Top 10 WWE Superstars Vince McMahon Doesn’t Know How to Book
10) Chad Gable
In NXT, Chad Gable was one of the brand’s most entertaining stars
working alongside Jason Jordan
to win the Tag Team Championships in April 2016.
But for some reason, it’s clear that McMahon
doesn’t have faith in the 2012 London Olympian
as within a year of the pair being called up to the main roster,
Jordan was moved to RAW,
and given a huge push as Kurt Angle’s son.
Instead of moving with his partner,
Gable known for being a good in-ring worke
remained in obscurity on SmackDown,
despite struggling to get TV time,
before eventually moving to RAW in the 2018 Superstar Shake Up.
While this could’ve been a fresh start for Gable,
he was quickly put back into a tag team role,
being paired with the equally underused Bobby Roode.
Although the pair have had some success as a team,
and even captured the RAW Tag Team Championships
it’s clear Vince McMahon will never see Gable as a singles star.
9) Bayley
With her natural warmth
and friendly demeanour
it’s no wonder why Bayley
was one of the most beloved Superstars in NXT.
Developing a title programme with Sasha Banks,
it was the work of Triple H that helped elevate the two women
with Bayley’s huge underdog victory
for the Women’s Championship at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
being one of the best matches in recent history.
However, ever since the Huggable one joined the main roster
it’s clear that Vince McMahon doesn’t know how to book her.
Immediately cashing in on her popularity,
McMahon booked Bayley to win the RAW Women’s Championship,
though with little fanfare on a random episode of RAW.
She quickly lost the title to Alexa Bliss
What followed was a series of bad bookings
badly written promos and some unexplainable loses
to other superstars
Bayley has plummeted down the company’s totem pole,
and McMahon’s booking won’t be bringing her back to the top anytime soon.
8) Rusev
Joining The main roster in 2014
the career of Rusev has had much more ups
and downs than anyone could’ve imagined.
After a year-long undefeated streak
that saw the Bulgarian Brute win the United States Championship,
his momentum came crashing down
when he lost to John Cena at WrestleMania 31,
with Rusev entering a bizarre love triangle
in the Summer of 2015.
Bouncing back in recent years though,
Rusev has become a huge hit with fans,
with consistent chants
general popularity
and great merchandise sales proving his value to the company
However, all this success has yet to lead the Bulgarian to championship gold
as his last title reign ended over two years ago.
Despite having a title match against then-WWE Champion AJ Styles,
Rusev has been aimless on SmackDown in 2018,
and it doesn’t look like McMahon will be looking to change this booking in 2019.
Rusev’s booking is a clear example of
Vince McMahon’s EGO running wild!!!!!!!
7) The IIconics
Much like many Superstars on this list,
the IIconics were booked very well in NXT,
but once they joined the main roster,
they quickly got lost in the shuffle.
In the WWE’s developmental brand
Peyton Royce and Billie Kay were great characters
entertaining the fans with their mean-girl ways,
with both being able to back it up in the ring.
So when the Iiconics debuted on SmackDown,
attacking Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair
hopes were high for the duo,
with fans speculating that
they would side with Carmella
who was able to cash in Money In the Bank
following their attack.
Instead, this ambush on Flair was the highlight of the duo’s run,
with their biggest win coming at Super Show-Down
though this was because they were in their home country of Australia.
Outside of the land down under though, both Royce and Kay
have been far from iconic in their SmackDown Live careers so far.
6) Shinsuke Nakamura
As one of only two men to hold the NXT Championship twice
Shinsuke Nakamura arrived to SmackDown Live
with all the momentum in the world.
A huge star even before joining WWE
Nakamura dazzled in New Japan
as well as NXT,
rightly earning the moniker of the King of Strong Style.
However, it seems that McMahon cannot see past
the WWE’s resident rockstar’s incredible entrance,
and While Nakamura was given the 2018 Men’s Royal Rumble victory
his dream match against AJ Styles at WrestleMania left a lot to be desired
Losing against Styles,
and turning heel in the process,
Nakamura has become a fixture of the mid-card picture
far from his days of main-eventing NXT TakeOver shows.
While he has had a lengthy reign as United States Champion,
the prestigious title has often been overlooked
with the booking of Nakamura being very different
to what his fans hoped for
when he signed with the company.
5) Sasha Banks
She may call herself the Boss,
but fans wouldn’t be wrong to assume
that the main-roster career of Sasha Banks
has been a punishment by the actual boss of WWE.
As a part of the four horsewomen of NXT,
Banks’ great character
and library of superb matches
most fans to believe
she would be as equally successful
when she was called up to RAW
as part of the Women’s Revolution.
And While she has had four reigns as RAW Women’s Champion
none of these reigns lasted long
with Banks losing all her titles on her first defence.
Losing her last women’s title in the Summer of 2017,
it seems Banks has become an afterthought on Monday Nights
with McMahon reportedly being critical of Banks
Banks immediately after her main roster debut,
with her poor booking showing this throughout her RAW run
4) Kevin Owens
Debuting on Monday Night RAW in 2015,
Kevin Owens could not have started better
attacking John Cena,
and defeating him clean at Elimination Chamber.
Part of what made this debut so impressive
was that Owens was playing the same prize-fighter
he had been in NXT,
a complete monster fans had grown to hate.
Upon winning the Universal Championship though
things went downhill as he quickly lost it to Goldberg.
The Canadian quickly transitioned into a cowardly heel,
with McMahon’s classic idea of heels avoiding fights at all costs
hurting his title reign.
After losing the title,
Owens has struggled to maintain relevancy, with the booking
showing the company has seemingly given up on the former Indie star.
Now out with an injury
there is at least the hope that KO will return as a babyface,
and can finally escape the one- dimensional heel character
he was forced to play by McMahon for years.
3.Bray Wyatt
Believe it or not, there is a time when the WWE cared about Bray Wyatt.
With his creepy demeanour and cult following, many fans saw him as the next Undertaker,
with Wyatt capturing the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber 2017.
Despite finally winning the coveted title, his reign was short lived,
losing it in 49 days to Randy Orton, who himself lost the title not long after to Jinder Mahal.
In 2018, Wyatt has had a career revival,
, becoming a RAW Tag Team Champion with the now-retired Woken Matt Hardy.
But it’s clear to anyone who watches Wyatt in the ring
that he could do so much more as a singles star, and has all the skills needed to be a top guy.
With a unique look, devastating offence and the ability to lead a legion of loyal Superstars
fans hope that the demented Superstar will get the big push he clearly deserves in 2019.
2) The Revival
After warring with teams such as DIY and American Alpha,
many have called The Revival one of the greatest tag teams in NXT history.
With their old-school approach and constant tag team offence,
it’s easy to see why so many members of the WWE Universe enjoy Dash and Dawson,
, as they’ve provided an alternative to so many bubbly, high flying teams of today.
Despite lengthy title reigns in NXT though, the team’s main roster run has shown that Vince McMahon
does not like their work, as the team have never held a title on the show ever since joining.
As if that isn’t bad enough, both Dash and Dawson are repeatedly buried on the show,
with many fans speculating if their time with the company will end in 2019.
If it does, then they’d probably fair a lot better on the indie scene
with the Young Bucks already hinting at a tweet between the two teams on Twitter.
1) Finn Balor
The Underutilization of Finn Balor on Monday Night RAW
compared to his time in NXT have left many fans scratching their heads.
Arguably the greatest star in NXT history, Balor carried the show in 2015 as Champion
becoming the longest reigning NXT Champion ever,
,and having classic matches against the likes of Sami Zayn, Samoa Joe and Kevin Owens.
Joining RAW in 2016, things started great for the NXT star,
becoming the first-ever Universal Champion at Summerslam,
,though an injury forced him to relinquish it the next night
Returning in 2017, Balor’s time on RAW has been a huge disappointment, with embarrassing feuds
with Baron Corbin and Bray Wyatt helping to destroy any confidence McMahon had in the Irish star.
The only saving grace of all this is that Triple H is reportedly Balor’s biggest supporter
, and hopefully will give him the push he deserves once he takes control of RAW.
But until that fateful day comes, it seems that McMahon
just doesn’t know how to book Balor, and nor does he care.
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