The Road to WrestleMania is the time of year when WWE officials seem to put the most effort into building the stars who will walk out of the biggest show of the year with the most significant victories.
This year’s build to WrestleMania 34 has seen some interesting storyline developments, but some Superstars need more attention from the creative team.
A few wrestlers going into the event as champions haven’t been booked strong enough to look like they have any chance of retaining, and the challengers haven’t been built up much better.
Ironically, the one person who has been pushed the hardest isn’t even challenging for a singles title. Braun Strowman has been booked as an unstoppable monster, but WWE thought he would be better suited in a tag titles match than one with a more important championship.
WWE still has a couple of weeks to rectify the situation. This article will look at five Superstars who need the biggest pushes heading into WrestleMania 34 on April 8.
Shinsuke Nakamura
Shinsuke Nakamura won the right to challenge the WWE champion at The Showcase of the Immortals by winning the men’s Royal Rumble, but it doesn’t feel like WWE has done enough to make him feel like a contender for the title.
Nakamura is popular with the WWE Universe and has a reputation for great performances. He has been riding that popularity for a long time, and officials haven’t needed to try hard to get him over.
However, the random feuds, inconsistent booking and a lack of big rivals before AJ Styles have kept him at the level of an upper-midcard performer.
WWE needs to make Nakamura look strong heading into ‘Mania, and a series of wins over big stars is the best way to do it. The only problem is a lot of the stars WWE would sacrifice in this situation have their own WrestleMania matches to prepare for.
Rusev
Rusev Day continues to gain momentum despite WWE doing little to push Rusev or cohort Aiden English.
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