Line #8 Characters/WWEUniverse


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3	Lists the various Wrestling/{{WWE}} wrestlers active during the WWE Universe Era, from March 31, 2008 to April 3, 2011. Please limit associated tropes to that wrestler's time in WWE.
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7	[[folder:B]]
8	!!! [[Wrestling/WadeBarrett Wade/Bad News/King Barrett]] (Stuart Alexander Bennett) 2010-2016, 2020-
9	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus.
10
11	!!! Trent Barreta (Gregory Marasciulo) 2009-2013
12	[[quoteright:232:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/trent-barreta-roster-2012_5575.png]]
13	* ArchEnemy: While on NXT, Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins.
14	* ADayInTheLimelight: Being mainly used as a jobber, he only had one sort of program: It was when Wrestling/KellyKelly and Drew [=McIntyre=] were having a storyline together and Kelly showed concern for Barreta after a match.
15	* DemotedToExtra: He was mainly seen on Superstars or NXT.
16	* {{Jobber}}: Due to his small stature he was mainly this during his tenure.
17	* PutOnABus: First due to an injury, [[TheBusCameBack then made some appearances on NXT]], then released.
18	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Well, [[Wrestling/ZackRyder Zack]] was wondering at least in his [[WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory Youtube show]] in a segment called "Where is Trent".
19
20	!!! [[Wrestling/{{EC3}} Derrick Bateman[=/=][=EC3=]]] (Michael Hutter) 2010-2013, 2018-2020
21
22	!!! Wrestling/EvanBourne (Matthew Joseph "Matt" Korklan) 2008-2014
23
24	!!! [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] (Bryan Lloyd Danielson) 2010-2016, 2018-2021
25	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus, Wrestling/TeamHellNo and Wrestling/TheWyattFamily.
26	[[/folder]]
27
28	[[folder:C]]
29	!!! Wrestling/BrodusClay (George Murdoch), 2010-2014
30
31	!!! [[Wrestling/{{Fandango}} Johnny Curtis/Fandango]] (Curtis James Hussey) 2010-2021
32	See also: Wrestling/{{Breezango}}.
33	[[/folder]]
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35	[[folder:D]]
36	!!! Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio (José Alberto Rodríguez) 2010-2014, 2015-2016
37
38	!!! Wrestling/{{Ted DiBiase Jr}} (Theodore Marvin "Ted" [=DiBiase=], Jr.) 2008-2013
39	[[/folder]]
40
41	[[folder:G]]
42	!!! Wrestling/JustinGabriel (Paul Lloyd Jr.) 2010-2015
43	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus
44	[[/folder]]
45
46	[[folder:H]]
47	!!! [[Wrestling/BrayWyatt Husky Harris/Bray Wyatt/The Fiend]] (Windham Lawrence Rotunda) 2010-2021, 2022-2023
48	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus and Wrestling/WyattFamily
49	[[/folder]]
50
51	[[folder:J]]
52	!!! [[Wrestling/TheNexus Ezekiel Jackson]] (Rycklon Stephens) 2008-2014
53	[[quoteright:232:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ezekiel-bio_1956.png]]
54	%%* BaldofEvil: As a heel.
55	* TheBigGuy: When he was a {{Face}}.
56	** TheBrute: When he was a {{Heel}}.
57	* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: He once scoop-slammed Wrestling/TheBigShow and put The Great Khali in the Torture Rack.
58	* DemotedToExtra: See SmallNameBigEgo below.
59	* EvilVersusEvil: Against Vladimir Kozlov in WWECW.
60	* FinishingMove: A modified uranage and a torture rack.
61	* GeniusBruiser
62	* GentleGiant
63	** BewareOfTheNiceOnes: In his own words "Don't Mistake My Kindness For Weakness."
64	* PutOnABus: Was out due to an injury, never returned to television, and was then released.
65	* ScaryBlackMan: They tried to push him as a force to reckon with, but some BadassDecay later and he was DemotedToExtra until an injury put him on the shelf before his release.
66	* SmallNameBigEgo: Was due for a renewed push in 2012, but before it even got started, he was bragging about it and annoyed others to the point where a fight nearly started in the locker-room. Vince [=McMahon=] got wind of the situation and thus the push was halted and his BadassDecay was part of his punishment.
67	* SquashMatch: His first match on Smackdown saw him squash Super Crazy. He also competed against Vladimir Kozlov in a contest to see who could squash jobbers harder.
68	* UnderwearOfPower: As practiced by many other wrestlers.
69	* VillainTeamUp: William Regal convinced him and Vladimir to put aside their differences and help him win Christian's ECW championship. Kozlov got kicked out but Regal stuck around and helped Ezekiel win the title after he failed to win it.
70	[[/folder]]
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72	[[folder:K]]
73	!!! [[Wrestling/LowKi Kaval]] (Brandon Silvestry) 2010
74
75	!!! Wrestling/TysonKidd (Theodore James "T.J." Wilson) 2009-2015
76	See also: Wrestling/TysonKiddAndCesaro.
77
78	!!! Wrestling/KofiKingston (Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah) 2008-
79	See also: Wrestling/TheNewDay.
80
81	!!! [[Wrestling/SinnBodhi Kizarny]] (Nicholas Cvjetkovich) 2008-2009
82	[[/folder]]
83
84	[[folder:M]]
85	!!! [[Wrestling/CurtisAxel Michael [=McGillicutty=]/Curtis Axel]] (Joseph Curtis "Joe" Hennig) 2010-2020
86	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus.
87	[[/folder]]
88
89	[[folder:N]]
90	!!! Bam Neely (Justin Bruce Rocheleau) 2008-2009
91	* BadassInANiceSuit
92	%%* BaldOfEvil
93	* BattleButler: To [[Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr Chavo Guerrero]].
94	%%* BeardOfEvil
95	%%* TheBrute
96	* {{Jobber}}: Always took the pinfall in tag matches when teaming with Chavo.
97	* LesserStar: When he was in La Familia.
98	* PowerStable: La Familia.
99	* PutOnABus: Was let go from the WWE in 2009.
100	* TheQuietOne: Didn't get any promo time unlike his fellow La Familia colleagues.
101	%%* UnderwearOfPower
102	[[/folder]]
103
104	[[folder:O]]
105	!!! Atlas/Ricky Ortiz (Richard Young) 2008-2009
106	* TheBigGuy: As a face.
107	* TheBrute: As a heel.
108	* {{Jobber}}: Became this towards the end of his WWE stint.
109	* PutOnABus: Got squished by The Great Khali on the August 7th 2009 episode of [=SmackDown=] before being released from his WWE contract.
110
111	!!! Wrestling/DavidOtunga (David Daniel Otunga Sr) 2010-2015
112	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus.
113	[[/folder]]
114
115	[[folder:R]]
116	!!! Tyler Reks (Gabbi Along Tuft FKA. Gabriel Allan Tuft) 2009-2012
117	[[quoteright:232:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tyler-reks-bio_4994.png]]
118	* TheBrute: When she re-debuted on Smackdown which was alter toned down, but still played up.
119	* DemotedToExtra: She brute-forced her way onto the Smackdown ''Bragging Rights'' team by taking out Kaval in 2010, and also made the Survivor Series team on the same brand. Then she got drafted to RAW in the 2011 draft and promptly disappeared from television. She then showed up on NXT along with Curt Hawkins, until the two briefly appeared as members of Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis' informal stable in 2012.
120	* DreadlockRasta -> DreadlockWarrior
121	* FollowTheLeader: Subverted. Like Wrestling/ZackRyder, she and Curt Hawkins tried to capitalize on the internet by way of a Website/{{Youtube}} series. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork WWE promptly shut it down.]]
122	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Her wrestling style.
123	* PutOnABus: Asked for her release so she could spend more time with her wife and daughter.
124	* SmallNameBigEgo: The ultimate undercard example, along with partner Curt Hawkins.
125	* SurferDude: In ECW. Then she re-appeared on Smackdown Dreadlocked Brute.
126	* UnderwearOfPower
127	* VillainTeamUp: Teamed up with Curt Hawkins. This was mainly seen on season 5 of NXT. Then they got a push on Raw, but Reks decided to retire, so nothing more came of it.
128
129	!!! Alex Riley (Kevin Robert Kiley, Jr.) 2010-2016
130	[[quoteright:185:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Alex_Riley_6183.jpeg]]
131	* TheApprentice / BattleButler: To Miz, for a time.
132	* ArchEnemy: On NXT, it's Kevin Owens.
133	* CharacterDevelopment: Probably unintentional, but Alex Riley's kayfabe history is actually very well done if you think about it. He goes from SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp in his NXT phase to getting his first big 'job' with the Miz, who turns out to be a BadBoss and even bigger bully than Riley himself. Riley finally figures out what it's like to be on the wrong end of a {{Jerkass}} and eventually stands up to the bully, realizing the error of his own ways in the process. Again, probably unintentional, but [[FridgeBrilliance pretty cool as well.]]
134	* DemotedToExtra: Had a toe-to-toe feud with the Miz. Pinned him clean on PPV at one point. After their feud was over, he promptly disappeared almost entirely from Raw. He's regularly seen on Superstars and NXT as a commentator.
135	* TheDogBitesBack: After The Miz had failed yet again to retake the title from Wrestling/JohnCena on ''Over The Limit,'' he called Riley a [[TheLoad useless bungler]] [[TheMillstone who has been actively responsible for]] [[NeverMyFault his every failure over the past few months.]] After a few humiliating slaps, he then fires Riley, to which Riley responds by ''beating the everloving hell out of the Miz,'' destroying his suit, and leaving the ring to thunderous cheering.
136	* FinishingMove: A fireman's carry cutter that has gone through several different names - the most recent being the "Final Score", according to Website/TheOtherWiki.
137	** Also briefly used a lifting DDT that would be immediately recognizable by Wrestling/{{E\|dgeWrestler}} & Wrestling/{{C\|hristian}} fans as the Implant/Impaler DDT.
138	* GreenEyedMonster: His main reason for returning to NXT in 2016, jealous of the fact that guys like Apollo Crews and Finn Balor were getting so much attention instead of him.
139	* JerkJock: Dubbed himself "The Varsity Villain" on NXT, and ran around wearing a letterman jacket. Definitely played the part, as well.
140	* PutOnABus: Busted his leg after participating in Wrestlemania 31's Andre The Giant Memorial Rumble.
141	** TheBusCameBack: Recently reappeared on NXT, taking on Bull Dempsey.
142	* RedemptionPromotion: When he turned face. But then disappeared, see above for reason.
143	* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: It looked like this would happen to Riley, as he was more successful than Kaval, who left the company by the end of 2010. First he was Miz's protégé before he turned face, and the two feuded for a short while with Riley getting the win over him at the 2011 Capitol Punishment PPV. Then he promptly [[DemotedToExtra disappeared]] and became a commentator on Superstars and NXT.
144	* SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp: Was his gimmick as a heel. Was dropped once he turned face.
145	* SharpDressedMan: Seems to have picked up his mentor's gift for wearing a good suit.
146	* SmallNameBigEgo: As a heel.
147	* TallDarkAndHandsome: 6 foot 3 with an athletic build. Wearing tight denim pants and going shirtless, when beating the crap out of The Miz, when he turned on him in 2011, didn't help out the cause either.
148	* UnderwearOfPower
149	!!! Mason Ryan (Barri Griffiths) 2011-2014
150	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus
151	* BeardOfEvil: As a heel
152	* TheBigGuy: As a face
153	* TheBrute: As a heel
154	* EvilBrit
155	* HeelFaceTurn: Got injured when Wrestling/TheNexus started to crumble, and reintroduce as a face upon his return.
156	* TheGiant: He's 6'6
157	* IdenticalStranger: To Wrestling/{{Batista}}.
158	* UsefulNotes/{{Wales}}
159	[[/folder]]
160
161	[[folder:S]]
162	!!! Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} (Stephen Farrelly) 2009-
163	See also: Wrestling/TheBar
164
165	!!! Wrestling/HeathSlater (Heath Miller) 2010-2020
166	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus and Wrestling/ThreeMB
167
168	!!! Wrestling/JackSwagger (Jacob "Jake" Hager) 2008-2017
169	[[/folder]]
170
171	[[folder: T]]
172	!!! Michael Tarver (Tyrone Evans) 2010-2011
173	[[quoteright:227:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/michael_tarver_8027.jpg]]
174	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus
175	* TheBrute: Dear lord yes. One wonder how this would have turned out if he hadn't been injured.
176	* DemotedToExtra: Was part of one the biggest faction in WWE, before he was injured, and then only seen in backstage segments before his release.
177	* FaceHeelTurn: When joining Wrestling/TheNexus, although he was never really a face to begin with on NXT.
178	* PutOnABus: Injured his groin which lead to a beat down of Cena, who just had been inducted into Nexus, and thus left the Nexus. It was more of Cena venting his frustration than anything else, but Barrett would claim he wanted to get rid of Tarver anyway, so Cena did him a huge favour. He would return later on in backstage segments, but nothing came to it before he was released.
179	* ScaryBlackMan: His time in The Nexus really brought this out.
180
181	!!! Wrestling/YoshiTatsu (山本尚史 Yamamoto Naofumi) 2009-2014
182	[[/folder]]
183
184	[[folder: W]]
185	!!! Braden Walker (Christopher Eric Harris) 2008
186	* MemeticLoser
187	* PutOnABus: Made only two appearances in WWE's ECW in the summer of 2008 before being fired.
188	[[/folder]]
189
190	[[folder: Y]]
191	!!! Wrestling/DarrenYoung (Frederick "Fred" Douglas Rosser III) 2010-2017
192	See also: Wrestling/TheNexus and Wrestling/PrimeTimePlayers
193	[[/folder]]

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