10 WWE Superstars Who Need To Get Their S*** Together Before WrestleMania 41
These WWE stars MUST make the rest of 2024 count. Their WrestleMania fate depends on it!
WWE's schedule is littered with incredible experiences both domestically and internationally, but WrestleMania remains the weekend everyone wants to be involved in. It's financially lucrative, sure, but the personal satisfaction stars must get from being in on the act during 'Mania is surely massive.
It shows that management sees what they've been doing all year round and wants to reward them for that graft. Some of the names included here did make the cut for this year's two-night mega-event in Philadelphia, but things could've been so, so much better for them on Saturday or Sunday.
Their mission is to force WWE's hand and make sure 'Mania 41 is better.
Others have to pop a hand up behind the scenes and ask, 'What about me?!'. They were left off the cards completely in Philly, and that can't have been a great feeling. Donning a fancy outfit for the Hall Of Fame and knowing you wouldn't be performing in front of sold out stadiums over the weekend? Yeah, that had to sting like hell.
Here are the workers who really need to knuckle down and make sure they're undeniable come the spring of 2025.
10. Gable Steveson
So, this hasn't worked out.
Gable Steveson has wrestled one televised match for WWE. It came against Baron Corbin at NXT's Great American Bash last year, and it was panned hard by critics. In fairness, there was far too much pressure heaped on Gable's shoulders before he'd even attended a handful of pro fundamental classes at the Performance Center.
Comparisons to an in-ring great like Kurt Angle proved too much - Steveson was never going to live up to that, and it was stupid of WWE to start bragging about him like they'd stumbled upon the next Angle-meets-Brock Lesnar clone. Gable will get better if he sticks at it, but he hasn't taken to the pros like Kurt did.
The company surely wanted Steveson to be more of a big deal by now. They'd definitely have expected him to perform at least once on 'Mania, especially considering the Olympian took his bow at SummerSlam 2021 then again at WrestleMania 38 the following year.
2025 could be make or break for the guy.