5 Superstars who need help getting over

 

In a nutshell
 

 

Pro-wrestling is never restricted to a squared circle where bruised performers tussle and collide in a bid to pin the weaker or slower of the two.  This is a business that thrives on the reception it gets from the millions who tune in every week to engage in several solid hours of entertainment.

Entertainment is such a scenario exists alongside actual wrestling, in a manner of extravaganza and exhilaration outside and around the ring. The reason for the worldwide popularity of the product WWE is the dialogue that it initiates between the ring and the stands.

Such a space between the two is where the entertainment aspect of the program comes into play. When compared with companies such as ECW or NJPW, both of which share none of the glitter of WWE but exist due to their uncharacteristically passionate supporters, one can point their finger on the packaging that makes WWE a product fit for television and computer screens across the world. 

Inside such an interaction between the Universe and the product, there exists a parlance of which ‘over’ is an important example.

It essentially means the efficiency of a wrestler to elicit a response, be it positive or not, from the audience around him. The catch, though, is that nowadays audiences barely react the way they used to during the Attitude era or even the Ruthless Aggression era.

Storylines do not get their anticipated responses and most ‘boos’ or cheers come from acts that occur in the moment. Yet one can never discount the attention and scrutiny that the Universe fosters upon WWE superstars both inside as well as outside the ring.

There have been numerous surprisingly enthusiastic responses to returns and title wins just as there have been fizzled ones to top tier superstars. All in all, the New Era has generated a class of supporters to whom in-ring ability is one of the many criteria to root for a WWE wrestler.

Keeping in mind the abundance of information both private and public, in forms as disparate as podcasts, gaming channels, websites and network specials, along with the disastrous recent history of WWE booking, the following are five superstars for whom getting over seems impossible without help from outside the ring.