10 WWE superstars who were pushed too soon

6. Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt was one of the most interesting gimmicks in recent memory. The Wyatt Family would destroy anyone who came in their way. Wyatt even scored a victory over Daniel Bryan. This continued until he ran into a brick wall named John Cena.

Losing to John Cena made Wyatt look like mortal being which affected his character. After that, he became nothing more than a glorified jobber. He lost multiple PPV matches.

Then, suddenly he won the Elimination Chamber match out of nowhere to become the WWE Champion. WWE tried to surprise its fans by making Bray Wyatt the WWE Champion, but his reign was cut short. They didn’t even build him up to that moment making him an afterthought going into the championship match.

He held the title for less than a couple of months only to lose it to Randy Orton in a bizarre and awkward rivalry.

Perhaps, he would’ve been more believable as a champion had he won a couple of PPV and high profile matches leading up to the Elimination Chamber, but all his losses overshadowed his character.

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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