14 Ups & 14 Downs For WWE In 2018

By Michael Hamflett / February 7, 2019

13. Walk. With. Elias

The exception to the soul-crushing rule of NXT call-ups, Elias' limitations were masked to exploit the thing he was really really good at - audience manipulation.

WWE deployed the gimmick with ingenious efficiency at several major shows, including a triumphant troll of an entire WrestleMania crowd when the strum of an acoustic replaced the tolling of the bells for Undertaker's expected arrival.

A recent babyface turn has risked sabotaging what made the act so superb, but the charismatic can hopefully tune up his in-ring skills enough to replace some of the John Cena-esque patter he'll inevitably be forced to spew.