5 WWE superstars who are being held back

The wrestling fans react to superstars differently, especially when they want to get their voices heard. Last year was a great example about how the wrestling business is completely different from any other industry. While Batista was chosen by the WWE management to headline WrestleMania, and reportedly win the WWE World Heavyweight championship, the fans forced the management to change their plans, and elevate Daniel Bryan as the company’s biggest babyface.Sadly however, such instances don’t happen often. Most of the times, the organization sticks to the original plan, and it will likely happen this year with Roman Reigns. Some of the current superstars who are “over” with the WWE fans are still being kept off camera, while the original idea of RAW getting the 3 hour slot was to give these superstars the air time they deserve.In this article, we take a look at five current superstars who are being held back.

#5 Zack Ryder

There was a point when Zack Ryder received the loudest pop of the night at Madison Square Garden, and on the same show, got the crowd to chant “We want Ryder”. A month or so later, he won the WWE United States championship, and his career spiked. Unfortunately, that was all she wrote for the superstar from Long Island, as the WWE used his popularity to further John Cena’s feud with Kane, before pulling Zack Ryder back into obscurity.

Ryder used the internet to mobilize his fanbase, and started what WWE later made use of – his own show on Youtube. The Long Island Iced Z gave him the opportunity to show a different side of Ryder, which wasn’t possible on WWE programming. At one point, Ryder was the most followed and loved superstar on the internet, and the entire wrestling world cheered him on, which the WWE couldn’t ignore. Long story short, he won the title while WWE took over his show on Youtube, and that was the end of Ryder’s progress.

Zack is now once again restricted to jobbing to other superstars on Main Event, and it will be a while before he can scratch and claw his way back on RAW.