6 WWE Superstars in desperate need of Character Development

#2 Shinsuke Nakamura

Shinsuke Nakamura has been a recent entry to our list owing to his fall from being one of the top babyfaces in SmackDown to a heel whom no one takes seriously and that too within in a span of months.

He was once considered the hottest Japanese import in WWE owing to his unique wrestling style and skill set and went on to challenge the WWE Champion at WrestleMania after winning in his first Royal Rumble match in the year 2018. At WrestleMania, he turned heel after losing the championship match to AJ Styles, a move which was initially received well by the WWE universe but later backfired due to WWE's inability to add depth to his character.

He was then reduced to just a guy who low blows his opponents to win and that's all he does. Though he later became the United States champion, it didn't benefit him as he rarely had meaningful opponents to challenge for his title.

His title defences were either removed from the pay per views or moved to the pre-show. WWE never seemed interested in adding dimensions to his character. Shinsuke Nakamura is another guy, whose character needs to be developed in order to tap into his true potential.

Current Scenario

Shinsuke Nakamura, after losing his US championship last month to Rusev, will face him at the Royal Rumble for the championship rematch. Given the popularity of Rusev and the fact that he just won the championship, he is not expected to lose. Therefore, Shinsuke Nakamura will most likely emerge as the loser out of this match.

What can change?

Shinsuke Nakamura seems much more comfortable being a heel and therefore does not need to become a babyface. The biggest problem he has faced from day one in WWE is the inability to convey his character to WWE Universe due to the language barrier. What he currently needs is a manager, just like Andrade Cien Almas who has Zelina Vega as manager, who can do the talking while he goes about his work in the ring.