10 Wrestlers Whose Stock Has Risen In 2019

10. Rowan

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Stop laughing. Why are you laughing? No, seriously, stop it.

Rowan might be an...interesting man to kick this article off with, but he belongs here. The big man also has Daniel Bryan to thank for saving him from surefire creative purgatory, and turning him from the kind of character WWE wouldn't have a clue what to do with into an asset.

In the heater role he's currently playing, Rowan is on top of his game. He's able to let Bryan do most of the work in tag matches, then storm in, hit some power moves, look like a beast (one who's capable of appearing clumsy and ham-fisted when need be) and get out again. It's a role he's well-suited to, and there's no doubt that run as the "Planet's Tag-Team Champions" raised his profile.

The worst thing WWE could do right now is split these men. Though they're not SmackDown Tag Champs any more, they're better off together. Preachy heel Bryan suits having a bodyguard, and Rowan's limitations are covered by Daniel's excellence.

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