It was indeed a big night for Ricochet on WWE SmackDown this week, as he captured the Intercontinental Championship from Zayn. Since signing with WWE in 2018, championships have been less and far between for this high-flyer. His time period with the company has been viewed as grately uneventful.
He’s had a reign as the United States Champion and has grabbed a few big wins here and there. But for the major part, it appeared as if he was never going to live up to his enormous potential until he won the IC title on SmackDown.
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Once called ‘The King of the Indies’, Ricochet was possibly the most coveted free agent on the market when he entered World Wrestling Entertainment. A lot of fans and observers tabbed him as just needing the proper stage to showcase his talents. And, of course, there’s no bigger stage than Vince McMahon’s sports entertainment company.
Rumour has it that Ricochet may finally be in line for a big push now, and that McMahon himself has signed off on it. That’s a huge news for fans of this talented performer. This could have been signaled tonight by him grabbing the IC gold to kick off a huge edition of Friday Night SmackDown. Ricochet’s run with the company has been a difficult one to figure out, as he definitely has the talent to be a major star. His great ability has been muzzled a bit by the power of the pencil, and he has been booked as a lower-to-mid-card performer on the main roster.
