Worst Wrestler: Dana Brooke
Runners-Up: Darren Young, Goldust, R-Truth
This recognition isn’t entirely Brooke’s fault, as she was brought up to the main roster far too early into her career. A prime example of Vince not listening to anyone’s advice. Vince thought Dana could become the female equivalent of Roman Reigns and pushed her into prominent positions throughout 2016.
Her promos were disappointing, her matches more so, and her chemistry with every other woman on the roster was glaring. In the end, Brooke simply failed in her role and should return to NXT as soon as possible to improve upon her craft.
The runners-up for this award were all equally disappointing in their match performance this year. Goldust and R-Truth can be somewhat forgiven for their poor matches as both are older wrestlers and are certified comedy performers.
But Darren Young doesn’t have any excuse for his poor match quality. He was hyped up in a big way and returned to WWE with little fanfare. His matches, both televised and live, didn’t live up to the hype and neither did any of his on-screen segments.
Clearly, something drastic must be done if Young has any hopes of evading the axe when WWE does its annual spring cleaning after WrestleMania.
