12 Wrestlers Without Direction For WrestleMania 33

10. Luke Harper

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With Luke Harper's defection from The Wyatt Family all-but confirmed during the Royal Rumble and follow-up tag match alongside John Cena against Orton and Bray, what on earth now beckons for 'The Eater of World's longstanding disciple?

As his former stablemates look set to do battle for the WWE Title in some capacity, Harper is an odd man out in every sense of the word leading into the 'Show of Shows'.

It will be difficult to shoehorn him into a serious feud without first paying off his exit from Bray's clan, but with the impending collapse of the family playing out much further up the card, Harper may be confined to a spot in the pre-show Battle Royal.

As a hard-working feature of the blue brand, he'd ordinarily probably be considered a favourite to win, but thrown in there with other possible forgotten stars could see him disappear into the obscurity of an off-camera elimination in Orlando.

Sadly, all that remains for the 'Backwoods Brawler' appears to be another go around in a risky and inconsequential multi-man ladder match akin to his WrestleMania 31 display, should management choose to allot spaces for the Smackdown Live's cluttered midcard in yet another Intercontinental Title spotfest.

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