6. Rusev and Lana
Rusev was another wrestler who was trending upwards earlier in the year, but due to some terrible booking, weak stories, and an untimely injury, Rusev went from being a dominant U.S. champion to being involved in a TMZ-like love story that just never clicked with fans.
Rusev was absolutely crushed by John Cena (losing three straight matches) and was temporarily split away from Lana, which was probably the worst thing WWE could have done to his already tired gimmick. 2016 should be a better year as he’s been involved with a top heel stable (The League of Nations) and has been paired back up with Lana. Speaking of Lana, she didn’t fare any better when she was put with Dolph Ziggler, a wrestler she had zero chemistry with, painful stuff to watch. Lana also fractured her wrist, while training for a potential match, that kept her out for the past couple months, she’s recently returned to TV.
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