10 Wrestlers Who Should Switch Companies
Wrestlers who really need a change of company to revitalise their careers
Sometimes in the grappling business it's quite possible to have wrestlers who possess the skills, the look and the promo ability but struggle in the company they're currently in.
Perhaps they don't fit into any current stories or the person pushing the pen simply doesn't like them anymore. Sometimes talent just don't get the TV time they perhaps deserve. Yet, wrestlers - and they suffer the consequences of this - are independent contractors, not employees. All of these things could be resolved by quitting their current place of employment and finding somewhere new, though turning down (theoretically) guaranteed money is easier said than done, and the path of least resistance is at least a simpler route in a notoriously complex industry.
They do however say that a change is a good as a holiday, and this is of particular importance in wrestling. For the first time in many years there's finally more than one viable mainstream company out there - the opportunities to have a change in scenery are far more prominent than they have been in years past.
Even this very list begins with a wrestler who would have a ready-made history to fall back on if they change company soon....
10. Bayley (WWE to AEW)
In a recent interview, Bayley spoke about how she has never been the type of person to barge down the office doors when they feel aggrieved about not being used on TV . Perhaps, she figured, this was the reason why she is sometimes overlooked. She then went on to allude to the biggest example of her being put to one side that was upcoming but didn't mention what it was. We later came to learn that this was the fact she was bumped off the card for WrestleMania 41 in favour of a returning Becky Lynch. It seems that nice girls do sometimes finish last.
The most frustrating thing about this from a fan point of view is that Bayley has been putting out some of her best work in the last five years. Her heel turn and subsequent pairing with real life friend Sasha Banks in the COVID years of WWE was brilliant. The storyline of losing her power over Damage CTRL in the run up to WrestleMania 40 was also wonderfully paced. Even after all of this there's a feeling that nobody in WWE sees her as a main event player anymore.
It would be best therefore if Tony Khan would have a word in her ear and bring her down to Jacksonville. Bayley still has plenty to offer in ring and reuniting with Mercedes Mone on an episode of Dynamite would truly get fans talking. Much like The Hurt Syndicate there would be plenty of distance left in AEW taking over an idea that WWE dropped the ball with.