10 Wrestlers Struggling To Prove Their Worth To WWE
5. Tye Dillinger
Tye Dillinger, to use a football analogy, is an open goal - especially in an age in which the sheer glut of episodic television almost necessitates, or renders unavoidable, dreaded '50/50' booking.
He is a career loser. He embarked on a tour of developmental both comprehensive and miserable prior to a late-career renaissance in NXT, in which his hard luck tale, evident talent and legitimate amiability won the hearts of the hardcores. His 'Perfect 10' gimmick received in the intended, affectionate spirit, Dillinger was both jobber to the stars and a star. In a triple dose of thickheadedness, he is now no longer even a jobber; Tye is an invisible man, shunted to the weird purgatory in which the Colons reside.
But what a jobber he could be; he's such a pure and talented babyface that fans throw their support behind him until the last. He is, truly, the perfect fall guy for the modern age: he meets the defined enhancement talent remit, but is also capable of prolonging that one-note sentiment over the course of a suspenseful 10 minute match, the likes of which are an unfortunate byproduct of the "super-served" content era. Why he was never used to prop up Dolph Ziggler's implausible gatekeeper role is beyond comprehension.
You don't have to push a character like Dillinger - and that is the point lost on Road Dogg et al.