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Every year, there's an insane amount of underrated talent that goes unnoticed by WWE management and creative team.
There have been so many great wrestlers that have missed out on holding a championship at the peak of their popularity.
Today I've decided to look at the 5 WWE Superstars who deserve a Championship push this year, whether it's the Intercontinental championship, the United States Championship, WWE World Heavyweight Championship or the Universal Championship.
#5 - Rusev
During his run on Smackdown Live, Rusev has developed an undeniable chemistry with Aiden English.
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Declaring that every day is Rusev day, there's no denying it has caught on like the flu.
Granted Rusev is already a 2-time United States championship, but this is the most over Rusev has been since debuting on the Main Roster in 2014 and going undefeated for months on end.
With crowds chanting "Rusev Day" when he's not even in the ring, WWE should put the rocket onto this man and give him a run with the United States championship again.
#4 - Finn Balor
At Summerslam of 2016, Finn Balor took on Seth Rollins in the first ever Universal Championship match. Although Finn Balor was victorious against Seth Rollins to become the first ever Universal Champion, he suffered an injury at a certain point during the match that would keep him out of action for 6 months.
Finn Balor was forced to relinquish the Championship as a result of the injury. Upon return from injury many assumed Finn Balor would be granted his rematch clause, but that wasn't the case at all.
Finn Balor is somebody with a such a presence to him that it's hard to deny that he deserves a championship reign sometime in 2018.
With the newly reunited Balor Club, Balor could use his friends to help him to win a championship. Finn's in-ring quality is also fantastic and with the Club by his side, the stars are aligning for a championship run for "The Demon King".
#3 - Elias
Since arriving on the main roster in April of 2017, Elias has been one of the most pleasant surprises on RAW.
Stringing his guitar in the middle of the ring and receiving an incredible reaction every-time the spotlight goes to him is what Elias has become known for.
Usually insulting the crowd in his lyrics, Elias has started to win over the fans. Dubbing that the WWE stands for "Walk With Elias" and asking the fans before performing a song if they want to "Walk With Elias"
At the Elimination Chamber, Elias will have a chance to walk into "The Grandest Stage Of Them All" Wrestlemania and challenge for the Universal Championship.
I don't expect Elias to walk away the victor of the Elimination Chamber match, but this could be a fantastic beginning of a push towards a championship for Elias.
#2 - Sami Zayn
Ever since signing with WWE, Sami Zayn has been one of the most underrated talents in the promotion.
Zayn never fails to put on a heck of performance for the crowd regardless of how many people are in the arena.
Making his first WWE main roster debut in 2015 against John Cena during the United States Championship open challenge on an episode of Monday Night Raw in his home country of Canada, he would get injured in the match and be on the shelf until returning in January of 2016 in the Royal Rumble match.
Sami Zayn has yet to win a Championship on the main roster despite how talented he is. He will be competing in a triple threat against his best friend Kevin Owens and AJ Styles for the WWE Championship.
I'm hoping this is planting the seeds for Sami Zayn to get a push towards any Championship after WrestleMania. If it were up to me, I would have Sami Zayn beat Kevin Owens to win his first Championship on the main roster.
#1 - Samoa Joe
To say Samoa Joe deserves a championship push is an understatement. He arrived in NXT in 2015 and almost instantly won the NXT championship, putting the company on his back once the likes of Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, among others were called up.
He defeated the likes of Shinsuke Nakamura, Finn Balor, Baron Corbin and Sami Zayn during his run in NXT, he was finally called up in January of 2017 on an episode of Monday Night Raw, taking out Seth Rollins for Triple H.
Since his debut, Samoa Joe has been used mostly as a top guy to get over other top guys while still looking like a monster.
At 38 years old, Samoa Joe isn't getting any younger. WWE should capitalize on the popularity of Samoa Joe since feuding with Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar and give him a strong push towards the Universal Championship or Intercontinental Championship and see what the veteran of the squared circle could do with the championship.
Well that's it from me. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
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