10 WWE Superstars Who Are Totally Underutilised

9. Mark Henry

WWE.comWWE.comMark Henry may not be the best technical wrestler in the world, nor is he the most charismatic, but he has power and presence in large quantities and he is consistently under-utilized by WWE. From the time the big man debuted in the company in the 1990€™s, he has been straddled with crappy gimmick after crappy gimmick. He€™s been a sex addict, a one-dimensional strongman and a jobber to the stars. In recent years, however, it seemed as if he was finally being used correctly, as a super-strong monster heel/main event prospect. Being repackaged as a pissed off veteran wrestler who ripped cages apart with his bare hands and tossed backstage employees around like rag dolls didn€™t hurt either. A very good feud with (then babyface) Randy Orton, a World Heavyweight Championship run and a superbly orchestrated heel swerve against John Cena all helped to make Mark Henry one of the WWE€™s most distinctive and bankable stars. His promo work may have come under fire from some, but personally, I loved hearing Mark Henry speak. His legitimate frustration was bleeding though into his character and that made him scary, as well as uniquely compelling. Latterly, however, Henry has gone back to €˜doing the job€™ for all and sundry, something that a big man shouldn€™t do too often. Of course, the €˜World€™s Strongest Man€™ is a total pro and has no problem selling or losing if the situation calls for it, but would other great big men of the past like Vader, Bruiser Brody or Andre The Giant have garnered such strong reputations had they consistently lost in very public bouts? I don€™t think so. Henry is in the twilight of his career and is doing some of his best-ever work. He deserves a run at the top, if only to put the €˜chosen one€™ (whomever that may be) over at the very end of his run. Mark Henry has earned this, many, many times over and WWE would be wise to give it to him.
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