10 WWE Superstars Who Have Been Hurt The Most By The Wild Card Rule

You won't find many WWE fans who actually believe that the Wild Card Rule has been a positive since its institution in May. It was pretty apparent from get-go that there weren't any benefits to the Brand Split basically being called off, and sure enough, it merely led to Raw and SmackDown Live getting more watered down than they already were.

Originally, the rule (introduced by Mr. McMahon itself) allowed for three roster members from each show to appear on the opposite brand any given week. The number was quickly upped to four and was rarely acknowledged thereafter. Of course, WWE was never consistent with the rule, thus leading to several Superstars getting overexposed and many more receiving significantly less television time than they were before.

Thankfully, the Wild Card Rule will meet its demise come the WWE Draft in a few weeks, but the damage has been done. It will take time for most of the following wrestlers to get back on track and regain the momentum they lost, the same way it will take time for fans to take the Brand Split seriously again.

Raw and SmackDown have seen a slight increase in quality over the past two months or so, no thanks to the Wild Card Rule. Here's hoping these 10 talents can find their footing again once the nonsensical gimmick is mercifully put to rest.

Robert Roode may be fresh off winning the Raw Tag Team Championship at Clash of Champions and a main event match against Seth Rollins on Raw, but he hasn't always been featured as frequently on WWE TV as he is now.

Many fans were excited what the future held for Roode when he was separated from Chad Gable in the 2019 Superstar Shake-Up back in April because he was long overdue for a singles heel run. Once he changed his name, updated his look and beat Ricochet on Raw, it looked like he was finally going to be booked the way he should have been from the get-go.

It wasn't long before Roode was abruptly dropped from the flagship show, not to be seen for months and months. In fact, he spent most of his time toiling away on Main Event this summer. It was a complete waste of his talent and it was almost unbelievable that a Superstar of his caliber would be getting that type of treatment.

Unfortunately, a lack of television time on Raw due to the Wild Card Rule was largely to blame.

Paul Heyman taking the creative reins of Raw was the best thing that could have happened to Roode. With Heyman high on The Glorious One, it appears he'll be in good hands going forward.