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5 WWE Superstars Who Are Currently Underutilized
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The WWE is notorious for underutilizing talent and having talent that may fail due to poor storyline/character booking. We’ve seen the same people at the top of the company for the past five years. There has been a lot of new talent coming up, yet only a few have been considered “top guys” or even had a main roster championship run.

There have been many wrestlers who have left WWE due to creative frustration and gone on to find great success elsewhere. Some examples are Toni Storm, Sasha Banks (Mercedes Moné), and Cesaro (Claudio Castagnoli). There are also wrestlers who left the WWE, reinvented themselves, and returned to the company, such as Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre, and Matt Cardona. 

It’s hard to see amazing talent walk away without getting the opportunity to properly prove themselves. Here are five superstars that have so much potential that WWE has been letting go to waste.

Alba Fyre

Since Alba Fyre has been on the main roster she has been partnered with Chelsea Green and Piper Niven (currently injured), both of whom are part of the Secret Her-vice. Now she is partnered with Chelsea Green under the name, The Green Regime. 

It has been almost a year since Alba Fyre has been working alongside Chelsea Green. They have been a great duo, but even partnered with Green, Alba Fyre isn’t as prominent a character on the main roster. She hasn’t won a televised match since August of 2025, and that was in NXT.

I think her and Chelsea Green could have a great feud with one another, and with proper build-up and execution, it could help both women’s careers. Alba Fyre needs to establish herself on the roster and her own character, without being associated with Chelsea Green. 

Grayson Waller

Grayson Waller is still seen on WWE programming; however, he hasn’t been involved in an intense storyline for a while. He has been aligning himself with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, which is entertaining, but can only take him so far in his career and last so long. 

Waller has immense charisma and is very talented in the ring, yet he has only won the WWE Tag Team Championships with Austin Theory. If put in the position to become a United States or Intercontinental Champion, I don’t think he will disappoint. 

Just one intense singles feud is all he needs to show that he can hold his own when given such an opportunity. He already gets a reaction out of the fans, and on paper seems like the perfect WWE superstar: charismatic, athletic, good-looking, etc. 

How do you want to see WWE use Grayson Waller?

Royce Keys

The debut of Royce Keys was very exciting for fans. Many already knew him as Powerhouse Hobbs from AEW. They were excited to see him perform in this new chapter of his career. However, aside from the Royal Rumble match, he hasn’t competed on WWE television.

Keys has been a part of dark matches and matches on Main Event, but not involved in a proper WWE storyline. Unfortunately, this means that they likely don’t have plans for him yet, but if that’s the case, why did they have him make his debut? Why not have him start in NXT? A start in NXT could give the audience an idea of who Royce Keys is rather than Powerhouse Hobbs. 

Stephanie McMahon held a very raw interview with Keys on her podcast, “What’s Your Story?”  This interview was a great way to introduce the WWE Universe to who they will be seeing proceed in the WWE. But when will be his time? Who will be his first feud with?

Zelina Vega

Zelina Vega is another competitor who hasn’t had many matches over the past few months. Aside from her match in December teaming up with Alister Black against Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley, she hasn’t had a televised match since August 2025. 

Many times, Vega has discussed her love for professional wrestling and how she puts her heart and soul into the ring. We see her passion and dedication as she continuously shows up.  

Vega had a brief run with the Women’s United States Championship and was very over with the audience during that time, too. Challenging for another championship would give her a great push and see how the audience reacts to her. Would you like to see Zelina Vega back on WWE TV?

Giulia

Since Giulia debuted on the main roster, she has unfortunately had a very underwhelming run. She went from being one of the top wrestlers in NXT to being a mid-card performer and not getting many storylines. 

Giulia is the current Women’s United States Champion for the second time. While on paper it looks good, the championship isn’t featured as much as others. Giulia defeated Chelsea Green to begin her second championship reign on the January 2nd episode of SmackDown. Since then, she hasn’t had many matches.

Giulia has been involved in some tag team action with Kiana James. Even challenging for the Women’s Tag Team Championships. But Giulia has yet to have a strong singles storyline to defend her United States Championship. Maybe it could be against Kiana James.

What do you think about Giulia’s main roster run? Who do you want to see challenge next for the WWE Women’s United States Championship?

This article first appeared on Last Word On Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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