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2020 has been an unusual year for the entire world. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected WWE programming significantly.
WWE's main roster shows have been airing on television with the absence of live crowds, which is perhaps why some high-profile stars haven't wrestled at WWE events this year.
A few Superstars haven't been a part of any significant storylines recently, despite being signed to the company all this time. Many others haven't been wrestling quite as frequently as the rest of the roster, even before the pandemic changed everything.
Let's take a look at 5 WWE Superstars who haven't wrestled a match in 2020.
#5: WWE NXT's Boa hasn't wrestled since October 2019
In November 2019, Boa suffered a shoulder injury and underwent surgery that kept him out of WWE NXT for a long period of time. The last match he had wrestled prior to the injury was against Damian Priest at an NXT live event.
While Boa returned to WWE's Black and Gold Brand on October 7, 2020, he is yet to wrestle.
In recent memory, Boa has been featured in dark vignettes alongside fellow Chinese WWE Superstar, Xia Li. Fans became surprised when the creative direction behind their segments took a more brutal approach each week. While Li has wrestled on NXT TV several times this year, Boa has been featured in a non-wrestling capacity since his return. On one occasion, Boa was attacked by Raquel González when she took out her frustrations on Li's onscreen counterpart.
It remains to be seen as to how exactly Boa and Xia Li's intriguing storyline will pay-off in the near future. There are still a few more NXT episodes left to air before a brand new year arrives, which means Boa could be booked to wrestle on the Black and Gold Brand before 2021. But the same hasn't been indicated so far, as of this writing.
#4: Triple H hasn't wrestled in WWE since June 2019
Triple H is a WWE Hall of Famer at this point, but The Game hasn't officially retired from the wrestling entertainment business just yet. While some members of the McMahon family - including his wife, Stephanie - gradually stepped away from the squared circle, Triple H has become a frequent part-timer over the past few years.
The last recorded instance of Triple H wrestling in a ring was at a live event in Japan on June 29, 2019. He teamed up with Shinsuke Nakamura and proceeded to defeat the team of Robert Roode and Samoa Joe.
Usually, The Cerebral Assassin returns for a storyline whenever WrestleMania season comes around. But that didn't happen during the road to WrestleMania in 2020.
During an interview on The Bill Simmons Podcast this year, Triple H said that he would come back for one more WWE match when the opportunity seemed right. But as of now, The Game emphasized that he is satisfied with other aspects of his career.
"I am not at a point where I would say, ‘Absolutely not, under any circumstances, but probably not that far off.’ The thing for me that’s good is I’m so transitioned over and satisfied with the other aspects of my career and my life and everything else, I get as much fun and excitement out of watching others do it and succeed at it.”
Triple H has made some onscreen appearances in a non-wrestling capacity, and most WWE fans know how invested he is when it comes to NXT.
#3: Bo Dallas last wrestled at WWE Crown Jewel 2019
Bo Dallas hasn't been featured on WWE TV throughout 2020, in any capacity.
In the last few years, Dallas was mostly known for his time as a member of The B-Team alongside Curtis Axel. At WWE Crown Jewel 2019, Dallas & Axel were defeated by Big E & Kofi Kingston of The New Day. That event took place on October 31. Soon after, Dallas asked the company for some time off last year, in November.
During his time off, Curtis Axel was released by WWE in 2020. So it looks like The B-Team won't be a part of Bo's onscreen gimmick whenever he returns to RAW or SmackDown.
Bo Dallas is currently listed under the SmackDown roster tab on WWE's official website, and he is still signed to the company despite being off television for several months.
On the brighter side of things, Bo Dallas wasn't released from the company as part of the budget cuts stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Dallas is 30 years old and he could have a good run with the company when he starts wrestling again.
#2: Ronda Rousey hasn't appeared on WWE TV in 2020
The former WWE RAW Women's Champion, Ronda Rousey, last wrestled in a triple threat WrestleMania main event featuring Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair in 2019. Lynch won that match to become the RAW and SmackDown Women's Champion.
Rousey hasn't wrestled on WWE TV since that event. She is still contracted to the company, and rumors have indicated that The Rowdy One could return to WWE on the road to WrestleMania 37.
Ronda Rousey took a break after last year's WrestleMania to spend more time with her family. This year, she has been spotted training in a wrestling ring during her time off from the company.
Rousey has spoken about WWE several times in 2020, and she got a lot of heat through her controversial comments about the wrestling entertainment industry back in April.
It is quite possible that WWE fans will get to see Ronda Rousey shake up the women's division one more time before her contract expires. After all, The Rowdy One is a huge asset to the company in terms of star power, and she has proved to be an entertaining performer in the ring as well.
#1: Kane hasn't wrestled for WWE in 2020
While Glenn Jacobs has been quite busy with his political duties nowadays, his WWE character's onscreen appearances have diminished over the years.
Kane has made some appearances on WWE TV in 2020, with the most recent instance being during The Undertaker's final farewell at Survivor Series. Before that, he appeared earlier this year on an episode of SmackDown, where he had a brief reunion with Daniel Bryan during the latter's storyline involving "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt.
The Devil's Favorite Demon won and dropped the 24/7 title to R-Truth on an episode of RAW back in September 2019, and he hasn't been featured in a wrestling capacity since then.
The last in-ring match that Kane participated in was at Crown Jewel 2018, where he teamed up with The Undertaker to face Shawn Michaels and Triple H. Unlike his on-screen brother, Kane hasn't officially retired from WWE yet.
Kane is still featured under the SmackDown roster tab on WWE's official website.
An in-ring return from The Big Red Machine would certainly get a good pop when WWE fans start flocking to arenas in the near future.
