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Fickle.
That is the word that many WWE Superstars have used to describe the WWE Universe, and while there are a lot of fans that will love the company no matter what, that doesn't mean they all will. Furthermore, there is a portion of the fan base that will jump off a Superstar's bandwagon the second they find something they don't like.
It could be debated all day about whether that's justified or not, but that doesn't change the fact some fans are slowly turning on certain Superstars. Unfortunately for these particular Superstars, the fans are sometimes justified in doing so.
With that being said and some fans opinion seemingly changing with the wind, here are five Superstars that the WWE Universe seem to be turning on. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us which Superstars you think fans are turning on.
#5 Braun Strowman
Remember when Braun Strowman was the biggest thing to hit them main roster since the debut of Asuka? That magical period of time when it seemed like "The Monster Among Men" would strong arm his way all the way into the Universal Title picture and eventually capture The big red belt for himself?
WWE even went so far as to pull of insane stunt after insane stunt, including flipping over a semi truck, imploding a ring with Big Show. and even breaking the ring canvas on one occasion. If nothing else, it was proof that he was the next big thing and that he would be a dominant force in the company.
Unfortunately for Strowman, this wouldn't last and he would quickly fall out of the title picture after a few key losses. WWE did this again and again for one reason or another and it quickly became evident that they had reservations about putting the title on him. It was also evident that rooting for him was fruitless effort.
Booking wasn't Strowman's only problem however, as he was also prone to reciting the same one liners during his promos and reportedly had several backstage incidents that caused management to sour on him. Strowman was able to somewhat recover from this and have high profile feud with Tyson Fury, but fans just don't seem to be behind him as they once were.
#4 The Miz
The Miz has never been the most popular Superstar on the roster, especially since he has spent a good portion of his career as a heel, but all that changed in the spring of 2019. Interestingly enough, WWE decided to turn him babyface for the first time in what felt like years and have his former tag team partner, Shane McMahon, turn on him.
Not only did this generate a lot of heat for Shane, who would then go on to rule SmackDown with an iron fist, it would actually make the fans sympathize with The Miz. The fans even went so far as to emphatically cheer for him whenever he made an appearance, which seemed to point to a successful run as a babyface.
Unfortunately for The Miz, he would get lost in the shuffle shortly after his babyface run began and wound up facing Shane McMahon at WrestleMania 35. Now there are two problems with this and these are most likely the reasons that The Miz's popularity isn't what it probably should have been.
The first problem is that McMahon versus The Miz ended controversially, as The Miz suplexed Shane from a platform into a piece of the set, but because Shane landed on top of Miz, he ended up getting the pinfall victory in the Falls Count Antywhere match. Although the moment had an Attitude Era feel to it, the fact that he ended up losing what was essentially a fluke victory fror McMahon really made The Miz's efforts throughout the last month look fruitless.
The second problem with the whole thing is that some were pegging him to be the one to face Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35 and finally get the victory he should have had years ago. This would never culminate however, which once again left The Miz failing to live up to expectations.
The Miz was pretty much a background character moving forward and although he did have some memorable moments, he has come up short too many times for fans to want to get invested in him again. Maybe that will change in the future, but he just seems to have fallen completely flat at this point.
#2 Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch made history with a stunning victory over Ronda Rousey and Charlotte in the main event of WrestleMania 35, and while she has been on a momentous title reign since then, fans seem to be genuinely losing interest in what she's doing. Of course not all of fans feel that way, especially with Lynch's devastating one liners getting a good reaction every week, but enough to where it's starting to become noticeable.
Maybe that has something to do with how long she has been champion or maybe the gimmick is starting to run stale, or even the feud in which she teamed with Seth Rollins to take on Lacey Evans and Baron Corbin, two wrestlers who were not ready to be in the main event spot they all of a sudden found themselves in. No matter the case, fans aren't responding to her devil-may-care persona like they used to. In fact, they almost seem ready for someone to beat her for the belt.
It might be the right thing for WWE to move the belt to someone else. At least that way, a rising Superstar can capitalize off of Lynch's historic run as champion and Lynch can recover some momentum with less of the spotlight shining on her.
#2 Lana
What happened to Lana?
How did she go from one of the most popular female Superstars on the entire roster to one of the most despised? While some might argue that the current storyline she is involved in with Bobby Lashley and Rusev has a lot to do with it, the angle only served to show her short comings.
For example, Lana seems to switch between her Russian accent and a regular accent several times throughout her promos. As if that wasn't jarring enough, she also has a nasty habit of rambling on too much when on the microphone, which does her absolutely no favors with The WWE Universe.
And that's only the beginning of her problems as she also appears unable to deliver lines with much emphasis and routinely just comes across as monotone. She even has a sort of materialistic and conceited edge to her character at the moment, making it harder for fans to relate.
In the end, all of these characteristics manifest themselves into a very unappealing persona and is part of the reason why fans are starting to turn on her in big numbers. It could also have to do with the controversial storyline she is involved in at the moment, but one would have to imagine that she would run into these kind of character problems no matter what storyline she was dropped in.
#1 Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins was the biggest thing in WWE after defeating Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title at WrestleMania 35, but that wouldn't last long. In fact, Rollins would go on to be thrown into a storyline with his real life fiancée, Becky Lynch, which was popular at first, but didn't seem to really go anywhere after the two defeated Lacey Evans and Baron Corbin at Extreme Rules.
Then, WWE put Rollins up against Braun Strowman, who had already been unsuccessful in previous bids to win the Universal Title and came up short again to Rollins. After two less-than-stellar rivalries coming out of WrestleMania, some resentment has welled up against Rollins.
After the feuds with Baron Corbin and Braun Strowman were over, Rollins was put into a feud with Bray Wyatt, which led to the controversial finish at Hell in a Cell. Of course this really wasn't Rollins' fault (just like anything else he had to do after WrestleMania), as he was just doing what he was told, but it felt like the final straw in what was a long series of unfortunate events during his title reign.
It also felt like Superstars like The Fiend, Braun Strowman, and others were being held down in favor of Rollins, thus only adding fuel to the fire. As if all that wasn't enough to get fans to turn on Rollins, his promos started to become noticeably stale and kind of stopped resonating with the audience in the same way that they had before.
Maybe this is just a case of the WWE Universe wanting something new and are not interested in anything Rollins has to say, but it really felt like Rollins was going backwards in terms of promos. Fortunately for fans however, Rollins finally lost the Universal Title to The Fiend at Crown Jewel, which could be a step in the right direction for his character.
It might not be enough to change public opinion of him though, and could eventually lead to WWE turning him heel to capitalize off of his negative reactions from the crowd, and that might be best for everyone.
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