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#3 Why should we care about WWE's Shinsuke Nakamura?

Fighting a losing battle.
Fighting a losing battle.

If you aren't a fan of NJPW or NXT, you would be completely forgiven for wondering what the big fuss about Shinsuke Nakamura is. Ever since his elevation to the main roster, his treatment has been very strange indeed.

He was initially brought up with quite a lot of fanfare. His very first appearance on Smackdown did feel like the big deal it should have been, but then he was thrown at Dolph Ziggler, somebody without the talent to support him during talking segments.

Their match, which really should have been a Nakamura squash match, was far too even, making The King of Strong Style look like any other WWE superstar on the roster.

Now he finds himself in a feud with Baron Corbin, and the same thing seems to be happening. His match last night was a very tame affair.

He wasn't given the space to display his impressive arsenal at all and he looked very weak at the end of it. The WWE are trying to build up Corbin for a WWE Championship reign, but does he have to do it against such a popular superstar?

Right now, you wouldn't believe that Shinsuke could go toe to toe with AJ Styles. Why would anybody be excited for a match up between the two at Wrestlemania or Summerslam? It's like Vince McMahon has some kind of vendetta against superstars that make a name for themselves without his help, and he is exacting it against Shinsuke.

It's a real shame considering the excitement we all had when he made his NXT debut, but unless anything changes, his main roster tenure is going to be the biggest flop in WWE history.

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