10 Quick WWE Fixes To Save Rusev
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Surviving WWE's schizophrenic booking for over three years now, Rusev has proven himself dynamic and flexible even during the most trying of times. Rather than finding reward for his resilience though, he's instead endured endless neglect and toxic mistreatment.
Despite this, he somehow remains immune to the level of apathy that has been able to sink countless disregarded talents over the years. This durability implies that he may indeed have the vaunted intangible Vince McMahon constantly searches for in his endless quest for superstars, and with that in his back pocket, it may be time to attempt an as-yet untested babyface turn.
In the modern era, it's a minor miracle that he hasn't at least straddled the middle ground typically occupied by John Cena, Roman Reigns and to a lesser extent, Bray Wyatt. Towards the back end of 2014, a large section of the fanbase gravitated towards him in such a manner that a turn looked inevitable when he eventually shed the worst excesses of his foreign menace persona.
And yet somehow, his tenure as a heel has persisted. From boisterously hugging Vince McMahon to seething with rage at his cake-drenched wife, he's shown peerless comedic presence, and has more than enough in his physical arsenal to outmatch and outmuscle the company's best heels. It's time to make the turn official.