic and in the ring that it boggles my mind that WWE can't think of anything for him. I don't think people appreciate just how good Luke Harper is in the ring; I hear a bunch of constant praise for somebody like Cesaro (much deserved praise) and why his ring ability should get him a push, but in my opinion Harper is just as good if not BETTER than Cesaro in the ring and much better on the mic. This guy should be main-eventing PPV's... I truly believe that.

Bo Dallas is good and is staring to get at least a minuscule push at this point... I mean he's finally back on main WWE programming consistently so that's a plus, but he'll probably never be WWEWHC, hell he might never be IC or US Champ either. I don't think Bo is being misused, he's ok where he's at right now.

 

[OldSchoolWrestlingFan]

SANDOW: he was the intellectual savior of the masses, was getting massive heat/buzz about going to be the next great main event heel & even captured the Money in the Bank - now he is walking around playing dress up, WOW how the mighty have fallen

(Barrett is a close 2nd but at least he is still winning from time to time & is on TV)

 

[Jack-Hammer]

From the perspective of who has the most, from an overall perspective, to bring to the table as a main eventer, I have to go with Barrett. Barrett's pretty good on the mic, he's entertaining inside the ring, has a background that proves he was legitimately tough before getting into wrestling, has a good look, has personality, etc. I just think he has more to offer, overall, than the other guys on the list. Also, I find Barrett's misuse not so much unfortunate as it is downright tragic; whenever Barrett gets any momentum going or generates excitement, Vince's chaotic booking choices derail him at every turn. The most recent instance is the King of the Ring tournament; Barrett wins the tourney, has some positive buzz going about him, generates a little momentum over the coming weeks and them BAM!!!! He starts being jobbed out left and right and is put into a lame duck feud with R-Truth who's walking around mocking Barrett as KOTR; the two factors combined only cause people to see KOTR as nothing but a joke and not at all worth time investing in. Also, Barrett is a 5 time Intercontinental Champion, yet the only thing memorable about any of his runs is how poorly he was used as champion each and every single time. It's hard to think of anyone that's been Intercontinental Champion that's gotten less out of being the champ than Barrett has.

Bo Dallas isn't all that special in my eyes. He's okay in the ring, but I've never been remotely wowed by the guy. I do think he's getting better on the mic, but I'm not seeing the greatness there that some are. I do think he has personality, but it seems like it's tempered by the comedic aspects of his character. Also, while I don't put a whole lot of stock in the cosmetic aspect, I do have to say that he has one of the worst looks out of anyone on the WWE roster. I think he needs to hit the gym to tone up and lose that baby fat, needs to go back to a goatee to cover up that creepy child molester smile of his, do something about that oily & stringy hair. One positive about Bo Dallas is that barring injury, he has a lot of time to grow as he's only 25 or 26 years old. If Dallas gets pushed too hard and too quickly at such a young age, we find ourselves in another Randy Orton situation where the guy's accomplished everything there really is to accomplish before he even hits 30.

Luke Harper has always struck me as someone that's born and bred to be the big, tough muscle of a faction. His current look is pretty much the embodiment of nearly every scary, backwoods stereotype and he's one of the best big men to come along in quite a long while. He's okay on the mic, at least the brief and rare times we hear him, but I don't see him as a main event player based on that alone. If they're not eventually reforming The Wyatt Family, I think Harper MIGHT benefit from being repackaged so that we can see if he has more to offer in terms of personality and charisma than what we've seen already.

As far as Damien Sandow goes, I think he's a fairly close second to Barrett on this list. Sandow's pretty good inside the ring, he has charisma, he's quite strong on the mic, doesn't have a particularly great look but it's nothing that can't be remedied by hitting the gym just a little harder. Sandow's career has gone south since winning the WHC MITB contract a few years back, though he does have a place in history as being the first MITB winner to cash in only to be pinned by the champion. Since then, Sandow's just slid down the mid-card ranks to the point where he's pretty much one of the guys occupying Santino Marella's spot.

However, while not on the list, someone that's probably more unfortunate than any of them, by far, is poor Daniel Bryan. We all know Bryan's story, how over he steadily became since winning MITB back in 2011, how his popularity reached levels unseen in years, his journey towards the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXX, etc. Since the summer of 2014, Bryan's career has been shanghaied by neck issues that may very well end his career; even if he does come back at 100%, it's likely that officials aren't sure they'll be able to rely on him. Bryan was on the cusp of starting down the road leading to him becoming one of the true greats of the past 25 years, he actually made it to the top of the mountain only for the mountain top itself to fall out from under him almost the minute he got there.

 

[Mustang Sally]

Have any of could've imagined that he'll turn a lamest gimmick, a stunt double, into something more than just entertaining and got a huge crowd behind him?

Yes, and that's why I voted for Damien Sandow. What more could WWE management have asked of a performer than to take a throw-away program and wind up getting the fans on his side?

The other guys named in this topic (except for Luke Harper) were given premium gimmicks to run with.....and management presumably figured they would get over. Sandow made a success out of virtually nothing and is now completely shunted aside; even his 'Macho Man' program is nowhere near the main two shows.

The man can work a match, he can talk, he apparently can inspire fan support. Yes, he could use a better defined physique, but he seems to have everything else. I don't get it.

Meanwhile, I wouldn't label Wade Barrett as 'unfortunate.' Whether he loses almost all his matches as IC champ or not, the man is constantly on our TV sets. How could he be called unfortunate?

 

[chuckmdubya]

Hard choice here, but I voted Bo. But I think he has done plenty to not get the push as well. He's awesome on the mic and has been well prepared his whole life to be a superstar.

There's something about the transition of the character that he's not doing quite right. It seems he is basically trying to be the faux positive role model type but has bouts of snapping similar to Shamrock. Something is missing from his "transitional moments" that can't really be anyone's fault but his. I can't really explain it, but I just think there's something that he's not pulling off perfectly here.

When I see the guy I see a potential Million dollar man type personality. Not a rich guy, but a guy that for some reason we cant really explain, is an awesome heel. I would suppose that he isn't getting a lot from booking too. I really think he just needs time on tv to really cement him in and figure out how to get him over more as a heel. His dad was great at turning an absolutely horrible gimmick into a really good regular heel, and hopefully Bo can do the same.

 

[AdamJumba]

I remember around Royal Rumble this year I was predicting that Sandow would have a spot for maybe the US or IC Title by WM 32 let alone being a complete afterthought. I think Barrett might have Bullhammered Vince backstage by accident or something and this is his punishment.

 

[stingray11214]

Cannot help but vote for Barrett here. He has been injury prone, got booked like shit, and really had the football pulled from him every time he went to kick it. His BnB character was pure genius, and the crowd seemed to be warming to him. Then he got hurt, again. Sad

Bo Dallas is like getting ear raped. He is ridiculous to look at. His charisma is near childish. To listen to his promos is like listening to spikes dragged along a blackboard. If I ever see him on TV again, it'll be too soon.

Luke Harper is connected to Erick Rowan. Like the Usos, if one goes down, the other get put down. They tried to have him go on his own, but that backfired. Sad.

Sandow is perfect where he is: Another Santino. Look, he can turn crap into gold. You need people like that. A jack-of-all-gimmicks is rare in this business. Macho Mandow, Mizdow, and McMahondow were all hilarious. Hell, if he ever comes up with Damiana Levesquedow, Trips and Steph's "adopted daughter", he could have fans cheering for The Authority. That is how good he is in a role like that. You're welcome.

 

[Dagger Dias]

Bad News Barrett
Out of the people listed in the opening post, Barrett is easily the most unfortunate. I'd argue he's in contendership for most unfortunate in WWE history, maybe not THE most, but he's definitely had the worst luck of anyone in this generation. Amazing debut with the original Nexus entering straight away into feuds with John Cena and Randy Orton, only for the idiotic decision to split the original Nexus into two equally horrible stables (New Nexus and The Corre) that went nowhere. His return with the Fight Club gimmick and multiple Intercontinental Championship reigns that went nowhere. Injuries on multiple occasions right before huge pushes such as his rumored Money In the Bank win, during the Barrett Barrage angle, and again as Bad News Barrett. Then they make him King Of the Ring but job him out to R-Truth. SERIOUSLY!? I'm a Wade Barrett fan, but lately I just feel sorry for the guy.

Damien Sandow
Out of those listed in the opening post, this guy gets 2nd place. He started out as a great heel with the intellectual gimmick. Then we saw Team Rhodes Scholars (who really should have won the Tag Team Championship together) that split up following Sandow's winning a Money In the Bank briefcase. I enjoyed the feud with Rhodes over the briefcase that followed, Rhodes throwing the blue briefcase out into the water was classic, only for Sandow to introduce one that looked like it was made out of chocolate. Why didn't WWE capitalize on this and make Money In the Bank chocolate candy during this angle? They'd have made a ton of money off of that! So then we have Sandow's loss to Cena when he cash'ed in unsuccessfully which led to his infamous impressions gimmick. He deserved better than to be jobbed out and humiliated like that. His feud with Miz deserved a Wrestlemania match but NO instead he has to lose to Big Show on the pre-show in the absolutely useless Andre Battle Royal. He's likely going to be stuck in his Macho Mandow gimmick for a while doing comedy with Axelmania. It's funny, and I'd rather he be doing something that's entertaining if all they are going to do is make him be a jobber. At least he has that going for him.

Luke Harper
Why is this guy on the list? The only unfortunate thing that happened to him was the Wyatt Family splitting up too soon. He had that short Intercontinental Championship reign, but his best time was as Wyatt's underling. I'm glad he reunited with Rowan because those two make a good monster tag team, wouldn't mind seeing them get a title shot. It's an absolute shame that they never beat The Usos during the lengthy title feud they had, so I hope they get that shot. I'd argue that Harper is currently where he should be right now. I disagree with him being in a "Most Unfortunate" list.

Bo Dallas
Why is Bo Dallas on a "Most Unfortunate" list? He is 100% where he needs to be if he stays in his current persona. He makes the fans angry and then helps whatever face he's against get some fan support if/when they defeat him. That's all Bo is good for if they are going to keep him in the annoying "Bo-lieve!" gimmick. I cannot stand the guy and neither can any of the regulars at my PPV parties or the smaller group who watches Raw and NXT with me. Every single one of us want to see him get defeated, so clearly the man is doing his job if we legitimately WANT to see him lose. The old saying goes "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Bo is where he belongs as the incredibly annoying midcard heel who angers fans with his promos.

 

[BestSportsEntertainer]

Bads News Barrett is easily the most unfortunate or underused wrestler in WWE today. He was:

Leader of the Nexus, WWE's best stable of the modern era
Feuding with John Cena and Randy Orton, top 2 in the company at the time
Rumored to break Undertaker's streak, though he turned it down that's a MAJOR deal
Intercontinental Champion several times, though the title lost a lot of its value

What is he doing now?

Losing to R-Truth on the pre-show. He can't even get on the main card. It really is sad how WWE is booking him because he is so much more talented.

 

[Savior of Silence]

It's gotta be Sandow doesn't it?

He went from getting some of the loudest pops on tv to not being on tv in about a month. When WWE gave him the "Macho Mandow" gimmick like 3 days after his "I'm going to be myself" promo I knew it was the end.

A case can be made for Barrett but at least he's on tv every week. Sandow will likely be released while Barrett can probably stay there as long as he wants.

 

[Jeff Deliverer of Mail]

Sandow, all he needs is a bit of a move set tweek, his old original gimmick back, and some actual fueds to get him back to some normal matches instead of 3 minute beat downs. Poor guy has been floundering along since Rhodes Scholars broke up. Exactly the same story with Curtis Axle really. Sandow has a lot more than that to offer.

 

[Radical Canadian Goose]

I was actually considering doing this thread the other day, after lamenting how much Barrett is being underused.

The 4 wrestlers that you picked all have extreme potential. I would even add Johnny (Fandango) Curtis and Adam Rose to the mix as well.

As to the four that you mentioned, I think that they are all underused. It is a tough pick for me considering that I am likely the only person in the world to own a "BOLIEVE" track set.

My pick has to be Luke Harper. He had a great feud with Ambrose, which the fans ate up. Following that, Ambrose went to the main event, Harper went back to a Tag team with Rowan. He could have easily transitioned to a feud with Ryback. Forget Big Show

Harper is the most misused. No offence to the other 3

 

[Mustang Sally]

.... after lamenting how much Barrett is being underused.

Yet, is 'underused' the correct term? As I see it, underused means he's not appearing on our TV screens as much as someone who's being used. Barrett is on just about every edition of Raw and Smackdown, with occasional appearances in the minor shows. He's being used.

Now, if what you mean is that the character he's playing isn't getting the proper build-up because he's constantly losing, that's a different thing.

Still, he's been IC champion while losing....and now he wears the King of the Ring crown, although he still loses. I would think most performers who truly are underused would give almost anything for the work rate and notoriety Barrett has going for him.

 

[Navi]

I picked Luke Harper, but yea each one in a way deserves to be on the list, with the exception of Bo Dallas. And I will add one more person at the end.

Bad News Barrett

I love BNB, and I think the WWE does as too, well maybe sometimes. They give him the IC title and then turn his run into a joke, he lays down for almost everyone. Then comes the farce called KOTR, he wins and gets a cheap crown and cape for his trouble. Barrett is great on the mic, and he does have presence in the ring. Are they worried that he's injury prone? I just think he's was extremely unlucky, and he's been fine since coming back. I don't know what they'll do with him, but they can't do any worse than what they've already done.

Damien Sandow

Like Sandow, but not only does creative not know how to handle his character, does he even have a character? He's spent the last year or so, playing other people, and while his time as Mizdow was good, he's done nothing and gone nowhere since. This Mega Powers V2.0 is crap, and he'd be better off asking for his stunt double job back. I've not seen much of him since they broke him and the Miz up. As a matter of fact I watched an interview Miz did, and he said,"the fans had been screaming for him and Mizdow to part company, now they have their wish and it's the fans responsibility to keep Sandow up there". I truly believe that the Miz did his job, and the fans haven't done theirs.

Luke Harper

Harper for me was always the stand out of the Wyatt family. Bray bores me to tears now, and Rowan while I like him is just sort of forgettable. For a big guy Harper entertained and impressed me with the way he moves. You wouldn't think someone of his size could be as quick and pull off some of the moves he does. His run with the IC title was a farce, and he deserves much better. Too bad Rowan is injured, because the two of them could have had a decent run with the tag titles. They broke the Wyatt's up too soon, but the WWE could have done so much more with Harper. They have just neglected him.

Bo Dallas

Bo Dallas is exactly where he needs to be. He will never be a main event talent, he just doesn't strike me as the type that Vince would push to the moon. He is good on the mic, but there is something about him that's off putting. Dallas is decent in the ring, not spectacular and one day he might hold a mid card title. I'm just afraid there are too many ahead of him already in the line.

Cesaro

I'm adding Cesaro's name to the list simply because in my opinion he's the best wrestler the WWE has on the roster today. Some say he lacks charisma, and they might be right, but I say he hasn't been really given a fair shot. Since he debuted he's had so many gimmick changes, manager's and whatnot, I'm not even sure if he knows what his gimmick is anymore. He seemed to show more personality when they teamed him up with Kidd, and they were over with the fans. But it will take a long time to recover from what they did to him after he won the ATGBR at Mania two years ago. After winning that, the WWE in effect, forgot about him. Cesaro was jobbed out to almost everyone in sight. It's a shame because he was a fan favourite and everyone loved the King of Swing.

Hopefully the WWE can get their act together and start using their talent the best way they can. I somehow don't think it's going to happen and we're going to see the same old, same old that we've been getting.

Oh I would have added Dean Ambrose to the list as well, but he's on TV each week, headling PPV's, and is rumoured to be in the middle of a push. Personally I just think they are using him to put Reigns over, and was a placeholder till Lesnar returned. But I'll wait and see what happens over the next few weeks before I start ranting about that.

 

[Dagger Dias]

Cesaro

I'm adding Cesaro's name to the list simply because in my opinion he's the best wrestler the WWE has on the roster today. Some say he lacks charisma, and they might be right, but I say he hasn't been really given a fair shot. Since he debuted he's had so many gimmick changes, manager's and whatnot, I'm not even sure if he knows what his gimmick is anymore. He seemed to show more personality when they teamed him up with Kidd, and they were over with the fans. But it will take a long time to recover from what they did to him after he won the ATGBR at Mania two years ago. After winning that, the WWE in effect, forgot about him. Cesaro was jobbed out to almost everyone in sight. It's a shame because he was a fan favourite and everyone loved the King of Swing.

I can see what you're getting at here. Cesaro does belong on this list. Looking back on the past couple of years, he appears to have run into a number of missed opportunities. The Real Americans were an excellent tag team, yet Cesaro and Swagger never won the Tag Team Championship. He then won the Andre Battle Royal and got NOTHING for it. Even an Intercontinental Championship match at Summerslam or something would have sufficed. His alliance with Heyman that seemed great at first, but then they randomly pulled the plug on that plan and Cesaro did nothing until his equally random (at first, not anymore) team with Tyson. He could have, and should have, more midcard and tag team title reigns by this point.

I still find Barrett and Sandow to be more unfortunate at this point, although I agree with you adding Cesaro to the list. He's certainly more unfortunate than Bo Dallas as far as the opening post's list is concerned. Heck, I'd argue he's more unfortunate than Luke Harper. Cesaro can still be a big deal, but it doesn't look like he will be outside of his team with Tyson. That stupid ambulance song has not done him any favors either.

 

[stingray11214]

Cesaro

I'm adding Cesaro's name to the list simply because in my opinion he's the best wrestler the WWE has on the roster today. Some say he lacks charisma, and they might be right, but I say he hasn't been really given a fair shot. Since he debuted he's had so many gimmick changes, manager's and whatnot, I'm not even sure if he knows what his gimmick is anymore. He seemed to show more personality when they teamed him up with Kidd, and they were over with the fans. But it will take a long time to recover from what they did to him after he won the ATGBR at Mania two years ago. After winning that, the WWE in effect, forgot about him. Cesaro was jobbed out to almost everyone in sight. It's a shame because he was a fan favourite and everyone loved the King of Swing.

How many times was Cesaro the World Champ in RoH? How many times in Chikara? The answer is ZERO. The only time he won a World strap in an American-based promotion as a singles wrestler was in PWG. Everything else was done as a Tag-team. He is better in a tag situation. He worked GREAT with Chris Hero. He was a long-time partner with Ares. However, he has not been as successful as a singles competitor. If he was not as successful in the US in the companies he was with, what makes you think Cesaro would do any better with the Stamford Boys?

 

[Navi]

How many times was Cesaro the World Champ in RoH? How many times in Chikara? The answer is ZERO. The only time he won a World strap in an American-based promotion as a singles wrestler was in PWG. Everything else was done as a Tag-team. He is better in a tag situation. He worked GREAT with Chris Hero. He was a long-time partner with Ares. However, he has not been as successful as a singles competitor. If he was not as successful in the US in the companies he was with, what makes you think Cesaro would do any better with the Stamford Boys?

What you say is true he never won a title belt, but at least he competed for them in those other productions. He wasn't treated like an afterthought. So I would say he has been successful in singles competition to a certain degree. There is nothing wrong with being a good tag team wrestler. He was good with Swagger, and great with Kidd. I would still argue though that I've never seen Cesaro put on a bad match, whether in singles or tag team competition. And just because he was used as a tag team wrestler in other productions doesn't mean he isn't capable of holding a world title.

If he was a shitty singles wrestler then you have a valid point. But as he's great in the ring, and got a PPV worthy match with Cena last week, I would say your point isn't valid. The WWE has still underutilized him, and not given him a fair chance, which has been my point all along. If he tries and fails then fine, but at least give him the benefit of the doubt. They won't do even that. He's much too good to be used as a jobber.

 

[kadroan]

Probably Sandow. He never recovered from the failed cash in on Cena. He seemed to find his niche as a comedy character though but he's too talented to stuck in that lane.

 

[mkw1962]

I would say BNB from your list he is the KOTR Champion and that has done nothing for him, they should have made a stipulation in the KOTR tournament the winner gets a World Title shot. Wade can be a decent World Champion with the proper storylines to push him.
Bo can be a good mid card wrestler maybe even U.S. Champ if not for sure Intercontinental Champ.
Damian is just a mid card guy I.C. Champ, he reminds me of Santino.
I like Luke he is a very good wrestler I can see him as a future World Champion, for now when Eric comes back the Tag Team Champions.
Not on the list and my choice is Cesaro he is pound for pound the strongest guy in the WWE. This would be the perfect time to push him again after mondays match against John Cena make the U.S. Title match at Battleground a Triple threat match and let Cesaro win. He can be a future World Champion and for sure a Tag Champion again I would try him as a single for now face or heel he can do it.