10 WWE Wrestlers HYPED Vince McMahon Is Gone
8. Ricochet
![Ricochet WWE Intercontinental Title](https://cdn3.whatculture.com/images/2022/03/ba54e5b6b0eba061-600x338.jpg)
Winning the Intercontinental Championship amidst reports that WWE considered him SmackDown's number two babyface offered brief hope of a prolonged Ricochet push this year, though those flames were quickly extinguished. By the time Gunther had dethroned him as SmackDown's secondary champion, the generational high-flyer had already dropped back down to square one.
That Vince McMahon didn't get Ricochet isn't a surprise. Vince was never going to get him. A video-game athlete capable of dazzling feats no human should be able to accomplish, Ricochet's strengths were the opposite of what the deposed CEO and Chairman looked for in his dated model of a "top guy." Becoming Intercontinental Champion ultimately meant little to an ill-fitting cog in Vince's machine.
Pro wrestling success means hiding weaknesses and highlighting strengths. Triple H is all too familiar with Ricochet's strengths, having helped chart an eyeball-popping course through NXT that may now be repeated on SmackDown.