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The Bad - Wasted Talent
It's inexcusable. With more than three hours of programming on Mondays alone, a Tuesday show in Smackdown, and their own network, the WWE has no business ever wasting elite talent; but, does so routinely at a nauseating pace.
Bobby Roode was one of the best wrestlers in NXT & was over both as NXT Champion and as one of the brand's most hated heels; but, he has fallen flat since debuting on the main roster last year. Instead of Roode being pushed as a heel, which is something he excels at, he is being pushed as a babyface better known for his entrance music, elaborate robes, and "glorious" antics than anything else.
He is a man being marketed as a toy. One thing is certain. He is better than a mid-carder who loses cleanly to Konnor from The Ascension. That was anything; but, glorious.
Chad Gable is one of the best technical wrestlers on the entire roster; but, since creative is clueless on how to use him, he is stuck in a dead end tag team with Bobby Roode. Why are they a team? The only thing the two have in common is that neither have any legitimate creative direction. Wouldn't Chad Gable, who can put on four or five-star bouts, be better utilized in The United States or Intercontinental Championship picture?
Finn Balor and Bayley have been relegated to promoting the Mixed Match Challenge. Bayley was one of the top stars coming out of NXT and drew comparisons to future Hall of Famer John Cena; but, her character development has stalled on RAW. Notice the pattern here?
Finn Balor, one of the most talented wrestlers in the world, was relegated to being Bayley's corner man opposite Jinder Mahal in a meaningless match against Alicia Fox. This is the first ever Universal Champion being reduced to nothing more than a glorified pitchman for an internet television show no one asked for in the first place.
If WWE won't do better for their fans, they should do better for their own talent, who deserve much better than this.
