10 Things WWE Are Struggling To Get Over Right Now
10. Lana & Tamina
Everything that WWE have done with Lana since transferring her and Rusev to SmackDown as part of the Superstar Shake-Up has stunk. Her sudden elevation as a Women's Championship contender not only devalued the belt, but saw 'The Ravishing Russian' buried through her ever-shortening series of one-sided losses to Naomi, destroying her singles run before it truly began.
Lana has now reverted to her old role as a manager, which would've been a smart idea if WWE hadn't paired her with the women's division's least exciting wrestler: Tamina.
She comes from a celebrated lineage, but Tamina hasn't ever connected with the audience. She has never been able to talk, her ring work has always been clunky and awkward, and her personality is non-existent. There's no reason to care about her, and thus, she has been a bit part player for the bulk of her run.
Perhaps WWE are hoping that some of Lana's popularity will rub off on Tamina, but the association isn't working. Lana is close to an all-time low at the moment, nobody's buying into this act, and that doesn't look like changing any time soon.