5 WWE superstars who were disappointing in 2017

#1 Finn Balor

Former Universal Champion, Finn Balor.

Isn't there an old adage about losing faith too easily?

Whether WWE wants to admit or not, that's exactly what they did to Finn Balor when he returned from his shoulder surgery the night after WrestleMania 33. WWE then teased Balor getting back into The Universal title picture to reclaim the title he never lost, but he ultimately lost a number one contender's match when he lost to Samoa Joe.

It only got worse when Balor started to feud with Bray Wyatt, who was close to debuting his new gimmick as the reincarnation of Sister Abigail and the two were set to do battle at an upcoming pay per view. Fortunately for both superstars, that storyline never came to fruition after Wyatt contracted a viral infection and was unable to compete at the pay-per-view.

This led to one of the only positive moments of Balor's run on the main roster this year, which was when he battled and actually defeated AJ Styles in a match on TLC. The two superstars even did The Two Sweet hand gesture and celebrated together after the match was finally done.

Of course, that wasn't even enough to get Balor off the starting blocks and he started to get destroyed by Kane and Samoa Joe on multiple occasions. He was later put in the five-on-five survivor series match for team Raw and was able to eliminate John Cena during the bout as well, but even that wasn't enough for WWE to do anything.

With that being said, Balor currently finds himself in mid-card hell and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon. In the end, it's understandable that WWE would be weary after Balor's shoulder injury at Summerslam two years ago, but to deny a superstar like him a prominent spot on the roster is really just robbing the fans at this point.

Where things go from here is anyone's guess, but here's hoping 2018 turns out to be the year of The Balor Club!