Top 5 wrestlers who need to tweak their characters

Professional wrestling is a cut-throat business. In order to stay active, a wrestler needs to re-invent his character from time-to-time. Sometimes, they need to undergo a full-fledged change in their gimmick, while other times, all they need is a minor tweak.

Wrestlers thrive on audience’s attention span. But what happens if the wrestler is unable to grab their attention in the first place. In this article, we will discuss five such wrestlers, who, despite being talented inside the ring, are unable to connect with the audience in their current roles and desperately need a tweak in their characters.

Alberto Del Rio

Alberto Del Rio – World Heavyweight Champion… Really?

We begin with the World Heavyweight Champion, Alberto Del Rio. The Mexican Aristocrat possesses one of the most boring personalities outside the ring. His gimmick does not help him either.

Undoubtedly, he is incredible in the ring. He can work a perfect match even if he called upon in the middle of the night. He does a great job of selling his opponents, and lets his actions do the talking.

However, the problem begins when he picks up the microphone. Firstly, that accent of his is not helping him get over with the fans, no matter how hard he tries. Secondly, the man lacks charisma. Fine, he is boastful and arrogant as a heel champion should be, and for a change, he backs that up in the ring, but, is that enough to make the cut?

WWE need to make a major change in his character. Maybe, they should make his character lose all his wealth, or, reveal that he is an illegal immigrant (in kayfabe), and instantly involve him in a storyline with The Real Americans.

The possibilities are endless, but the question is, will WWE take the leap of faith?

Brodus Clay

Brodus Clay – Turn on the cards?

Time of the ‘Funkasaurus’ in WWE is up. It is evident.

The man who broke onto the scene as a dancing demolisher is already extinct, much like his gimmick. He is no more ‘over’ with the crowds and his matches are the price that the crowd pays to watch top guys like CM Punk and Daniel Bryan go at it.

WWE is known for introducing big guys, one after the other, to the industry and seeing them waste a talented big guy like Brodus Clay hurts a little bit more.

One has to agree that Brodus Clay is a tireless worker inside the ring. He possesses the right mix of power and athletic moves. So, why waste such a talented guy by making him dance around like a buffoon?

Brodus Clay is involved in meaningless angles along with his partner Tensai. WWE need to plan a proper storyline for Clay if they want him to return to his best.

Maybe, Clay can be involved in a feud with Mark Henry, or better, could destroy Los Matadores all by himself and turn into a monster heel that he should have been in the first place.

Oh, and, please get that Tensai off him!

Wade Barrett

Wade Barrett – One with the potential

A bare-knuckle fighter from Manchester is exactly what WWE need right now.

It has been a long time since WWE had a wrestler who went on a winning streak. WWE has billed a lot of wrestlers to be unbeatable, like Ryback, but for some reason or the other, have not followed their initial plans.

This needs to stop. And Wade Barrett can be the one to stop it.

Wade Barrett is a talented wrestler. He knows his stuff and knows how to make an impact inside the ring. He is not half bad with the microphone as well (remember Nexus?). Also, he is accustomed to power moves and certainly, obviously, packs a solid punch.

WWE will not get a better talent at their disposal and they should learn to make proper use of it. Barrett is far from a jobber, and in fact, he is, in every sense of the word, a future world champion.

He has mixed it up with the best and he has managed to come out of it unscathed. So, really, WWE should put their plans for Barrett in action.

It’s about time Wade Barrett starts winning, again.

The Miz

The Miz – Not so ‘Awesome’

‘Awesome!’ is an over-statement.

Yes, the most must-see-superstar in the history of sports entertainment has been the one forcing the crowd to shut their eyes out of boredom.

He was always a good talker, still is, but what he talks about has changed. He does not have any good topics to pick up on, especially because he is barely, if at all, involved in a storyline.

Sure, he is not the best worker inside the ring and has botched a few moves around the arena, but his microphone skills make up for it.

He might not ever reach the heights at which he was a couple of years back, but at the very least, he deserves a gimmick which does justice to him. He should not be a jobber to the men who are being pushed, and at least, should lose to them after an angle.

Miz’s character needs a lot of ‘Awesome!’ work.

CM Punk

CM Punk – Good is not bad enough

He had it coming.

CM Punk has been one of the few success stories to have come out of WWE in the past couple of years. Currently, he is one of the top stars on the roster. He is the reason why arenas around the country are sold out.

However, recently, there has been a glaring change in his character. He is not that ‘Bada$$’, loud mouth, arrogant prick who was a pain in WWE officials’ laurels about a year back.

And no, this is not because he is a face. He was a face about two years ago, and what did he do, he tore the house down.

This CM Punk, the one that we see on our screen nowadays is the humble, grammatically accurate, down to earth, goody2shoes, long-lost twin brother of the one we saw two years back.

CM Punk has all the potential to become the next Stone Cold Steve Austin. He has the attitude, charisma and skill-set to become the next true outlaw in WWE. Still, WWE continue to back him as a good guy.

Agreed, he is a face, but you cannot steal the things that make CM Punk away from him in order for him to be a face. Off-the-screen, he is still a loud mouth, brash and an arrogant prick, so why not use that to the favour of the company and let him tear the house down week-in and week-out.

One reason. WWE logic.