18 WWE Stars STRUGGLING Since WrestleMania 40
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- WrestleMania 40 was a hit and WWE is on fire, but not EVERY Superstar is thriving right now...
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Shinsuke has been struggling since he turned heel against AJ Styles at WM34
Facts
Yep because Vince fumbled it although Shin's feud with Rhodes was nice to see same with Rollins because we got a new heel Shin a proper heel Shin speaking Japanese and having vignettes about pain my god was that good and he really should've beat Seth for the Title
@@ChristianQuilesvelez-zb8omderr
Lets not forget, its hard for japanese wrestlers to make an emotional connection with an american audiance.
Because of racism.
I feel sad for Nakamura.
Same
Why? He's actually happy. No reports have stated otherwise.
@@thevoicelesswriter yeah but we wish he got the big one
AEW would use him better
WWE forgot about Shinsuke like Nintendo forgot about F-Zero 😅
BRUH😂.
@@cliffordjackson3 IYKYK 🤷🤣
@@cliffordjackson3is it FACTS?
@@Deltrottersvan_confirmed_
except its been 20 years since last f zero 😭
You forgot some of the following: Kiana James (only had 1 match and hasn’t wrestled since), Odyssey Jones (hasn’t even made his official debut yet since last years draft), Sheamus (maybe not as bad as what I make it but part of it has to do with his horrible new entrance music), and Omos (the guy hasn’t been seen since the Andre the Giant Battle Royal)
Omos is just big. That's it. I don't think he really brings anything to the table. I barely remember Odyssey from NXT. It seemed he had some potential but it's been so long since he had a match I can't really say much about him.
Who is Kiana James?
@@MDestron2282former nxt women's tag champ who was called up to raw this year with a grand total of two matches since her call up. Thing is she came in and immediately beat Natalya and Booker T was everywhere talking about how she's the future over people like Hayes. Clearly something's gone wrong since
Well Odyssey just made his debut with The New Day
LWO definitely was supposed to feud with the Judgement Day over the Carlito turn but the Legado was supposed to feud with LWO because of the Santos turn on Rey. Literally we've got so many paths but none are taken. And with the Iyo thing Iyo is definitely supposed to turn on Damage CTRL and I ain't gonna lie I thought she was gonna get a new team to attack them and I thought that new team would've been the one that Sonya Deville is now leading. And honestly for Kairi just make a singles star and give her a push like she had down in NXT. My god Shayna and Kairi were something else in NXT
Shinsuke has been struggling since Mania 34 :/
I’d love to see him go back to NJPW
Yeah I think after Wrestlemania 34 wwe lost faith in him in general
Instead of the usual throwing two random wrestlers together and having them win the tag team titles (Belair, Jade. Theory, Waller) it would be great if Triple Paul would give established tag teams a chance and actually went back to the old days like when the USO’s and the New Day used to fight for the titles.
Shinsuke Nakamura has been struggling since he turned heel against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34
“Hot Wrestlemania, AKA SummerSlam” is why Simon’s the goat 😂🐐
Please give Kross back his old gimmick and let him go back to NXT. My god was he a terror. I'm also glad we saw something of this on Raw where he cut that good promo on Woods. Also honorable mention goes to Ilja. The poor guy on Raw has been lost in this feud with Bron Breakker and Sami Zayn for the IC Title that also involved Ricochet before Ricochet got released
Vince Era: We have no good ideas so we'll just do nothing
HHH Era: We have too many good ideas and we don't know how to stick with any of them so we'll just do nothing.
Nakamura is up there in age pretty sure he's content getting a hefty bag to job every now and then his legacy is cemented already, WWE is affording him to live in luxury for the rest of his life but I do agree they should do more with him
pretty sure he's just happy to get paid so he can go back to florida and surf in his downtime, and honestly? good for him, smart move, working the style he did in NJPW on the reg is extremely physically demanding and if he continued he would've been fast tracking his way to an early retirement
Tegan Nox been missing so long I just spotted her on a milk carton.
Lmao. I actually forgot about her
Where's Natalya?
Counting the $$$ from her new contract and taking a big old vacation?
They should just let nakamura go back to nxt or something at this point
Yeah
TNA Dijak should get his revenge by invading WWE
True. He had such a sick match on S&D this year and they proceeded to call him up and do nothing with him, after Shawn tried to built him up for a NXT Championship run. He needs to take revenge.
@@WarriorukFirst, since when was Dijak in TNA? Second, Dijak has been pursuing WWE gold for the longest time, especially on NXT for the NXT North American championship. It took two NXT runs & STILL FAILED to not only capture the North American championship, but any championship in NXT. Baron Corbin FINALLY captured his first NXT championship, specifically the NXT Tag Team championship, which was his first championship in WWE of any kind since the United States championship back in 2017, earlier this year with Bron Breakker, just like Xavier Woods of The New Day captured his first NXT championship, which was the NXT Tag Team championship, back in December 2022 with Kofi Kingston. It's a shame that Dijak was released. His "Feast Your Eyes" finisher is awesome to see!
@@jodawa2504 I never claimed he was in TNA. It's not his fault he wasn't being put the strap on. He was a complete superstar and would've really deserved it.
Nakamura should sneak attack LA Knight after he wins the US Title. Let them fight for the title and have Shinsuke win. Turn it into a long term rivalry where LA Knight eventually wins it back in the end. At least it’ll give Shinsuke some time to shine and raise his stocks.
Here's the thing: the roster is stacked right now and there's only so much TV time.
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Now shout it louder so the anti-AEW trolls in the back can hear
@@afp445 I hope both companies are massively successful. The fans always win in that situation.
@@InfectiousGroovePodcast Precisely 💯
But apparently a lot of idiots in the IWC want WWE to have a monopoly
@@afp445 strange that anyone would post such a thing on a video that's largely negative towards WWE lol
@@InfectiousGroovePodcast Hey, just calling it like I see it 🤷
So many people desperately want AEW to just die, criticizing their every move, while sycophantly praising everything WWE does like they can do no wrong
Simple powers of observation will tell you that
I’m not afraid to say it. Bayley is a fantastic wrestler in the ring. And she’s great on the mic too. However her character is awful. Like she’s got no gimmick other than she’s nice?
I am beyond desperate to see Nakamura winning the WWE world title ... even if it would last for mere minutes.
Me too
Same
It is impossible for all of the roster to be used in a way that everyone will be pleased.
I just watched an NJPW match between Shinksuke Nakamura and Kota Ibushi from 2013, and DAYUM! Shinsuke was SO GOOD in that match! They need to let him OFF THE LEASH! He would absolutely DESTROY fools@
No he wouldn't. Nakamura is one of the greatest of all times, but he can't go like he used to. His body is showing age and pretty badly banged up. Just look at the last time they tried to give him an extended run when he won the IC belt and he defended it once in 8 months.
Take the other side of that match in Ibushi. He's two years younger and didn't wrestle as hard a hitting style as nakamura spending a lot more time doing comedy and junior stuff before becoming a heavyweight long after Inokis ideas of actually beating each other up died off. He should be in a much better shape than Shninsuke... he's wrestled 9 matches in the last three years and is visibly not okay. Look over at NJPW and his contemporaries Naito is currently going blind and can barely wrestle and tanahashi is semi retired meaning weirdly the guy who was forced to retire for a decade after mangling his own brain is the best wrestler still active of that generation due to the fact he wasn't able to tear his body apart
The biggest issue is lack of things to do
Seriously
Your right
Love how they rib Simon by leaving in his outdated rants, while showing us the update...
Tegan lost a couple SD dark matches recently to Tiffany and Blair, as she WAS drafted to SmackDown officially. OFFICIALLY...
🤷♂🤷♂
id like to see tegan in nxt again, have her mix it up with rox, guilia, steph , etc.
Who is Bayley's character in 1 sentence? Not sure she's found it yet. She is amazing though just hasn't landed yet and as a Champion that's a weird spot to be in.
Simon idk if the comment was filmed a while ago or not but Angel and Humberto have resigned
You forgot Kiana James
Shinsuke is All Elite! i will piss myself.
Forgot how hot Scarlett was with blonde hair; even though she had that look her whole wrestling career until recently...
I discovered Scarlett in Impact Wrestling where she was known as "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux. I think that was when the phrase "Smoke Show" was introduced into American slang to refer to physically attractive women, specifically white women, white Latin women or white Asian women. Yes, Scarlett is definitely a "Smoke Show!" She can get it!
@@jodawa2504 Giving Scott Steiner a lapdance on TV in *2019*! And both are with WWE now, if you include his Legend's contract... 🤣🤣
@@tomseville2345 I didn't know that Scarlett gave Scott Steiner a lap dance. I didn't watch that segment, let alone that episode, of Impact Wrestling. I did watch various promos of Scarlett there as well as her first match against Gilbert Gilberti, WCW's former Disco Inferno.
@@jodawa2504 *Glenn* Gilberti.
"Gilbert Gilberti"... 🤣🤣
Ilja Dragonuv needs a stronger push as well. He incredibly talented, sells very well, he's got the look and I would love to see him against Gunther at some point.
Lets be real Shin is old so the idea of him getting a huge push is pretty dead
He's 44. That's not exactly old. Most guys on the main roster are late 30s or early 40s
DAMIEN PRIEST IS 41 KNOCK IT OFF
08:33 Do Do Counter - 3
The fact that Simon (cough) ACKNOWLEDGED the Do Do Counter makes it all even better. 😄☺️
Bayley isn’t getting treated like a champ
I think Shinsuke should be LA Knights first feud once he wins the US title at SS
WWE needs someone to write just for tag team division. The tag team division is stacked!
The first LWO WAS bad in WCW
I said the LWO was a waste of time. Rey is about to retire, he should be in the title picture. Not being a member of the LWO.
This!
And they let richochete go before we got the two of them in a program together.
They have god level chemistry.
This video can be summed up pretty well:
The WWE and AEW rosters are both WAY too big right now.
HHH is a better booker than VKM, but that was a low bar to get over. He still needs either more help or has a lot of improving to do.
WWE would be better of utilizing smaller shows (maybe this can happen with Netflix) and utilize these people not getting screen time currently.
SOMEBODY has to be the jobber, unless you want to go back to the days of 50/50 booking or every match ending in a DQ finish.
Beyond that, while every wrestler does have some fans and supporters, for the most part the wrestlers on this list aren't that popular and to give them time on weekly television would take time away from the stars people want to actually see week after week.
And UA-cam wrestling channels are a big part of that last point: if a week went by without The judgement Day on RAW, as an example, the next day it'll be in all the news videos asking why weren't they on RAW? Is somebody injured? Contract problems or issues back stage? The YT wrestling channels just wouldn't be able to let it go that this was a week they weren't on the show...
Bayley- everyone was salty Sasha Banks didn’t return. Somehow that cooled the momentum 😅🤦🏽♂️
Jimmy USO- I think this run will be his run, he’s finally gonna get hot 🥵🔥
Legado Del Fantasma- the Latin storyline became confusing and fans lost interest. Santos and Angel Garza can absolutely be something tho
New Catch Republic- haven’t really “gotten started” yet as far as momentum goes. I think they’ll be great hands tho overall
LWO- this is over. Carlito & Dom incoming, Rey needs to go out as a main eventer. Cruz idk but Joaquin let’s keep an eye on 👀🤔
Dijak- Either get the Luchasaurus treatment in AEW, be a monster in TNA or maybe even Japan, or chill and rest it back in WWE in 2025-26🤔🤷🏽♂️
Damage CTRL- do Dakota vs IYO and Kabuki v Charlotte & a partner once Asukas back
The OC- who? 💭🤨😅
Creed Brothers- about to pop off‼️🔥 once Gable is in it’s too the moon (by moon I mean upper mid card😅)
Blair- I like wat I’ve seen, but Lyra got me rn. Maybe Blair’s next 🤷🏽♂️
Ashante & Cedric- a case of “the pool is too big” it’s too much great talent that these good talents can’t get shine 🤦🏽♂️ I’d love em in TNA or even NXT
The Final Testament- It CAN work, time will tell⏳😅. I like Karrion & AOP tho
Pretty Deadly- Classic fun/comedy gimmick and they’re money in the ring. Very entertaining 👌🏽
Katana & Kayden- Who?! 🤨💭😅
Andrade- CAN be upper mid card, Trips should treat him right if he wants guys like PAC and Malakai Black to maybe return 💯✅
Tegan Nox- WHOOOO??!! 😮🤨🤦🏽♂️
Baron Corbin- Great mid/ upper mid card hand. Realibly popular, can be pushed and put others over. Love the guy!💰💪🏽
Shinsuke Nakamura- he’ll either have one more serious final run or keep saying “Surfs up” and not giving a shit fr 🤷🏽♂️😅
Triple H is doing good with booking. The long term booking is leaving lot people with nothing to do! TKO isn’t having people just hang around.
How old is this video? Gable and the Creeds have been together for weeks and Blair joined up with Unholy Union. This had to be recorded like, two months ago or something and just never got uploaded
Just waiting on Kiana James to open up her lawfirm once more, could come in handy right about now with the Raw Womens division.
Some of them can benefit going somewhere because the WWE roster is too bloated
Where would they go though? WWE, AEW, and TNA all have bloated rosters relative to the slight of TV time they have. It’s simply impossible for these companies to book all of their talent in meaningful roles
@@juansanchez209we're in a wrestling resurgence rn. In the US alone they could go to the likes of NWA, GCW, Revolver, DEFY, DPW, MLW, West Coast Pro, Wrestling Open e.t.c. and still be relevant while making decent bank. On top of that you have the Japanese and British indy scene which are in a state of flux with their top guys being taken away and their kids nkt quite being ready meaning someone with name value could pretty much walk into any promotion and be towards the top.
ALL thumbnails should feature the host.
I'm so sick of clicking on videos that feature
"Phil the Pedo Chambers"
Bro did you bulk up like Bane on that juice?
Now this is what I call Worst Wrestlers of 2024 (So Far)
Sanwell Escobar?
Kayden and Kanata? 🤣🤣
How can you say the new day feud is good.. it's so boring
Simon, did you show your Playmobil collection instead of Lego?
I know you film this in advance, but the Creeds have been with Shorty for like 3 or 4 weeks now.
Thank you Simon
Thing is. You push all these people, just means others aren’t getting pushed.
Just started, I know there's a ton of stars, and he's relevant, but I was expecting/hoping for a big Orton push that's been underwhelming.
Let's be honest here. The roster is bloated. Pair that with HHH's slow storytelling that he's seemingly got a fetish for at the moment and not everyone will get screen team. Just the reality of things. Also why bother putting effort into the older hands who clearly aren't over? Bayley is probably the biggest injustice here since she's the champion.
Is it me, or does Simon look way more jacked lately.
Corbin and Crews are two misfortunate bald guys who been on WWE's books for 10 years
Hi Simon!
Nak has been struggling since Main Roster... My guess is they threatening his surf shop if he doesn't agree to his endless burials. Same with how Asuka is booked super weak almost every time. Only era she shined was No Fans era
I believe we see the pattern here, where the foreigners are bioled as either evil foriegner heel or a stupid foreigner babyface, and not just a badass performer
12:26 "...find a may to wake it work....?"
What happened to Kiana James after the draft?
Same way WhatCulture are struggling for content
#1 Baley...A champion struggling? That's all I have to see from this list
Simply having a belt doesn't mean you're being used well.
Shinsuke and AJ Styles deserve better.
Shinsuke is old and well paid. There’s nothing to look for here
All never make videos like this with AEW
Is this video old? Didn’t Angel already resign?
Someone juicing? Gains bro!
Shinsuke will be fine. Triple H knows to play the Game
@@rahulmcintyre2553 well he did put shinsuke vs rollins last year
Idk anymore about Shin
@@rahulmcintyre2553 can he still go like he did in nxt
@@rahulmcintyre2553 maybe a return to nxt and win the nxt championship again migth help then build him up for world title shinsuke trying to revive his strong style
Concerning Damage CTRL it looks like if you believe that Twitter post they're well mostly Dakota Kai is about to feud with Nikki Cross aka Sister Abigail of the Wyatt Sicks why because Miss Kai has been targeted by them mainly due to the fact the Wyatt Sicks' MO is targeting heels who "betray their families/teams/partners" and well Dakota Kai has a history of betraying her partners as in NXT she turned heel when she turned on her partner in the duo Team Kick Teagen Nox, then she turned on Raquel Rodriguez(Gonzales) when Raquel won the NXT Women's Title, then she joined the rest of Damage CTRL in betraying Bayley when she pretended that she had Bayley's back against the heel group after Bayley won the Women's Royal Rumble and chose Iyo as her opponent.
And according to what's been rumored and said Dakota will have to either deal with Nikki or both Nikki and Alexa Bliss if Alexa returns and joins the Wyatt Sicks as Sister Abigail's partner Abby the Witch which will eventually result in the rest of Damage CTRL when Asuka returns just abandoning Dakota to let her get terrorized by Nikki or Nikki and Alexa resulting in Dakota Kai finally returning to being a babyface and getting/trying to convince either Bayley, her old partner from the start of her heel run in NXT Raquel Rodriguez, or her Team Kick partner from her start in NXT as a babyface Teagen Knox to help her against these terrifying foes.
Tyler Bate was in NXT since the Obama administration
Nakamura needs to leave wwe and join aew for better opportunities. Wwe will never make him world championship. He has become a jobber.
Thank god someone said something about Bayley. Her title reign is so stale and boring it needs to be uplifted by another women’s superstar who is young and talented and can bring heat and seriousness into the division.
I was feeling the exact same way...Nia Jax and Tiffany Stratton as serious opponents? Naw... especially Tiffany... she works my nerves...I wouldn't mind seeing Bayley vs Jade Cargill or even Naomi as friends turned enemies...
@@lesliemartin2901 I’m sorry but I would rather want to see Bayley lose her title to someone who are dominant and talented like Tiffany, Nia, Jade or Bianca. I don’t care. Bianca is a powerhouse who still has it and I don’t understand why people don’t like her all because she keeps winning and dominating her opponents she has feud with her.
@grancero7220 I'll agree with you about Bianca because I never understood all the "hate/ heat" she gets from the fans about winning all the time. You put in the work, you deserve the reward; it's just that simple.
I forget half of the time that she even has the title. I'm surprised for the first time every time she comes out with it like I have Alzheimers or something. It's that forgettable and uninteresting.... and I'm a Bayley fan.
Not Matt Damon
Dude simon are you on the juice? 😮
When will you do the same list about aew wrestlers struggling with Aew fan boy Simon
All wrestling organizations need a Brooklyn Brawler. Not all gimics work on the main roster. Big guys still rule. Seasoned wrestlers still have to pit over new talent for the future of the company.
My only opinion that I'd like to add here is: I miss heel Bayley.
Well,, two of the three of damage control can't speak English
Most of this stuff was way before WM 40. And it comes from Triple H, who's doing the bookings. The same Triple H you guys kept saying would take over WWE and change things.
He has changed things wwe is way better now
18 WCPW wrestler's that Suckculture forgot about, oh my bad Suckculture close down years ago 🤭💯🤣
So yesterday it was 10 WWE wrestlers to leave, now it's 18 who are struggling...when can we expect negative AEW videos too? Or wre you lot just tribalistic AEW drones? Oh that's right, you lot are boring, tribalistic AEW drones.
WWE been struggling since Wrestlemania 20.
More like 25 but yeah the booking has definitely dropped even before wm 40.
This whole hot wrestlemania is so cringeworthy
I think Nakamura (👺) & Pete Dunn (👊) should consider making (NXT) a main roster! Jimmy USO (☝🏼) is fit for Bloodline rivalry...
Carlito (🍎) needs to tag partner with Dirty Dom (😍)
LWO needs to split into another Faction with Zelina Vega (🇵🇷) as their leader!
Rey Mysterio (🎭) needs a Luche Faction with Axiom (🎭) & Dragon Lee(🐉).
Damage Ctl (👹) are doing fine but new Tag Titles and (NXT) female call ups will make them better.
Blair Davenport and Stephanie Vaquer would be a excellent "Heel" tag team.
Kross's Final Testament (⏳) should wait until RAW hits (Netflix) and then return to original content of Cross Jacket closing scene!
How dare you call out wwe for struggling wrestlers when wwe is still hot af rn ~wwe marks be like
First one here mate
Simon juiced up
let Shinsuke go elsewhere please
WWE Bad we got it
Oh yeah, we forgot: it's AEW that's bad while WWE is perfect in every way and shall NEVER be criticized
That about cover it? 🤦
Next year, Bray Whyatt will be on here again
Triple H is doing good with booking. The long term booking is leaving lot people with nothing to do! TKO isn’t having people just hang around.