Top 10 underrated performers in WWE: Number 9

One would have imagined that Christian would be placed in the main event scene being the number one heel in the organisation, but the management and Vince McMahon had other plans. It was often said that Vince didn’t think Christian was championship material due to his small stature, and hence, although the entire WWE fan base started cheering for Christian, he was placed in mediocre feuds. Christian had enough, and he decided to quit the WWE.

Christian then made his way to TNA, and immediately became the number one face of the company. He won the prestigious NWA title, and put TNA on the map. But he was a big fish in a small pond, and Christian made his way back to the WWE, and was sent to ECW where he became the ECW world champion.

After ECW was shut down, he joined the Smackdown roster, and was paired up with Edge, with rumours flying around about a possible feud between the two down the line for the World Heavyweight championship. With Edge unfortunately retiring from professional wrestling, fans thought it would be Christian’s time to shine in the WWE.

Christian won his first World championship in WWE when he defeated Alberto Del Rio in a ladder match for the vacant World Heavyweight championship. After more than a decade, Christian’s hard work paid off, and the fans were elated. But with Christian losing the title a couple of days later to Orton, the entire wrestling fraternity lashed out at the WWE. Christian won the title back, but dropped it immediately once again to Orton, and put him over at the end of their feud. Christian was once again lost in the shuffle, and the fans expressed their disgust about how the entire thing played out.

There are very few performers who earned the respect of their peers and the fans, and Christian is one of them. With Reso being a veteran, one feels there isn’t much time left in the career of Christian in WWE and professional wrestling. Christian is a top notch performer and has been a great heel in the WWE, but with Vince McMahon not even interested in pushing Christian as the world champion, there is nothing left for him to prove in the company.

People like Batista have expressed their opinion about Christian being one of the very best in the business, and is underutilised in the WWE. Christian has been one of the best students of the game, and even though he was never given a proper opportunity, he made the most of what he had and became one of the biggest fan favourites. This earns him the number 9 spot in our list of the most underrated superstars in the history of WWE.

Read other articles in the series here: Top 10 underrated performers in WWE.