8 Wrestlers Being Buried By WWE's Scripted Promos

We are no longer in an era of unscripted WWE promos. The type of freedom that once allowed a p*ssed off Stunning Steve Austin to transform a genius concept birthed in ECW to a full fledged Stone Cold movement in WWF is no longer afforded to the modern wrestler. The mystery remains as to why there aren't nearly as many top babyfaces as there once were. Coincidence, no doubt.

There are a few exceptions to the rule of course. There are some who are afforded the luxury of the final say or in even rarer cases nowadays full control. But this need to "earn it" is causing a lot of wrestlers to never be able to prove their worth to begin with.

But the writing can't be that awful, right? They have so many writers behind the scenes there is bound to be somebody who knows what they are doing. Are scripted promos really hurting the wrestlers that bad?

Yes, person asking me a question while I write. They are terrible. Just listen to Lana's recent brilliant Shakespearean depiction of betrayal and tragedy in the UK. Somebody scripted that for her. This is officially a problem now.

And just like Rusev and Lana (and their all too real marriage), there is a lot to lose for these wrestlers by following the script every week...

Sami Zayn is a very unique case when it comes to making this argument. He might be one of the most trusted members of the locker room when it comes to being unscripted and being given freedom with a mic in his hand.

After all, given the whole "stranded in Saudi Arabia" thing (new sitcom coming to FOX this fall) Sami Zayn was one of the few allowed to go out and speak without hardly any prep time putting words to paper for him. But this skill is a double edged sword in the world of the WWE nowadays, unfortunately.

Despite his amazing ability to connect with fans and getting booed and his very over critic of the critics concept he was running, he's somehow ended up being a manager. Yes, he gets to stand in the corner and cheer while Shinsuke kicks in somebody's teeth. Now granted, he has made the most of this role. But can we really say that this is where somebody envisions themselves at the prime of their career?

Sami is stuck below jobber status at this point, as he is now literally running away from competition whenever faced with it. WWE has managed to ruin any chance of him having a legitimate run and that is no fault of his own. Whenever he has a mic and some tv time, Sami does what Sami does best. Entertains and garners heat.

But Sami does that best unscripted. And that doesn't fly in this modern landscape. Sorry Zayn, put your pom poms back on: you have cheer practice.