10 Best Booked Wrestlers In WWE Today

Becky Lynch isn't the only well-booked star on WWE's current roster...

Kofi Kingston Becky Lynch
WWE

That WWE don't make the most of their outrageously talented, outrageously deep roster is a criticism repeated so often it is on the verge of becoming cliché, yet it is almost always valid.

This company has hundreds of contracted wrestlers, yet only a handful are legitimate stars. The likes of Shinsuke Nakamura, Asuka, and Braun Strowman have had their auras shattered by overexposure and middling in-ring records. Remember Sanity? Neither do the writers.

Fortunately, 2019 has brought considerable improvement in how WWE present their wrestlers. The situation will never be perfect, but the creative department are batting at a higher-than-usual average at the moment, ensuring many are coming off exactly how they should on television. It's time to celebrate them.

Wrestlers exclusive to NXT have been omitted in the name of balance. Developmental performers would make up 70-80% of the list if they were eligible, so sharply written is the black-and-gold brand. Pointing out the NXT grapplers that aren't booked well would be a more worthwhile endeavour.

Regardless, WWE's much-maligned creative team are knocking it out of the park when it comes to these talented men and women's presentation on Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live...

10. Batista

Kofi Kingston Becky Lynch
WWE

That the returning Batista earns a spot on our list after just one WWE appearance is an indictment of how this company present their wrestlers, but the former Evolution man's comeback was a perfectly-scripted piece of pro-wrestling theatre.

Ric Flair's 70th birthday celebration had everyone thinking Becky Lynch would be the one to interrupt. Even when 'The Man' was arrested earlier in the night, it seemed certain she'd return to spoil the party and further her WrestleMania 35 programme, yet Becky was nowhere to be found when the time came. Instead, cameras cut backstage, where 'The Animal' was dragging a cameraman by the collar. Into Flair's dressing room he went, and out he came with the legend's battered body, before staring down the camera, then asking: "hey Hunter, do I have your attention now?"

Expertly produced and performer, the bait-and-switch established Batista as the worst bastard alive ahead of a rumoured 'Mania programme with Triple H. This was the right move. A masterful heel back in the day, big Dave's last babyface run was so catastrophic it forced WWE to turn him within six weeks, and he'll shine alongside his former ally culminating in what could be a fun 'Show Of Shows' pantomime brawl.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.