Ranking EVERY Single-Named WWE Superstar From Worst To Best

11. Rusev

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A case of WWE getting it very, very right even if it took some hindsight to see it realised, Rusev losing his overwrought first name broke few hearts when "Alexander" left NXT.

A persistent pest in the upper midcard if perhaps never destined to truly crack the main event, Rusev will always stand a better chance with his one name rather than a bothersome two - this was a contemporary salvage job of an otherwise-dated gimmick.

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