5 WWE Superstars Who Deserve More

WWE owes us more. With all of the time we spend watching wrestling content, they owe us bigger superstars. They owe us superstars who make us feel the same way we felt when we watched Hulk Hogan, The Rock, and Stone Cold Steve Austin walk through the curtain.

As lofty of a measuring stick as it may be, WWE needs these . But they don’t just owe it to us, they owe it to the guys in the back; the guys who bust their ass week after week to be the best they can be.

Other than John Cena, Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman, no star on the current roster seems to command the emotional investment of the WWE Universe. Yes, we all really enjoy Seth Rollins and AJ Styles, but they don’t feel like bigger than life superstars.

Today’s superstars are more talented in-ring performers than any we’ve seen in company history, but they need the proper storylines to put them in the next stratosphere.

WWE has proved in the past few weeks they can build stars. Jinder Mahal is a testament to what a little push can do. All it takes is a little investment and a few wins for fans to start believing in a performer.

With five hours of programming to fill each week, there’s ample time to give the most talented stars a meaty story for fans to sink their teeth into. RAW ratings are at a year-end low and the next few months will be a great opportunity for underused talent to step up and command the attention of the fans and the front office.

There is currently a batch of stars that is being criminally underused by the creative team. The time is now for that to change. No more safe booking. If you can make Jinder Mahal-a perennial jobber-into a mega-star, you can do it with anyone.

Here are five superstars WWE that deserve better.

Luke Harper

Luke Harper was nearly in the WrestleMania main event. One month later, he’s losing cleanly to Erick Rowan on SmackDown. Let that sink in for a second. 

When Harper won the battle royal to become the number one contender to Bray Wyatt’s WWE Championship (and he did win), it was assumed that at worst, he would be in a triple threat with Orton and Wyatt at ‘Mania.

Harper even got a new look (well, a clean tank top at least) and a man-bun. He was ready for the big time.

Maybe we didn’t expect him to actually win the WWE Championship, but just to get that “main event shine” would have done wonders for the wild man. Not to mention how much it could have helped out the worm-projection snoozefest that was Orton’s ‘Mania victory.

Despite being a cult fave with the fans and one of the most impressive big men on the roster, we still don’t know if he’s going to be on SmackDown from week to week. 

The former right hand of the Wyatt Family deserves so much better. I truly believe, if used correctly, he has Mick Foley babyface potential written all over him.

Apollo Crews

Poor Apollo.

First, his only gimmick was smiling. Next, he wasn’t even allowed to be in a feud with Dolph Ziggler without Kalisto by his side. Then, he became the first star announced to move to Raw in the Superstar Shake-Up and we foolishly assumed big things were coming his way. Finally, he found a possible manager and direction in Titus O’Neil. 

I know, it’s not much, but it was something – the Titus Brand got Apollo on TV. 

This week, however, we learned that Titus was possibly being sued for a prank gone wrong and suddenly neither he or Apollo were on Monday’s Raw from London. 

This guy has “all the tools.” They repeatedly say that during his matches, yet, they still have no idea what to do with him. 

He deserves better. 

American Alpha

The most talented tag-team on SmackDown is currently an afterthought. I’m all for The Usos holding the belts and for Breezango challenging at Extreme Rules, but not at the expense of squandering all the momentum American Alpha had built up after their debut. 

Things started rolling towards the downside of the hill the moment Alpha were put in the Andre battle royal at WrestleMania instead of defending their belts. 

SmackDown currently has the opposite problem of Raw – too many stars and not enough time. If SD Live can’t get American Alpha in a match that doesn’t revolve around the belts, they should have been moved to Raw. God knows The Club and Enzo & Cass could use someone else to feud with. 

The story of American Alpha is not all that unfamiliar-NXT superstars with a tremendous amount of momentum get lost on the main roster. 

I just hate to see it happen to Jason Jordan and Chad Gable. They’re too talented to get lost in the shuffle. 

Sami Zayn

Remember the last time Sami Zayn won a match? 

Yeah, me neither. 

Isn’t a performer as beloved and talented as Sami deserving of more than just the “guy who tries really hard but ultimately loses every time” story? 

Yes. Yes, he is.

If this entire story of Sami’s is to lead up to a crowning “underdog wins the championship” victory, then fine, maybe it was all worth it. 

It worked for Sami in NXT, and it could work again on the main roster, but I don’t have enough faith in WWE to believe they have that kind of long-term play in place. 

Dean Ambrose

Dean Ambrose is the Intercontinental Champion. He was the acting GM of Raw this week. He’s one of the biggest stars in the company. He’s married to Renee Young.

So, how could he possibly make this list?

Well, I’m glad you asked.

Dean Ambrose is currently a record on skip; a car stalling out on the highway. 

The Lunatic Fringe has gone as far as he can go with this version of Dean Ambrose. Now a member of Raw, Dean has to share the top babyface spotlight with Finn Balor and former Shield bros, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns. 

He’s in a job where he can’t advance and when you can’t advance upward, you need to make a move in a different direction.

Right now, there is only one way to go with Dean and that is to turn the Lunatic Fringe into the Lunatic Heel. A fresh, vindictive coat of paint on Ambrose would allow him to really show his crazy side.  

Every wrestler always says it’s more fun to play the bad guy and Dean looks a bored right now running through motions. 

He deserves a chance to show what he’s really capable of. He deserves more.