8 Wrestlers Triple H Can’t Get Over In WWE

8. Austin Theory

If you’re an avid reader of what's said about talent behind the scenes (and that’s most of us), then you'll know that Austin Theory is a performer who has consistently had the backing of some of the most powerful men in pro wrestling. There were constant signs that Vince McMahon believed in Theory’s talent. The merits of being rated by the maniacal billionaire in his later years can be questioned, but Paul Heyman is a far more reliable gauge of talent, and he has also gone on record to wax lyrical about Theory’s talent and skillset.

Paul has even compared him to Shawn Michaels!

Theory has certainly had ample opportunity to convince people of his worth. He's won Money In The Bank, faced John Cena at WrestleMania and held the United States Title for 333 days across 2 reigns. Currently, Austin's enjoying his second run with the WWE tag belts, so the company is continuing to buy into Theory in a big, big way; and yet, audiences refuse to invest in him whatsoever.

In the past 6 months, Theory has been given a new haircut and look, a big production-heavy new entrance, been put on the same pedestal as Bron Breakker in The Vision, and had Heyman as an onscreen mentor/mouthpiece. Still, Theory inspires ambivalence and doomscrolling when he hits our screens.

He’s still only 28, but opportunities are surely going to evaporate if this continues for much longer. It's hard to imagine him being attractive to AEW, so it's an interesting period for AT.