After the recent WWE brand split, the blue brand looks to be the underdog between RAW and SmackDown Live. Still, two of the biggest babyfaces of their time, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan are promoting SmackDown Live and the audience seems to love it.
The only thing keeping the blue team down, though, is the severe lack of main-eventers with Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles being the biggest talents in the roster while John Cena makes an appearance every now and then.
Within the SmackDown roster, Dean Ambrose is arguably the most over with the fans and while he is not the most technical of the bunch, he does make up for it with charisma, ring presence, and the very convincing unstable gimmick.
He shows the makings of a talented main-eventer and if only WWE doesn’t end up booking him into a corner or straight to the mid card, Ambrose could prove to be the “Pillman-esque” unhinged rebel that the reality era needs.
#5 Dean Ambrose takes on the Ambassador of WWE
With the WWE World Championship title now out of Dean’s hands, he can focus on taking down the self-proclaimed “ambassador of WWE”, John Cena. It’s no secret that Ambrose thinks that Cena’s time in the limelight is coming to an end, even going to the extent of calling him a “lazy part-timer”.
The fans are definitely into it and the match could prove to be just as good, if not better than the AJ Styles vs John Cena match at SummerSlam last month. Things seem to be really heating up between the two in the last few weeks and a singles match between the two after a big feud would be the way to go with Dean’s storyline.
Even if he isn’t booked to win, Ambrose could use the exposure in order to be taken more seriously as a top-class main eventer.
#4 Dean Ambrose creates the Ambrose Asylum faction
Dean Ambrose, while not the best example of a group leader, could be interesting to see in a stable with young talent Baron Corbin and Erick Rowan who is now testing his luck with his singles careers after leaving the Wyatt family.
While it might seem like a randomly put together team of misfit wrestlers, the devil lies in the details here, where the two stable mates of Ambrose must take on essential roles where Dean does the trash talking and acts as a general nuisance to his enemies while drawing fire towards himself. Baron Corbin is the silent second-in-command, patiently waiting to pounce on the enemies when they try to take out Ambrose.
Rowan’s role would be the muscle for the gang, softening up enemies before Baron and Ambrose get their claws into them. The stable would also elevate the two mid-carders and while Corbin might not need the big push that badly, Rowan could definitely use a fan or two on his side.
#3 Bray Wyatt attacks Dean Ambrose
Bray Wyatt has been known to challenge former champions and in this case, he and Dean already have a history of rivalry leading to matches at Survivor Series and TLC. Wyatt seems to be holding a serious grudge against Randy Orton at the moment.
The prospect of bringing Dean Ambrose against him could open up a storyline where despite Wyatt’s best efforts at intimidating the lunatic fringe, Dean sees no downside n taunting the Eater of Worlds.
Bray brings something unique to the show, part of which is his love for theatrics combined with the element of unpredictability. This rivalry, if fully realised, has the potential to set the WWE ring on fire, metaphorically of course. Pitting the unhinged Dean Ambrose against a similarly fearless as well as a fearsome opponent would be worth watching!
#2 Dean Ambrose turns Heel
Dean Ambrose has been a face for so long in the WWE but he would fill the shoes of a heel really well. The lunatic fringe has a lot of untapped potential to be one of the greatest villains in WWE at the moment if you count Triple H out of the equation.
Moreover, storylines involving Ambrose attacking other members of the roster would make a lot more sense and would feel a lot more in tune with his unstable character. The only thing better than a heel is a crazed unhinged heel.
his, according to some, would be the natural progression of Ambrose’s character and it’s only logical to have to have him turn heel at this point in his feud with John Cena who, as everyone knows, is regarded as the biggest babyface of all time.
This also ties into the next booking angle to have Ambrose the heel fight Brock Lesnar.
#1 The Lunatic Fringe finally defeats The Beast
Where Dean Ambrose really shines are those moments where he is pitted against someone who is noticeably better than him but through utter lunacy and a complete disregard for personal safety, Dean pulls his own weight in the ring.
The first match between Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose at WrestleMania 32 was quite uneventful even though it was a hardcore match and Ambrose failed to use any of the weapons he had collected from the likes of Mick Foley and Terry Funk.
WWE needs to book Dean against Lesnar at the next WrestleMania just to prove that even though Brock believes he is the most fearsome entity in WWE, men like Ambrose aren’t afraid to fight him. Booking Dean to win the match will solidify Dean’s legitimacy as the fearless madman and although it’ll depend on how well Brock sells the loss or rather agrees to lose in the first place, this is the kind of “underdog beats cocky veteran” story that makes WWE so entertaining.
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