10 WWE Wrestlers Who Get Way Too Much Criticism
5. Jack Swagger
Like so many on this list, Jack Swagger lost the crowd a long time ago. His momentum has been ground to dust by a series of questionable storylines and one of the worst World Heavyweight Title reigns in history, and it looks like WWE have already abandoned all attempts to revive him on SmackDown. Swagger is likely a lost cause in 2016, and that's a shame.
Swagger is regularly held up as one of WWE's dullest performers. His microphone work is awkward at best, and really, the only time he's had a convincing character arc was when Zeb Colter was around to do the talking for him. Such performance skills are vital for long-term WWE success, and without a mouthpiece, Swagger is lost at sea.
Despite all this, Swagger is a hugely underrated wrestler. He's an excellent athlete, and his amateur background has given him the perfect base on which to build a highly convincing power and technique based offence. It takes the right opponent to bring out the best in him (see: Rey Mysterio, Christian), but Swagger is a lot better than he's given credit for, and is rarely outclassed between the ropes.
Jack's best spell came through his "We the People" run with Colter. The gimmick pushed the envelope a little too far at times, but it made Swagger a credible heel, and gave him genuine purpose for the first time in years. Sadly, like most good things on WWE's midcard, it fell apart, and Swagger hasn't been the same since.