10 Wrestlers WWE Are Currently Dropping The Ball With
Miscast and misused, these superstars could be so much more...
WWE's seemingly chronic inability to make the most of their vast talent roster is a constant source of fan frustration. Even today, with the company hoarding more world-class performers than ever before, WWE constantly find ways to misuse skilled wrestlers who could be marketable assets if handled correctly. It never stops being exasperating.
Raw & SmackDown's rosters are in a constant state of flux, and there's always the propensity for wrestlers to move up and down the card. Rebuilds are never completely out of the question, but they're becoming increasingly rare, as illustrated by looking at those who were in this position last year.
Of the names listed in 2016, only Cesaro, Tyler Breeze, and Apollo Crews have objectively enhanced their position. Dolph Ziggler and Bray Wyatt have both slipped following short-term pushes, Roman Reigns is in much the same position, while Alberto Del Rio and Simon Gotch aren't even in the company anymore.
It could be argued that WWE are still dropping the ball with a number of these wrestlers, but they're no longer among the company's most underutilised. A fresh crop has replaced them in 2017, and while not everyone gets to reach the top, WWE definitely aren't making the most of these potential assets...
10. Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch was supposed to be the ace of SmackDown’s women’s division. In separating Becky from Charlotte and Sasha Banks and surrounding her with a core of (mostly) younger, less celebrated wrestlers, the 2016 draft seemed to place her in a vanguard role, pulling the lesser performers up to her level, and raising standards across the board.
Things looked to be heading in the right direction when Lynch became the first SmackDown Women’s Champion, but they've since gone downhill. Becky lost the belt to Alexa Bliss, and has been directionless ever since. Now, Lynch is just a face in the crowd, and she hasn’t been booked like a standout at any point throughout 2017.
Becky, like everyone else in the division, has suffered through the writers’ insistence on booking the women in unending multi-person feuds that curb individuality, and prevent wrestlers from getting over. Of everyone in SmackDown's division, her slide has been the most spectacular. She’s one of the most talented women’s wrestlers around, and a natural babyface, but Becky is only there to make up the numbers at the moment, when she should be a standard-bearer.