10 WWE Stars History Will Be Kind To
The fans may not like/be sick of them, but history shall remember them kindly...
The WWE Universe are many things, but easy to get along with is not one of them. They've always been hard to please, and everyone from wily old veterans to bright-eyed rookies has fallen victim to their anger.
Which, for the talent put in that position, is a major problem. A wrestler's career lives and dies on how the crowd react to them and if the fans boo when they should cheer - or worse, don't respond at all - it can be the death toll on a once promising run.
However, these boos are not always deserved. Some talents can do no right no matter what they do, and good matches or strong showings on the mic bounce off the ever demanding crowd. Thankfully, for those in such a position, the WWE Network and the companies' history books gives them a chance to be reevaluated.
With the ability to go and watch a Raw from ten years ago at wrestling fan's fingertips it's suddenly easy to find out what these hated figures were like. It means that in the years to come, some of the WWE Universes' biggest foes may find themselves being reevaluated by the history they leave behind.
10. R-Truth
No one character has been more tied to the whims of Vince McMahon's bizarre sense of humour than R-Truth. Over the years he has spoken to an invisible friend and displayed a fear of spiders all for no real reason at all. And yet, throughout all that R-Truth has never quit. He's just got on with the job and done it to the best of his abilities.
Which is a good thing, because R-Truth has been an important part of WWE for the last few years. Even ignoring his reigns as US and Tag Champion, he has been a fixture on TV and become a measuring stick for new wrestlers entering the company.
It may seem a strange way to measure a career, but how many people have beaten R-Truth? How many people have got that little bump for taking on a guy who has been around for years? I wouldn't want to try to count it.
So sure, no one is going to remember R-Truth as a great champion or a revolutionary figure. But they will remember him as a bizarre character who made a lot of other people look good. The same way we look back on Hall of Famers like Koko B. Ware. If their careers are worth celebrating, then R-Truth's definitely is.