10 Wrestlers That Have Suffered Since WWE WrestleMania 35

5. The IIconics

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Yet more title-winners crowned for the moment on the night without the company thinking of how to effectively manage their reign, comedy acts Peyton Royce and Billie Kay were clearly thrilled to win gold on the 'Grandest Stage', but ultimately weren't remotely equipped to stop a joke reign turning the belts themselves into a punchline.

Caught in the crossfire of the decision to take the newly-created titles from Sasha Banks and Bayley, The IIconics already had a bit of an uphill struggle, but it was as if WWE wanted the problem to go away by itself rather than addressing the damage that had already been done.

Royce and Kay are so so good at what they do, but what they do isn't have captivating matches, which is exactly what those belts required. Women's wrestling remains on a precarious precipice, and the rank reduction of prestigious prizes does nothing for a "Revolution" or however they'd choose to brand it now.

As well as being unfairly maligned for bad decisions, The Aussies seemingly received less television time as a result, too. A multi-pronged disaster, it will rank high amongst the year's worst booking decisions.

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