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Speculations about Dean Ambrose's future is running rampant on the internet. Whether or not Ambrose chooses to leave WWE, there is a lot of buzz surrounding the man from Cincinnati. And it's all due to fact that a majority of the wrestling fans agree that he is an invaluable commodity for whichever company he steps foot in.
It's been quite a sad tale for Ambrose ever since he made his return to WWE last year after a tricep injury that kept him out of action for about 8 months. His return was being touted as one of biggest in recent years, but the fallout from the past week on RAW suggests that he has reached his breaking point.
Love him or hate him, it's hard to deny that Ambrose is certainly one of the most credible and valuable performers in WWE. If he chooses to depart, it will lead to a dent in WWE's credibility to keep its employees satisfied, and like CM Punk in the past, the audience will lose one of the more popular stars on the roster. Here are 5 amazing stats that prove WWE may lose out on one of it's best performers in the past decade.
#4 He had more wins in WWE than Seth Rollins (prior to his injury in 2017)
Love him or hate him, but it is a fact that Dean Ambrose had more wins in WWE than Seth Rollins in 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013 and has a better win percentage than Seth in 2014. Nowadays WWE might want you to believe that wins and losses don't matter, but if they are to build a Superstar, they have to let a wrestler win. That too on a consistent basis.
Here are some stats comparing the no. of wins of Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose over the years:
The stats are staggering. Dean Ambrose had the most wins among the entire WWE roster in 2015 and 2016 and in the period from 2013 to 2017, he has the most accumulated number of wins among the three Shield members. In terms of wins, it's not either Roman or Seth, but Dean who had been the most successful among the Hounds of Justice.
Had it not been for his ill-timed injury, Dean might have been enjoying a better time in WWE.
#3 He is the longest reigning US Champion in the Modern Era
This may not be surprising to many Dean Ambrose fans. Ever since the United States Championship was re-introduced back in 2003, the title has been won by 63 different superstars. Out of them, Dean Ambrose holds the record for the longest reign with the belt, at 350 days. That's just a couple of weeks short of an entire year.
He was also the first member among The Shield to win a singles belt on the main roster. Interestingly, he was also the first member of the group to have become both a Triple Crown Champion and a Grand Slam champion.
In the modern format of championships in WWE, there are only 12 Grand Slam Champions and Ambrose was their eighth Grand Slam champion. That's saying a lot about Dean, who achieved all of this in the first five years in the company.
#2 Dean Ambrose has faced Seth Rollins more than any other opponent in WWE
These two have a definitive history between them. Last year, Dean Ambrose was part of an interesting statistic where he became just the fourth person to win the Intercontinental and WWE Championship from the same opponent.
But what's more impressive, is the fact that Dean Ambrose has the second most overall wins against Seth Rollins in the WWE (after Bray Wyatt). In fact, both these competitors have their highest number of singles matches against each other, and Seth Rollins has also defeated Ambrose more than any other Superstar in WWE. That's really some history between them.
Honestly, Rollins deserves what he's achieved, but Dean Ambrose has never been given the credit he deserves. Even after pulling off some of the best matches in terms of quality, Dean Ambrose wasn't seen by the management as their next top star.
#1 He has been an absolute workhorse for WWE
After all the previous statistics, one fact about Dean Ambrose is perfectly clear - he has been working far more matches than any other competitor in WWE. He's an absolute workhorse who has relentlessly given fans everything he had, and it was the result of fatigue that led to his injury in 2017.
As of this day, Ambrose has already wrestled in 1090 matches for the company, which is an astonishing number which proves how much he is dedicated to the entertainment of the audiences. The best numbers lie between the period of 2015 to 2017, where he wrestled a whopping 586 matches, averaging almost 200 matches per year. That's actually lunatic!
Fans would love to hope that Dean's departure from WWE is just a work and they can still enjoy his services for the years to come. Regardless, Dean Ambrose will always be a fan favorite and his character is one of the most compelling ones in recent times.
