Lock Jaw
02-21-2015, 12:22 PM
The following is my opinion:
Adrian Neville: He will receive an initial push based off of the Red Arrow and probably an IC/US title run. His first feud will be with BAD NEWS BARRETT. After awhile he will get "lost in the shuffle" and mainly just have random matches. He will end up pretty much like Kofi Kingston did before The New Day, topping out at the MID-CARD.
Aiden English and Simon Gotch: The Vaudevillains would come in and lose to The Usos. That would be about all they would be good for, and I don't see their team going far on the main roster. As a singles performer doing his "singing his way to the ring" shtick, I could see Aiden English receiving a brief "Fandango"-esque push. By which I mean they would put a lot into it and seem to care for a few months and then just totally give up on the dude. The two will end up in the LOW-CARD.
Baron Corbin: Jury is still out on this guy, but right now I'd have to put him in the brief mid-card push, but never wins a title, and then just falls off the radar to the LOW-CARD. Maybe fill the random Khali spot of "tough looking guy who is used as punishment for heels"
Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy: What I saw out of these guys before they won the belts I was really impressed and thought they would make a great team for The Usos to go up against.... but since they started their tag title run I have been thoroughly unimpressed. I'd say much like the Vaudevillains, they get called up, job to The Usos, fall off the map..... but I'd say that if they stick it out and the two stay together they could get over if they start showing the stuff that impressed me beforehand.
Bull Dempsey: Don't really see him having any success at all. Maybe brought in as "muscle" for somebody like The Miz, but then after the inevitable split he struggles to survive on his own and languishes in the LOW-CARD.
CJ Parker: I think he would get over very well, but will inevitably play the role he is currently playing in NXT as jobber. He will be in the HEATH SLATER category.
Colin Cassady and Enzo Amore: I could see these two easily getting over with the crowd if they are allowed the mic time and have some backstage skits/segments. Could easily be an USO LEVEL team. Not sold on their singles potential if they should break them up like WWE does to most non-twin teams.
Finn Balor: I think he has the makings of an UPPER CARDER for sure. Don't know if he will ever get the World Title, but I could see him mixing it up with chaps like Sheamus/Orton/Rollins/Ambrose/Wyatt etc...
Hideo Itami: I think he will receive a big push but the language barrier and his lack of charisma will hold him back from really getting over. I think much like Sin Cara, he will fall fairly quickly from grace with his appearances becoming less and less frequent until he is pretty much just a Superstars guy.
Kallisto: I am really torn about him. On the one hand he is really crisp, he has a marketable image, can speak English..... on the other, he just will not have the opportunities Rey Mysterio had to shine. They seem to have just randomly brought him up on Main Event, which certainly doesn't help his case. Depending on how fast they get him away from the toxic character that is Sin Cara, and what they do with him after..... I'd put him in MID-CARD status.... again with a Kofi Kingston pre-New Day vibe (going through periods where he will do nothing, then get a random push, then go back to doing nothing)...
Kevin Owens: He will never be a main eventer on the main roster, sorry. It is one thing to do the whole "nonchalant monster" thing on NXT... but I just can't picture this fat neckbeard doing that to Randy Orton or John Cena. I do think he will be a solid MID-CARD guy, topping out at the IC/US title.
Mojo Rawley: Will unify all the belts at Wrestlemania. Or more likely just never even make it up to the main roster. If he does, he will fall off the radar pretty quick and be a LOW-CARD guy for sure.
Sami Zayn: The first bona-fide MAIN EVENTER. He has a ring style the fans get into (although Vince might not), and a really "humble" way about himself. Projects a real likeable persona that is easy for the fans to connect with. Feel like he would be really good at all the outside the ring stuff too... public appearances/make a wish stuff.... etc.... Feel like if he had the muscle mass to sufficiently impress Vince that this could be a guy who could truly follow John Cena as face of the company. I mean, he definitely won't get THAT far, but I think he will easily be a solid hand in the upper card and I could definitely see him with the World Title down the line.
Scott Dawson: Including him because he was really impressive to me before his injury. Could talk and wrestle. Thought he would make a great IC/US champion. Since coming back from injury he hasn't really done much but lose his unique look and get thrown in a tag team with some dude and rassled three times or something. If they get behind him again, I could definitely see him becoming a solid MID-CARD guy on the main roster.
Tyler Breeze: Will be "Fandango"ed. Will debut and have a nice push in the mid-card... then they will stop caring and he will still be around but not really doing anything of note.
Adrian Neville: He will receive an initial push based off of the Red Arrow and probably an IC/US title run. His first feud will be with BAD NEWS BARRETT. After awhile he will get "lost in the shuffle" and mainly just have random matches. He will end up pretty much like Kofi Kingston did before The New Day, topping out at the MID-CARD.
Aiden English and Simon Gotch: The Vaudevillains would come in and lose to The Usos. That would be about all they would be good for, and I don't see their team going far on the main roster. As a singles performer doing his "singing his way to the ring" shtick, I could see Aiden English receiving a brief "Fandango"-esque push. By which I mean they would put a lot into it and seem to care for a few months and then just totally give up on the dude. The two will end up in the LOW-CARD.
Baron Corbin: Jury is still out on this guy, but right now I'd have to put him in the brief mid-card push, but never wins a title, and then just falls off the radar to the LOW-CARD. Maybe fill the random Khali spot of "tough looking guy who is used as punishment for heels"
Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy: What I saw out of these guys before they won the belts I was really impressed and thought they would make a great team for The Usos to go up against.... but since they started their tag title run I have been thoroughly unimpressed. I'd say much like the Vaudevillains, they get called up, job to The Usos, fall off the map..... but I'd say that if they stick it out and the two stay together they could get over if they start showing the stuff that impressed me beforehand.
Bull Dempsey: Don't really see him having any success at all. Maybe brought in as "muscle" for somebody like The Miz, but then after the inevitable split he struggles to survive on his own and languishes in the LOW-CARD.
CJ Parker: I think he would get over very well, but will inevitably play the role he is currently playing in NXT as jobber. He will be in the HEATH SLATER category.
Colin Cassady and Enzo Amore: I could see these two easily getting over with the crowd if they are allowed the mic time and have some backstage skits/segments. Could easily be an USO LEVEL team. Not sold on their singles potential if they should break them up like WWE does to most non-twin teams.
Finn Balor: I think he has the makings of an UPPER CARDER for sure. Don't know if he will ever get the World Title, but I could see him mixing it up with chaps like Sheamus/Orton/Rollins/Ambrose/Wyatt etc...
Hideo Itami: I think he will receive a big push but the language barrier and his lack of charisma will hold him back from really getting over. I think much like Sin Cara, he will fall fairly quickly from grace with his appearances becoming less and less frequent until he is pretty much just a Superstars guy.
Kallisto: I am really torn about him. On the one hand he is really crisp, he has a marketable image, can speak English..... on the other, he just will not have the opportunities Rey Mysterio had to shine. They seem to have just randomly brought him up on Main Event, which certainly doesn't help his case. Depending on how fast they get him away from the toxic character that is Sin Cara, and what they do with him after..... I'd put him in MID-CARD status.... again with a Kofi Kingston pre-New Day vibe (going through periods where he will do nothing, then get a random push, then go back to doing nothing)...
Kevin Owens: He will never be a main eventer on the main roster, sorry. It is one thing to do the whole "nonchalant monster" thing on NXT... but I just can't picture this fat neckbeard doing that to Randy Orton or John Cena. I do think he will be a solid MID-CARD guy, topping out at the IC/US title.
Mojo Rawley: Will unify all the belts at Wrestlemania. Or more likely just never even make it up to the main roster. If he does, he will fall off the radar pretty quick and be a LOW-CARD guy for sure.
Sami Zayn: The first bona-fide MAIN EVENTER. He has a ring style the fans get into (although Vince might not), and a really "humble" way about himself. Projects a real likeable persona that is easy for the fans to connect with. Feel like he would be really good at all the outside the ring stuff too... public appearances/make a wish stuff.... etc.... Feel like if he had the muscle mass to sufficiently impress Vince that this could be a guy who could truly follow John Cena as face of the company. I mean, he definitely won't get THAT far, but I think he will easily be a solid hand in the upper card and I could definitely see him with the World Title down the line.
Scott Dawson: Including him because he was really impressive to me before his injury. Could talk and wrestle. Thought he would make a great IC/US champion. Since coming back from injury he hasn't really done much but lose his unique look and get thrown in a tag team with some dude and rassled three times or something. If they get behind him again, I could definitely see him becoming a solid MID-CARD guy on the main roster.
Tyler Breeze: Will be "Fandango"ed. Will debut and have a nice push in the mid-card... then they will stop caring and he will still be around but not really doing anything of note.