10 WWE Wrestlers Who Went Backwards In 2017

4. Luke Harper

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WrestleMania 33 seems like an absolute lifetime ago. In the weeks building up to the Ultimate Thrill Ride, it was entirely plausible that Luke Harper was going to find a way to get into the WWE Championship match at ‘Mania, making that a triple threat between the former members of the Wyatt Family.

Harper was a long way from the match in the end, and he soon disappeared from WWE TV altogether. Months passed with fans frequently asking where the former Intercontinental Champion was. He was on the live events (occasionally tagging with Sin Cara of all people), but he was nowhere to be seen on SmackDown TV.

Then the Bludgeon Brothers happened. Harper and Erick Rowan are a fine tag team, but it is somewhat depressing to see the former Brodie Lee back in a tag team with his former Wyatt Family brethren. Harper seemed poised for a breakout singles year, but instead finds himself back to square one.

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