Ranking Every Raw WWE Superstar Shakeup Move From Worst To Best

13. Mike Kanellis

Mike Kanellis
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If WWE play their cards right, they could still turn Mike Kanellis into a meaningful member of the roster. All it would take is a quick repackage job and some spotlight on his prior candid interview with WWE's YouTube channel. There's a sign, given his heartfelt comments about fighting for his family, that that may have already started.

Realistically though, Kanellis has been brought over to Raw simply because WWE didn't have a clue what else to do with him. He was lost on SmackDown long before his hiatus from television, and the blue team's writers outright failed to make the most of his sickening lovey-dovey behaviour with wife Maria as a heel.

A babyface turn may be for the best then. The least WWE can do is try to turn Mike into something more than an auxiliary figure who is cannon fodder for the workers they care about. If not, then there's little point in him being on the roster full stop.

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