5 WWE Superstars who Curt Hawkins could realistically end his losing streak against

In November 2016, Curt Hawkins recorded a shock victory over Apollo Crews when he defeated the Titus Worldwide member in exactly 100 seconds on an episode of WWE SmackDown Live.

At the time, you’d have been forgiven for thinking that the former Tag Team champion was set to receive a renewed push in the months that followed, especially considering how many “Face The Facts” vignettes aired every week prior to his return.

However, since that surprise win, Hawkins has competed in 204 matches, including live events, and he hasn’t won a single one of them, with his latest defeat coming at the hands of Bobby Roode on this week’s episode of Raw.

WWE’s serial loser has been involved in three matches on Raw in the last three weeks, compared to three Raw matches in nine months prior to that, so it looks like ‘The Streak’ is slowly becoming a weekly talking point on the show.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at five possible opponents who Hawkins could end his unwanted losing run against in the not-too-distant future.

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#5 Baron Corbin

Baron Corbin cost Curt Hawkins against James Harden

There’s a ready-made storyline in place for a potential match between Curt Hawkins and Baron Corbin over the next few weeks.

The Raw Constable began his new role earlier in June by interrupting a match between Hawkins and the unknown James Harden, causing a disqualification which meant the former Edgehead failed to win an unprecedented 200th match in a row.

Since then, there hasn’t been any interaction between the two on Raw, but Hawkins’ losing streak has become a regular feature on the show and, as we saw this past Monday, Corbin looks set to be on screen more than ever moving forward.

Wrestling fans love to hate Corbin, so if WWE decides to revive the story that began a couple of weeks ago, there wouldn’t be many better candidates to suffer an embarrassing loss against Hawkins than “The Lone Wolf”.

#4 Jinder Mahal

Jinder Mahal lost against Roman Reigns at Money In The Bank

Remember when Jinder Mahal was traded to SmackDown Live in the 2017 Superstar Shake-Up? His replacement on Raw at the time appeared to be Curt Hawkins, a fellow serial loser who had started to rack up a series of defeats in the months prior to his move to Raw.

A little over one year on, Jinder has won two titles (WWE Championship and United States Championship) and legitimately become one of the top heels in the company, while Hawkins has remained much lower down the card.

WWE seemed to test the waters with a possible Hawkins face turn when he was attacked by Baron Corbin a fortnight ago, so if the long-term plan is for him to end the losing run against a major heel on Raw, they need look no further than “The Modern Day Maharajah”.

#3 Bobby Roode

Bobby Roode's 'Glorious' gimmick works better for a heel

It’s been a while since we saw a double-turn in the same match, with the most recent high-profile example being between Dolph Ziggler and Alberto Del Rio at Payback 2013, but it would certainly make sense if WWE went down that storyline route between Bobby Roode and Curt Hawkins.

The two squared off in a short match on this week’s episode of Raw, with Roode getting an easy victory following a Glorious DDT. However, as is often the case with the former United States champion, fans are struggling to fully support him as a babyface and the majority of the audience would much rather see him as a heel.

If the two meet again further down the line, it’d be great to see Hawkins produce a major upset by defeating “The Glorious One”, who could then turn heel – and fully turn Hawkins into a face in the process – by attacking his opponent post-match.

#2 James Ellsworth

James Ellsworth returned as an Asuka impersonator at Money In The Bank

At an untelevised MSG show on Boxing Day 2016, James Ellsworth defeated Curt Hawkins with his No Chin Music finisher in a match that Hawkins has since described, simply because of the crazy crowd reaction, as one of his greatest moments in WWE.

Well, fast forward to the present day and, with Ellsworth back with the company, we think it might be time that Carmella’s sidekick returned the favour and allowed Hawkins to pick up the win when their paths cross again in the future.

Hawkins vs. Ellsworth isn’t going to be headlining shows any time soon, but it would definitely make for a fun rivalry – say, a Survivor Series five-on-five elimination kickoff show match – next time the Raw and SmackDown Live rosters collide.

A @WWE dream match is back on the table...Hawkins vs. @realellsworth!#MITB

— Brian Myers (@TheCurtHawkins) June 18, 2018

#1 Mike Kanellis

Curt Hawkins vs. Mike Kanellis: Somebody's 'O' Has Got To Go!

According to win/loss records on wrestling database website cagematch.net, Mike Kanellis has lost 64 and won just five of his 69 matches since he joined WWE, with his only televised victory coming against Sami Zayn in July 2017.

Needless to say, that’s almost Curt Hawkins levels of bad, and it seems like a waste right now than Kanellis only appears on Main Event when he gets a chance in a televised match.

Instead, we reckon it’d make for a great rivalry if WWE featured the "Power of Love" preacher’s losing streak more frequently on television, eventually leading to a match between the two biggest losers of the Raw roster.