How many of you out there know who WWE Superstar Curt Hawkins is? Unless you're a die-hard pro wrestling fan who frequently visits WWE.com and other pro wrestling websites, you may not have a clue as to who this former WWE Tag Team Champion is. If you don't know who Curt Hawkins is, you may be surprised to find out that he has been on WWE's roster for nearly five years now, and originally made his debut in WWE's Extreme Championship Wrestling as one half of "The Major Brothers" along with "Long Island Iced Z" Zack Ryder. Curt Hawkins was known as "Brian Major" and Zack Ryder was known as "Brett Major", though they soon changed their names to their current names.

In 2008, as members of La Familia (along with Vickie Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Bam Neely, and "The Rated-R Superstar" Edge) the team of Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder captured the Tag Team Championships of WWE's Friday Night SmackDown brand. However, Zack Ryder was drafted from SmackDown back to ECW in the summer of 2009, thus, the team split up.

While Zack Ryder flourished as a main eventer in WWE's ECW, Curt Hawkins completely disappeared from WWE programming. He would not make his return until over a year later when he formed a short-lived and relatively unsuccessful tag team with former WWE Superstar Vance Archer. The duo teamed together until late 2010 when Curt Hawkins turned on Archer. Vance was soon released from his WWE contract.

In April of 2011, Curt Hawkins was drafted from Friday Night SmackDown to WWE's flagship program, Monday Night Raw. However, Hawkins has rarely made any appearances on Raw or SmackDown since being drafted, and has become exclusive to WWE.com's NXT and WWE Superstars programs where he has formed a tag team with "The Dreadlocked Demolition Man" Tyler Reks, another seemingly forgotten WWE Superstar.

For those of you who have seen Curt Hawkins compete on WWE.com and previously on WGN America (here in the U.S. anyway) when WWE Superstars was on WGN on Thursday nights, you know that Curt Hawkins is a solid performer who is absolutely loaded with potential. Hawkins has the in-ring skills, the microphone skills, the personality, the overall "It Factor" to be a successful WWE Superstar. And Hawkins has also demonstrated that he has a burning desire to be given a chance to showcase his skills on WWE programming. Curt Hawkins cares about his WWE career and wants to perform.

But what exactly does Curt Hawkins have to offer? Well, if you watch him compete, he is a very proficient in-ring competitor who is capable of having superb matches, if given the opportunity to do so. His appearance and overall wrestling style could be compared to the likes of Shawn Michaels and Chris Jericho. Both Michaels and Jericho have become two of the greatest Superstars in WWE history, so why couldn't the same thing happen with Curt Hawkins?

The question isn't so much, "What does Curt Hawkins have?" The question is: "What doesn't Curt Hawkins have?" What he does have, as previously stated, is in-ring abilities, good microphone skills, personality, and a desire to excel. What he does not seem to have is the support of WWE management. Which leads to another question: Why does Curt Hawkins not have the support of WWE management?

There are no rumors, no reports of Curt Hawkins having a bad attitude backstage among his peers. But what is known is that Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, and formerly Zack Ryder, along with other low-card WWE talent, are all considered to be a tight-knit group of oppressed employees. Zack Ryder, through sheer determination and stubbornness, has managed to "break through the glass ceiling" so to speak. Ryder has become one of WWE's most popular Superstars and is a former WWE United States Champion. Ryder has become a regular fixture of WWE programming and could very well be on his way to a WWE World Championship sometime down the line. But what about Curt Hawkins?

Why is Curt Hawkins not being pushed on WWE programming? Why are Tyler Reks, Tyson Kidd, Yoshi Tatsu, and so many other low-card WWE talents not being given any chance to show the world what they can do?

WWE.com's NXT and Superstars programs have essentially become their own third brand of WWE, much like how WWE's ECW was the third brand behind Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown. However, WWE's ECW had two critical factors that Superstars and NXT do not have: worldwide television exposure, and something to fight for (the ECW World Heavyweight Championship). Without those two key ingredients, WWE.com's NXT and Superstars programs are virtually non-existent and have barely become one step above WWE's developmental territory, FCW: Florida Championship Wrestling.

Why should any pro wrestler want to work for WWE when they can have loads of talent but will never be given the opportunity to show the people what they're capable of? Why should a young fan grow up watching WWE, hoping to one day become a WWE Superstar, when they can work hard for years to get to WWE and then not even be given any television time? What does it take to be like Zack Ryder? Why in the world does WWE management not favor a talented performer such as Curt Hawkins? What will the future hold for this talented and ridiculously underrated WWE Superstar?

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