10 Wrestling Characters Which Just Aren’t Working Right Now
5. Shawn Spears
Current Character: The Chairman
Shawn Spears looked like he was about to light up AEW when he first smashed Cody Rhodes over the head with a steel chair at Fyter Fest. You may have disagreed with the idea of an exposed chair shot to the skull, but it definitely made Spears look like a serious threat.
That was until the newly christened 'Chairman' lost his eventual clash with Rhodes at All Out and was quickly moved down the card. Spears is a regular fixture on Dark, but this version of his character hasn't made much of an impact on Dynamite since falling to the 'American Nightmare'.
Future Character: Anchorman
As of this week's Dynamite, it looks as though Spears could be about to drop the 'Chairman' gimmick entirely, which may not be such a bad thing.
Spears appeared as the lead anchor of Shawn Spears News (or SSN) and used this new platform to tear down Dustin Rhodes before setting up a match between the two at Double or Nothing.
If Spears keeps up the anchorman character going forward he could make himself a distinct regular fixture on Dynamite each and every week, popping up to deliver breaking news or just to set up his next feud.