10 WWE Stars In Desperate Need Of A Turn

8. The Usos

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Is there a more stale act than The Usos in 2016?

They only started regularly performing on Pay Per View in 2013, and while that is a lifetime by today's standards, it feels more like an age. Their characters are so one-dimensional, their in-ring routine so skewed towards eliciting a positive reaction, that it's difficult to conceive of how they'd actually make the transition to the dark side.

But make it they must - they are seemingly allergic to character development, and are dangerously close to generating X-Pac 2001 levels of yawn-inducing, channel-changing heat. Or, worse, still, complete indifference. They still manage to engage the crowd in their call and response entrance routine, but then again, so does R-Truth. It means very little.

WWE might be reluctant to turn them face until the rot sets in to an irrevocable extent - at which point it may be too late. They shift not inconsiderable quantities of merchandise, and have a marketable look which has seen them used as the face of 5 Hour Energy.

That said, even the iron will of WWE may not be impervious to the prospect of the Roman Reigns-led heel faction which is currently staring them in the face.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!