Every WWE Division's Most Underrated Superstar Right Now

Every WWE Division's Most Underrated Superstar Right Now
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1Main Roster Men's Division: T-Bar
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2Main Roster Women's Division: Zelina Vega
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3Main Roster Tag Team Division: The Viking Raiders
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4NXT Roster Men's Division: Giovanni Vinci
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5NXT Roster Women's Division: Katana Chance
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6NXT Roster Tag Team Division: Legado del Fantasma
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Every WWE Division's Most Underrated Superstar Right Now

Aug 9, 2022

Every WWE Division's Most Underrated Superstar Right Now

WWE boasts one of the most talented rosters imaginable. On every brand, there are tons of Superstars who are among the best in their profession.

However, for every legendary performer at the top of the pecking order, there are still some wrestlers who fly under the radar.

For one reason or another, they don't get the recognition they deserve, either by the fanbase or by WWE management not allowing them to climb higher on the ladder of success.

Breaking this down by the men, women and tag teams of the main roster and NXT, let's pick a few names who are among the most underrated in WWE and give them their due spotlight.

Main Roster Men's Division: T-Bar

How did Dominik Dijakovic go from having banger matches with Keith Lee on NXT to becoming T-Bar of Retribution?

And when that faction fell apart, how did he not get repackaged and put in a better position than just wrestling on Main Event every week?

This guy is 6'7", moves around better than some cruiserweights and has a marketable look, but he can't get screen time to save his life. WWE hasn't even bothered to update his profile pictures in over a year.

Dropping the terrible T-Bar name and giving him a push with some wins on Raw or SmackDown (or even back to NXT) would allow him to quickly rise back up the ranks and become someone to watch.

Main Roster Women's Division: Zelina Vega

Zelina Vega essentially checks every box. She's attractive, passionate, can go in the ring, carries the mic better than a lot of her peers, knows how to capitalize on her ring gear to create countless options for merchandise and can speak to the core fans and tap into something few like The New Day have been able to do.

Still, her career peaks in WWE have been winning the Queen's Crown tournament and having a tag team title run alongside Carmella, which always felt more like company just putting the belts on them for the sake of having someone to hold them.

For a good while, the 31-year-old seemed like she would only be a manager and not an in-ring performer. She even excelled at that, though, and helped Andrade "Cien" Almas turn his career around.

It would be nice to see Vega get a more prominent position on Raw or SmackDown. If not, perhaps she would be the next best choice to go to NXT and fill the veteran champion role Mandy Rose currently sits in.

Main Roster Tag Team Division: The Viking Raiders

At one point in time, The Viking Raiders were tearing up the NXT roster and maintaining the tradition of great tag teams such as The Revival, American Alpha and DIY.

After coming to the main roster, they had success when they captured the Raw Tag Team Championship, but that was a 98-day reign in late 2019.

From early 2020 until the past few weeks, Erik and Ivar were put on the sidelines, only wrestling when they would lose to a more prominent team like The Usos.

For the better part of two-and-a-half years, they spent more time chasing the 24/7 champion than earning tag title opportunities they could actually win.

Even now, things aren't great with this new push. Despite WWE using the phrase "the new and vicious Viking Raiders," they still don't seem like Hanson and Rowe of The War Raiders from NXT.

Those guys looked like they could steamroll the entire roster. Beating two no-names on SmackDown means nothing. They should be booked in a better way to remind everyone just how talented they are.

NXT Roster Men's Division: Giovanni Vinci

The Giovanni Vinci character has its positives and negatives, but the man behind it, Fabian Aichner, has always been rock solid.

He stood out in the Cruiserweight Classic as one of the bigger guys who wasn't burdened by his size. Upon joining Imperium, he and Marcel Barthel (now Ludwig Kaiser) routinely stole the show with their tag team performances.

The Italian is powerful and fast. He looks like an action figure and is only 32 years old. How is he not in a position to win the North American Championship?

At the very least, ditching the Vinci gimmick and putting him back with Gunther and Kaiser could lead to a tag title run and guaranteed success.

That could be what propels him to a bigger platform, but he won't get that chance by being forced to start all over like he did with this repackaging that hasn't had too many positives for him in recent months.

NXT Roster Women's Division: Katana Chance

Most of the NXT roster is comprised of rookies still learning the ropes, with the women's division being almost entirely unseasoned.

The woman who has been in the system the longest and has yet to graduate to Raw or SmackDown is Katana Chance, who joined NXT in August 2017.

Five years later, she's only just gotten her first taste of gold with the tag team titles. It took all that time for her to be "worthy" of winning belts that were treated like anyone could throw them in the trash, as Cora Jade did.

Chance had a standout moment in the 2019 women's Royal Rumble match when she used her skills to avoid an elimination. Then, instead of getting an opportunity to spin that into becoming a plucky underdog babyface for the women's division, WWE sent her back to NXT.

Chance's size puts her at a disadvantage when up against taller and larger women, but that didn't stop Daniel Bryan from beating Batista, Triple H and Randy Orton on the same night. If WWE increased her credibility, she could be in a similar spot as a lovable Superstar who doesn't have to struggle against anyone who isn't the bottom of the barrel.

NXT Roster Tag Team Division: Legado del Fantasma

Legado del Fantasma have been one of the most entertaining factions of the past few years in NXT, but they have no tag team title reigns to their name.

Santos Escobar was main roster-ready before he even signed to WWE, let alone now after going through the system. It would be a crime if the Cruiserweight Championship is all he manages to win in his WWE career.

Cruz del Toro and Joaquin Wilde are two of the best performers on any given show. They can work with fellow veterans or rookies and still pull off a great match.

This group would be a perfect addition to Raw or SmackDown to help boost the tag team division and give the midcard another flourishing talent in Escobar, who has the looks, in-ring talent and promo skills to go much farther than that.

Here's hoping this feud with Tony D'Angelo ends with Legado del Fantasma leaving NXT behind for the big leagues to finally level up.


Anthony Mango is the owner of the wrestling website Smark Out Moment and the host of the podcast show Smack Talk on YouTube, Spotify and everywhere you find podcasts. You can follow him on Facebook and elsewhere for more.

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