With the WWE chock full of talent, opinions on each WWE Superstar are as varied as the tastes of each member of the WWE fandom.
WWE.com on Friday compiled a list of who their staff believes are the most underrated and underappreciated wrestlers performing now.
Unsurprisingly, the list is headed by The Miz, a six-time Intercontinental Champion, a one-time WWE champion and tag team champion with both John Morrison and Big Show. Viewed by many as a coward who doesn’t have the in-ring talent to support title runs, the A-Lister rarely is mentioned as a fan favorite because of his heel work but has turned in some of the most memorable moments on WWE TV this year.

Here’s the top 4 on WWE.com’s list and rational:
The MIz
If there’s any reason that folks might dispute The Miz’s status as a top-tier Superstar, it’s that he never shuts up about how great he is. But denying the guy for stunting on his haters seems a tad petty, considering no Superstar made as many waves as The A-Lister over the past year. He robbed Zack Ryder of the Intercontinental Title, made himself one of, if not the, focal points of SmackDown LIVE, became a stealth scene-stealer on Total Divas with his wife, Maryse, and screamed in Daniel Bryan’s face on Talking Smack with such vitriol that The Beard straight up left the room.
If Team Blue is The House That AJ Styles Built, Miz was The Rug That Tied the Room Together, and Tuesdays haven’t been the same since he left. As a Raw Superstar, the former WWE Champion is facing an unlikely and long-shot path to Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. To most, that just means there’s an outside chance The Beast Incarnate could send Miz to Suplex City. But the only thing more awesome than that would be if The A-Lister somehow managed to pull it off.

American Alpha
When thinking of Superstars that embody the “Land of Opportunity” that SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon is cultivating on the blue brand, the well-oiled machine that is American Alpha immediately springs to mind. These days, though, Jason Jordan and Chad Gable often don’t get the recognition they’ve earned since their emergence on the Team Blue roster in the WWE Brand Extension Draft last summer. Despite Gable suffering an injury that waylaid the duo en route to the SmackDown Tag Team Titles, the pair persevered and won a Four Corners Elimination Match to snare the championships in December. Jordan & Gable kept the titles until March of this year when they were defeated by The Usos, but something tells us the ruthless brothers are only keeping the championships warm until American Alpha is “Ready, Willing and Gable” to reclaim them.
Emma

The “Four Horsewomen” revolutionized women’s wrestling in WWE. But before they ever main-evented a WWE event — before they even competed at an NXT TakeOver — Emma was raising the bar for female competition in NXT. She stretches opponents with innovative submissions and makes them writhe in pain with suplexes.
Unlike her four “Horsewomen” contemporaries, though, Emma has never received a one-on-one opportunity for a Women’s Championship in WWE. Her lone Divas Title Match was a Battle Royal. She’s overdue for the spotlight. The rest of the locker room should be afraid of what she does when she gets it.
Cedric Alexander
In theatre, a staple of every great musical is an “I want” song. It’s a number that takes place early in the first act when the protagonist passionately shares their goal with the audience and gets the crowd on their side from that point forward. Cedric Alexander’s “I want” came against Kota Ibuti in the second round of last year’s WWE Cruiserweight Classic.
Seen as the firm underdog against tournament favorite Ibushi, Alexander put on an awe-inspiring performance that captivated both the WWE Universe and Triple H himself. Alexander was not victorious that night, but the crowd reaction was so passionate that fans literally chanted, “Please sign Cedric!” So, WWE did.
Injuries have delayed Alexander’s breakout since that night. The Charlotte, N.C. native has returned, however, and seems more than ready to strip away the “underrated” moniker and lift the curtain on an amazing second act that will absolutely leave the WWE Universe wanting more.
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