15 WWE Superstars who deserve a good 2016
William Regal is an example of a man whosetalent should have been better rewardedMany fans have recently been complaining about the state of WWE, and how there are certain stars who deserve better treatment from the management. Certainly, there is room for improvement on the part of the creative team, as many superstars have been the victim of so-called “50-50 booking”, whereby the majority of wrestlers in the midcard trade losses and victories.The result of this is that no new stars are being built, and nobody is able to stand out from the crowd as the talent they show is belied by their lack of a healthy win-loss record. Here are 15 men who deserve the opportunity to properly showcase their abilities in 2016. If I feel a wrestler is being underappreciated by creative, management, fans or simply has had back luck and not quite got the opportunities they deserve yet, they’ll be here.
#1 Jack Swagger
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The career of Jack Swagger hasn’t panned out the way everybody initially predicted. He’s been on the receiving end of some atrocious treatment from the creative team since 2012, where he went on a losing streak and subsequently disappeared from TV for a few months.
When Swagger returned in early 2013, the company actually seemed to be behind him and allowed him more spotlight. This resulted in by far the best work of his career alongside Zeb Colter, including a victory in the Elimination Chamber over five other ex-champions and a Wrestlemania match with Alberto Del Rio. Since then, WWE has given him barely any spotlight.
A far better wrestler than most fans give him credit for, Swagger has a fantastic amount of strength paired with a terrific mat wrestling acumen. He’s shown he can get the fans to be interested in him as a heel (his 2013 run with Zeb Colter as his manager) and a face (his initial feud with Rusev as a classic American patriot), as well as put on a good match when he’s in the mood. But, he’s never booked in a great way, the result being that fans care about him less and less as time goes on.
Swagger deserves to be contending for and maybe even winning the US or the Intercontinental Title this year, in a bid to revitalise his career and give him one more chance to make a permanent connection with the crowd.