10 WWE Wrestlers Who Need To Be Taught A Lesson (And Who By)

9. Seth Rollins (By Bret Hart)

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Lesson: How to generate authentic sympathy as a babyface.

In his prime, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart could manipulate a crowd with the kind of ease and technical mastery that we simply don't get treated to from week to week nowadays.

Seth Rollins currently finds himself in a similar boat to Hart, with his skill-set placing him at the top of the WWE mountain, but his self-assurance currently comes across as smarmy and his attempts of garnering sympathy whiny.

Let's focus on how Hart utilised his belief in his own ability to position himself as a crowd-favourite contender. People loved to see Hart showcase his undeniable flair in moving around that ring like no one else in the company. Smooth as he was, his real talent came in his ability to take a beatdown with a level of authenticity that forced the audience into cheering him back to full capacity.

We saw a glimpse of Rollins exploring this in his lead up to SummerSlam, and the bout itself with Brock Lesnar, but in order to truly get him over as someone we are actually rooting for he needs to study 'The Hitman's back catalogue of overcoming the odds.

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