Ranking 22 WWE Debuts And Returns In 2021

18. Shanky & Veer

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Playing the role of enforcer or bodyguard can be a very intriguing deal for a wrestler. You’re often a silent and mysterious person who ominously imposes his/her will on others in defense of your boss. But when you’re Jinder Mahal’s heavies… all bets are off.

Shanky and Veer turned up on Raw in May alongside Mahal, backing up the former WWE Champion. The concept might have worked… if Jinder wasn’t so uninspiring of a performer. Even with two imposing dudes backing him, Mahal was little more than a jobber-to-the-stars. A feud with Drew McIntyre, where the Scottish Warrior decimated Jinder’s flunkies, didn’t help things.

The duo were so forgettable that they were split up in the WWE draft, with Shanky joining Jinder on SmackDown, and Veer staying on Raw… and currently is in a perpetual state of “coming soon” (vignettes have aired for more than two months hyping his “debut”).

Shanky showed up in the battle royal at Survivor Series – and was quickly dispatched by another big man, Omos. That alone showed you how low on the totem pole he is: Shanky got absolutely no shine and was just there as a giant body to get tossed.

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