5 WWE stars who would be wasted spots in The Royal Rumble

Modified Dec 01, 2017 03:19 GMT

There are a number of spots in The Royal Rumble next year that will just be considered "fillers"

#2 Rusev

Rusev has been on a downward spiral in WWE over the past few months

A few years ago Rusev would have been at the top of the list when it comes to future Royal Rumble winners, but recently The Bulgarian Brute's career has reached the point of no return.

Rusev used to be undefeated, now he's been defeated by Randy Orton and John Cena at recent WWE pay-per-views as well as being put into a team with Aiden English on SmackDown Live.

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Rusev hasn't been used effectively since his return from injury back in July and it could be too late for WWE to turn his career around at this point. Given that Aiden English has already been seen as a talent enhancement star for a number of months, it seems that Rusev being partnered with him as only pushed him further down the ranks in WWE over the past few months.

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Edited by Lennard Surrao