9 Wrestlers WWE Has BENCHED

9. Omos

Standing at a colossal 7'3", Omos is one of WWE’s most physically imposing Superstars, yet the giant has been curiously absent from meaningful storylines since 2023, and out of the ring entirely since WrestleMania weekend 2024. Once presented as a near-unstoppable force, especially during his time with AJ Styles and later feuds with Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar, Omos has since faded into the background, reduced to footnote status despite his stature offering the opposite.

At this point a name that inexplicably could be speculated on during release season, Omos was cast as a generic monster in the 2024 Royal Rumble and Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal several months later, but unlike the latter's namesake, came nowhere close to victory in either. 

This benching feels especially baffling considering WWE’s renewed creative focus over the last few years, and the raves the seven-footer received for his early-2025 sojourn to NOAH as Jack Morris' tag partner. While not the most technically gifted, his sheer size and aura should make him a consistent attraction, particularly in an era where WWE thrives on viral moments and visual dominance of the marketplace. Instead, he's become a special attraction with no platform to be an attraction, his entire appeal going uncapitalised upon.  

The question remains: why isn't WWE doing more with him? Whether it's a creative impasse or uncertainty about how to book such a unique performer long-term, the results are the same - lost years and wasted potential. As WWE embraces the media-friendly Netflix era, it’s unclear if Omos fits into that vision, but even more unclear why.