10 Incredible Wrestlers Who STILL Don't Get The Praise They Deserve

When the popular Miz and Morrison tandem split in 2009, many believed Morrison would be the Michaels and Miz the Jannetty. Possibly taking such comparisons to heart, The Miz bulked up, ironed out the key flaws in his ring work and landed a surprise main event run in 2010 and 2011.

John Morrison, meanwhile, was switched to an ill-fitting babyface role and sent straight to the midcard. Frustrated with his place on the roster (and the general lockerroom disdain towards him following his treatment of Trish Stratus at WrestleMania XXVII), Morrison left in late 2011.

A gifted high flyer with a physique that would make Patrick Bateman jealous, Morrison's name-changing run through the indies, Lucha Underground and IMPACT gave him more creative freedom. Despite much of his work being well-received, JoMo was rarely given the top prize and when he was, like in IMPACT, his booking was all over the place.

After beating a no-selling Austin Aries at Bound for Glory 2018 for the world title, Morrison (or Johnny Impact as he was then known) seemed finally poised to be the lead star of a show. Holding the belt for almost 200 days (that's basically an aeon in IMPACT years), Morrison did top quality work but was ultimately turned heel and moved aside for Brian Cage.

Fans were hopeful of seeing this level of work from Morrison in WWE when he returned last year. Instead, he's mostly played second fiddle to The Miz and his current babyface work is mostly going under the radar. While he's not the grandest promo out there, Morrison is a quality talent with an imaginative wrestling repertoire at his disposal. ‘The Guru of Greatness’ deserves considerably more than he's currently getting.