Who's been more disappointing? Rusev v Wyatt

[Cartier Murphy]

Bray had incredible buzz and hype in FCW, which transitioned into NXT, and grew when they gave him the Wyatt Family. The biggest differences between him then and now (besides bad booking) is that he had character growth, he had vignettes that showcased his character's ideaology and gave you an idea of who he was, and what he hoped to accomplish. They helped build this backwoods world he called home. Since getting called up they've done zero of that outside of his debut and the feud with Orton early this year, which unsurprisingly was the freshest thing either guy had done in years until that got bungled too. Without any of those things he's just some guy who says and does spoopy things, rambles about nothing, and loses. There's no character development, no world building, he has no clear motivations or intentions, he's basically just another guy slightly different from everyone else. It's a problem that plagues basically the entire roster, but is even worse with Bray because he's supposed to be this layered nuanced character.

Rusev by comparison had no real expectations of him early on because he didn't really stand out in the beginning. His character was dated, and he was unproven in ring. He was part of a very few select guys who improved after getting called up, as months after his debut he was showing out in the ring and proving he could work beyond the limits of that character and even then he made THAT character work (in big part also due to Lana) because of the strength of his performance and dedication to his character. During that run he had an amazing Flag match with JACK SWAGGER of all people, due almost entirely to his own selling and performance. That match single handledly converted me into a fan of his. I mean, the guy sold his injured ankle so well he cried applying his own finisher

Then just like Bray, he eventually had his character dismantled, all the things that made him stand out taken away from him, and was turned into just another guy, who also like Bray, takes L after L.

Bray had higher expectations as has been said so his drop off was more drastic, so I give him the nod here but it's really a shame both these dudes careers are where they're at compared to where they could be.

 

[Francis White]

Bray is a bum, all of these feuds he spouting nonsense, he is a demon, an eater of worlds yet loses every damn feud. I hope he feuds with someone and as he is cutting his demonic promo someone comes into the scene and slaps his has hat off and tells him to shut the fukk up.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Bray is a bum, all of these feuds he spouting nonsense, he is a demon, an eater of worlds yet loses every damn feud. I hope he feuds with someone and as he is cutting his demonic promo someone comes into the scene and slaps his has hat off and tells him to shut the fukk up.

 

[mr x]

Can't be bray

 

[StarClout]

Wyatt by a mile after tonight

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

I voted for SD sucks because they killed rusev`s career.

Rusev was the anchor of that raw midcard scene & now you don't even hear about him.

Ironically they were the same brand that made bray Wyatt wwe champ & gave us one of the most pathetic wm main events we've ever witnessed.

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

I never had high hopes for Bray Wyatt. I always thought he was average in the ring, and his character was fringe at-best.

Rusev is the bigger disappointment to me because he's the total package. He's a great big man worker who can talk. But for whatever reason, he can't get momentum or get it going on his own. He's too dependent on the anti-USA gimmick to get a reaction from the crowd, which is not good. He needs to turn babyface for awhile and see how that'll work out because he's in desperate need for a spark.

 

[Lord Scion]

 

[Mike the Executioner]

What is that? Guy looks like a demonic Muppet.

I vote Wyatt because his character was butchered beyond belief. Rusev is someone that could be more than what he is, but I still feel like there's hope for him if the writers finally commit to him. Wyatt's a bigger disappointment because his whole aura has been killed. I can't take him seriously at all anymore. How many times is this guy going to ramble about demons and dungeons and tractors and Jason Aldean concerts only to lose every match in the damn feud? And then continue to do it? He's not scary, he's not intimidating, he doesn't have any special supernatural abilities, he doesn't have any mystique that draws us to him. They've turned him into a complete joke. It also doesn't help that his matches suck and he's had one of the worst years of anyone in the company.

 

[WHolla09]

Bray is automatic fast forward status for me. If he just wrestled, I wouldn't have an issue, but those promos have become horrible

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Rusev & SD Sucks are tied for last

 

[Momentum]

Rusev because of how strong they booked him from the beginning, he can still be a credible champ but Jinder's doing the same gimmick, and they even gave that gimmick to KO earlier this year. You would think on SD he'd be allowed to do more than job.

 

[ClutchVon]

shyt has Bray ever had a great match?

 

[InstantKlassik]

I voted for SD sucks because they killed rusev`s career.

Rusev was the anchor of that raw midcard scene & now you don't even hear about him.

Ironically they were the same brand that made bray Wyatt wwe champ & gave us one of the most pathetic wm main events we've ever witnessed.

When was this ?

 

[OVER]

I have to go with Bray because there is no ceiling for his gimmick with Rusev we all knew he was a foreign heel groomed to be beaten but despite that he's proven to be a top-notch performer who's limited by his gimmick. Rusev has shined in his wrestlecrap worthy angles while Wyatt has just looked like crap. Part of that is the lack of protection for Wyatt as he's lost definitively, he and The Wyatt Family were flat out embarrassed and made to put over guys who are considered the real stars (Cena, Reigns, Balor, Orton, The Rock, Undertaker). Another thing nothing he says or does has any meaning or point, that's the reason people can't even remember feuds he's actually won, Bray has only won mini-feuds with Kane and Jericho and his biggest victory being Dean Ambrose which he'd only won so he could look strong before losing to The Undertaker at Wrestlemania. He's got supernatural powers sometimes which just looks goofy. He's not methodical he's just not exciting in the ring, he gets his shyt in the same as anyone else, nothing special about him besides his long-winded promos. If this were another era he could be carried by fukkery or hardcore matches but he's in this era where they think his strength is promos so they'll just keep giving him promos no matter how meaningless or redundant they are.

Rusev should join Progress Wrestling.