12 Wrestlers Without Direction For WrestleMania 33
9. Dean Ambrose
It was the best and worst of times for Dean Ambrose in 2016.
After surviving a morale-crushing WrestleMania annihilation from Brock Lesnar, he rebounded hugely to cash in Money In The Bank and become the first WWE Champion of the post-Draft era, headlining the initial weeks of Smackdown Live as their Number One draft pick.
However, following an awkward performance on a live Steve Austin podcast for the WWE Network, the wheels completely came off, and after dropping the title to AJ Styles at September's 'Backlash' show, he spent the remainder of the year floundering in comedy segments with James Ellsworth while half-heartedly chasing his lost gold.
As 2017 arrived, Ambrose's relegation was confirmed as he was selected to take the Intercontinental Title from The Miz, more to shift 'The A-Lister' up the card rather than as a reward for the winner.
An unlikely option in the WWE Title 'Elimination Chamber' Pay-Per-View main event, Ambrose will almost certainly walk in to WrestleMania with his secondary title, which if previous years are anything to learn from, means he will yet again painfully lumber through a ladder stunt show that will already be forgotten before the end of the night.