10 Wrestlers Set For A Big Push Following WrestleMania 35
6. Sami Zayn
In something of an indictment of WWE's bloated and directionless TV product, helmed by the impulsive and casually destructive Vince McMahon, the performers who do not appear on it stand the best chance of succeeding.
Consider the original plans for Daniel Bryan's WrestleMania 35 programme; until the audience shaped its direction on WWE's behalf, by putting over a guy who put in the miles in a gesture of profound respect, reports indicated that virtually any act untainted by the miasma was considered first. Kofi Kingston replaced Kevin Owens, but that change was shaped by serendipity.
Despite all the risible talk of December 17, 2018, fundamental change is not forthcoming. We have seen little evidence of that, and we've naturally seen little of the recovering Sami Zayn - which renders the Underdog, no longer stigmatised as Bobby Lashley's comedy star vehicle, the ideal candidate to star upon his return. Having impressed Vince as a surprise polymath, Zayn could conceivably return as either a babyface or a heel.
A lengthy absence usually inspires fans to receive a much-missed act as a returning hero, but there remains so much potential within Sami's cloying prick bit - and an immediate programme with Seth Rollins, designed to put over the new Universal Champion as the super-worker saviour of RAW's main event, would make for sublime fan service.