20 Worst WWE Wrestlers Since 2000

Full credit to James Ellsworth for essentially hustling a single squash match loss into a two-year contract with the world's biggest wrestling promotion, but he should never have been pushed to such a high level of prominence. The original Dean Ambrose/AJ Styles angle was extended well beyond it's natural lifespan, and while 'The Chin That Eats The Pin' was okay in his role as Carmella's subservient sidekick, he was never going to become a WWE-calibre performer, especially between the ropes.

He got over, but Ellsworth was never a good worker. He was badly exposed in the Styles bouts, even though all four were crammed with smoke and mirrors to mask his deficiencies. Each was a turgid watch, and while Ellsworth's shoddy performances helped push his gimmick as a subpar wrestler in well over his head, not even the company's best all-rounder could drag something acceptable from him.

James' saving grace is that he was rarely called upon to compete, and wrestled just two televised bouts in 2017. Regardless, he's one of the most misplaced WWE Superstars of all-time, bringing backyard-level skills to the planet's biggest stage.