9 Things We Learned Watching Southpaw Regional Wrestling

4. Fandango Is The Most Criminally Underused Talent On The Roster

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I've been waving this flag for a while now yet WWE has insultingly chosen to ignore my opinion by continuing to keep him buried in a lower card comedy role. But Fandango is a superstar just begging to break out.

The evidence speaks for itself: As a frequent prankster on The WWE Network's "Swerved", Fandango was one of the most memorable parts of a show that ranged from cringe-inducing to actually riotous. His chemistry in the coffee shop skit with Heath Slater was off the charts, plus the Facebook Q&A he hosted was one of the funniest things WWE has released in years.

Even as a guest star on Total Divas, you could see that Johnny Curtis had "it", but his employers have chosen to saddle him with the wrong type of comedy gimmick and stifle his abundant talents. He has a charm and swagger about him that can easily cross the line into comedic d-baggery, and that kind of natural charisma is hard to find.

WWE should know; they've spent years trying to manufacture it in guys who aren't ever going to develop it.

In his role as the "clinically depressed" Chet Chetterfield, Curtis sat alongside Lance Catamaran for all four episodes, losing more hair with each appearance, either asleep, drunk, sleeping while drunk or mumbling nonsense about a lady named Susan. The character is hysterical and would fit right in alongside the cast of the Anchorman movies.

WWE is honestly missing the boat in a major way on Fandango. If they'd give him a fraction of the push they've given to guys with a fraction of the talent he'd be one of the biggest stars in the company.

By the way, Clint is a piece of sh...

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