10 WWE superstars who were pushed too soon

9. Rusev

When Rusev first arrived in WWE, he dominated over everyone. No one could stop this monster of a man. Even giants like Mark Henry and Big Show fell victim to ‘The Bulgarian Brute’. This went on for a year. His most notable win was against John Cena when he made Cena pass out to The Accolade.

However, Cena was also the first superstar to pin Rusev. After that one loss, Rusev’s momentum started crashing. He lost a couple of matches and was really going nowhere.

WWE built up this great gimmick, but now they didn’t know what to do with it. Even Lana seemed to be getting more attention than Rusev. Perhaps, if they had worked a little bit harder to make his character stronger, he could’ve become a threat to the World Heavyweight Championship.

They could’ve let him lose a couple of matches instead of allowing him to be unbeatable. All this led to a meteoric downfall for Rusev, though he seems to be headed in a good direction, getting his first WWE title opportunity.

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Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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Edited by Rohit Nath