WWE Hell In A Cell 2017: 3 Superstars Who Desperately Need A Win

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Baron Corbin on WWE SmackDown. Credit: WWE.com

3. Baron Corbin

Roughly 18 months ago Baron Corbin made his debut on the WWE main roster, and what a start it was. In his first foray into the big leagues, Corbin won the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal at Wrestlemania 32 thus cementing himself as one the biggest blue-chip prospects the company had. “The Lonewolf” would then go on to punctuate his 2016 going 3-0 on pay per view, defeating Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger, and Kalisto while entrenching himself as one of the top heels on SmackDown. Corbin then opened 2017 on the right foot as he lasted over 32 minutes in the Royal Rumble and became the man that single-handedly eliminated Braun Strowman.

However, 2017 hasn’t brought Corbin the success that the previous year had. After scuffling for the first half of 2017, things looked to turn around in a big way when he won the Money In The Bank briefcase in June. But what looked like the biggest opportunity of his career, just two months later became his biggest failure. In his attempt to cash in the case on the August 15th SmackDown Live, Corbin allowed a John Cena distraction to cost him his chance, thus becoming only the second superstar to unsuccessfully cash-in the case.

And as if those results weren’t evidence enough of Corbin’s fall from grace, just look at his win/loss numbers. From 2014-2016, while wrestling on both the main roster and NXT, he went 219-129 (cagematch.net). In contrast, his 2017 win/loss record so far is 31-87. Talk about a fall from grace.

At Hell In A Cell, Corbin will have the opportunity to eliminate the stink that has been the last nine months. Unfortunately he’ll be running into United States champion, AJ Styles, a guy that at age 40 has never looked better. However, a win for Corbin would not just be a win over a legend of the sport, but it would also mark his first title win with the company. If Corbin loses Sunday, there may be no coming back. Losing the biggest opportunity of your career is bad enough when it happens once. Twice might be the nail in his career coffin.