5 WWE Superstars in the 24/7 title picture that deserve better

Back on May 20th, WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley introduced the WWE Universe to the 24/7 Championship, a title which is up for grabs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Since the inception of the title, chaos, silliness and over-the-top segments have dominated the short history of the Championship, which has spawned a rivalry between Drake Maverick and R-Truth on both WWE Raw and SmackDown Live.

The title has also been captured by tons of other names in the past two months, including Pat Patterson, Gerald Brisco, Kelly Kelly, Elias, Candice Michelle, Alundra Blayze, Titus O'Neil, and more. The current WWE 24/7 Champion is Maria Kanellis, as Kanellis won the title from her husband on Raw this week when she demanded that he lay down for her so she could steal the three count.

Numerous other mid-card talents have been thrown into the WWE 24/7 title picture, so let's take a look at five of those names who deserve better on WWE TV.

#5 Bobby Roode

Despite being in the 24/7 title "picture", Bobby Roode remains an afterthought in WWE, as the 24/7 title storyline revolves mainly around Carmella, R-Truth, Drake Maverick and Renee Michelle.

With Mike Kanellis winning the title on Raw this week and then losing it to his wife Maria, making her the first-ever pregnant champion in WWE, it looks like Roode's time to shine with the title is likely in the very distant future.

Bobby Roode has been a non-entity on the WWE main roster for the better part of 2019, and he deserves to be removed from the 24/7 title picture and inserted into a proper feud of his own. It's a shame to see his role on WWE TV being relegated to running around arenas chasing after a title as a glorified extra.

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#4 Matt Hardy

Matt Hardy has been absent from the last few 24/7 angles, but Hardy was very much present in the first weeks of the 24/7 title, chasing the reigning titleholder along with a pack of mid-card WWE Superstars.

Since Matt's brother has been off TV due to injury, Matt Hardy has had no substantial role on WWE TV other than chasing after the 24/7 title, and it appears as if Hardy also has no clear character at the moment.

Before Matt Hardy took time off from WWE TV to evaluate the future of his career after years of mounting injuries, Hardy was the "Woken" version of himself, and he was teaming with Bray Wyatt. However, upon returning to WWE TV, Hardy ditched a majority of the Woken gimmick and reunited with Jeff to reform The Hardy Boyz. Since Jeff has been off TV, Matt has had no direction or character focus at all, leaving his WWE future very much in question.

#3 Mike Kanellis

Mike Kanellis and his wife Maria reportedly signed new, long-term deals with WWE recently, but despite the new contracts, it does not appear WWE has any plans to take Mike Kanellis seriously anytime soon.

On WWE Raw this week, Mike Kanellis had to lay down for his wife Maria so she could pin him for the 24/7 title, making her the first pregnant champion in WWE history.

Following the TV angle this week, it's safe to say the coming weeks will feature WWE stars, namely Mike Kanellis, trying to figure out how to win the 24/7 title from Maria, and it will leave Mike playing the role of the jester for weeks to come.

Since arriving on the WWE main roster, Mike Kanellis has yet to make a serious in-ring impression on the WWE Universe, and he deserves the opportunity over being treated as the comedy foil to Maria Kanellis' new heel character.

#2 EC3

EC3 is another WWE Superstar who has been relegated to the "mosh pit" of stars scrambling around arenas each week in search of the WWE 24/7 title. EC3 has been somewhat noticeable in segments involving Drake Maverick, but EC3 has yet to make his presence felt in any significant way during the brief history of the 24/7 title.

In recent weeks, EC3 has been teaming up with Eric Young for tag team matches on WWE Main Event, and both EC3 and Young are a great tag team combination that should be featured more prominently on WWE TV.

It remains to be seen if EC3 will ever end an episode of Raw or SmackDown Live as the 24/7 Champion, but with that probability being very low, it would benefit EC3 most to be moved out of the 24/7 title picture in favor of a real feud on the WWE main roster. EC3 has yet to shine on Raw, and he is certainly a talent deserving of a shot.

#1 Kalisto

The Lucha House Party, consisting of Kalisto, Gran Metalik and Sin Cara, have been largely absent from WWE TV in recent weeks, following a TV feud with Lars Sullivan before Sullivan was sidelined from action with an injury.

While Sin Cara and Gran Metalik seem to be a good fit for the budding 24/7 title picture, WWE should be doing much more with Kalisto, who is a high flyer with amazing in-ring charisma and ability.

This week's episode of WWE Raw saw Andrade build momentum when he defeated Rey Mysterio in a Gauntlet match on his way to facing Ricochet for a chance to compete at SummerSlam, but Andrade came up short in the end.

To help boost viewership in the coveted Latin demographic, a three-way feud between Andrade, Rey Mysterio and Kalisto could be thrilling for all three men's careers as well as WWE audiences and is a better fit for Kalisto than the 24/7 title chase.

Who else in the WWE 24/7 title picture deserves better? Let us know in the comment section!

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