DISCUSSION - List the 10 most promising stars within the WWE (i.e. future potential)

[Heyman]

DISCUSSION - List the 10 most promising stars within the WWE (i.e. future potential)

In your opinion, which are the 10 most promising stars within the WWE? In other words, which 10 stars have the highest combination of...

a) room for growth
b) potential to draw?


Here is my current list:


10) Big Show: Big Show has been around for a number of years now, and has had a mediocre impact for the most part. He's been around for so long, that I'm not he can draw anymore. However - Show does have multiple World title reigns under his built, and this gives him credibility. Big Show's size also makes him impressive........and he can easily be booked to look dominating, etc. The biggest thing against Show however, is there is no "novelty".....even if he starts destroying people. People have seen it too many times before. :?:

9) Daniel Puder: A UFC guy, which is good for marketing. Not sure if size will be an issue, but I think Puder's got a bright future. May need lots of work on the mic though (I haven't heard him speak much though, so I don't know).

8) Mohammad Hussan: Great on the mic, and has a strong gimmick. I still think he'd be better off on Smackdown since SD lacks mid-card depth, but oh well. Over time, his 'anti-American' gimmick will probably evolve into something else, but that's fine. With great mic skills, charisma, and decent wrestling ability, he has the recipe for greatness.

7) Chris Jericho: Jericho is arguably the most popular guy in the WWE, but has been around for far too long. For the longest time, he's been made to look a level slightly below the top dogs of the company. At this point in time, I'm not sure if Jericho can be taken SERIOUSLY as the #1 guy. On the other hand, the guy is so damn popular that you just don't know.

6) John Bradshaw Layfield: JBL has a great gimmick, but he looks like a mid-carder out of place right now. As WWE champion, he's had no clean victories over credible opponents. What's worse, is that Undertaker has often DOMINATED JBL in their altercations. If JBL can start getting more convincing victories, then he'll get more respect as a main-event heel. Period.

In the distant future, perhaps JBL can 'make it' as a face? (assuming that he has a great run as a heel champ and scores clean victories). JBL has the mic skills and charisma. It's also VERY easy to chant 'JBL'.


5) Randy Orton: Half a year or so ago, Orton would've been #1 or #2 on this list.....but then he turned face. While Orton hasn't FLOPPED as a face in my opinion, it's also obvious that he's much better at being a heel.

With that being said however, I think it would be dumb for the WWE to deliberately try and make Orton turn heel right now (i.e. having him do something heelish). Let him play out as a face, and have him gradually turn heel somewhere down the road.

A lot of times, its very difficult for someone to regain their initial "heat" if they turn too quickly.

4) Rob Van Dam: If it wasn't for the fact that Van Dam hasn't been a heel during his WWE tenure, then he'd be a zillion miles away from this list. However - I still think that the WWE can completely re-vitalize RVD's character if they turn him heel........and push him. The "novelty" would still be there. RVD is way 'over' with the fans. RVD has paid his dues in the WWE now. The guy can draw money for the company. Nuff said.

2t) John Cena: Cena needs a big win to get to that proverbial "next level". He's already beaten guys like Big Show, Booker T, etc. IMO - he needs a clean victory over someone like Undertaker or Triple H.

One thing that annoys me a little about Cena, is his "goofiness" in the ring. I can tolerate the "You can't see me" gesture, but the "knuckle shuffle" has GOT to go. :nono:

I'd also like to see John Cena portray a more "angry" type image. He's done a better job of this since his return, but I'd like to see more of it.


2) Edge: Has been TREMENDOUS since his heel turn. IMO, he has the best entrance music as well. Edge sort of reminds me of heel Triple H in 1999 (before he won the title). Remember how Triple H's character became obsessed with winning the title? Edge seems to have that "image"....and that's good! Since Edge has never been a World champ before (but has practically won everything else), the INTEREST in seeing Edge ultimately become champ is quite high. Edge already has had interesting altercations with the likes of Jericho, Orton, Benoit, and Shawn Michaels.

1) Dave Batista: Batisa has been built up very well, and is practically the only guy on RAW that hasn't been "one-upped" or beaten by Triple H. Batista resembles Goldberg and Lesnar in terms of his body type. In terms of being able to "dominate", Batista seems to be of a similar mold to Lesnar/Goldberg as well.

The only difference (especially with Goldberg), is that Batista's character has more depth. If he doesn't squash someone in 20 seconds, the fans won't turn on him. Batista can work longer matches as well.

Since Batista took a longer time to reach "main-event status", there's also a much greater chance that he won't experience a "meteoric drop" (like someone like Goldberg did).

With guys like Goldberg and Lesnar, fans were far more interested in the 'work in progress'.....as opposed to the finished product. With Batista, this probably won't be the case.

Unlike Goldberg, Batista has the potential to be equally as effective as a heel OR face.

[Tornado]

10. Dan Puder
9. Rene Dupree
8. Nick Dinsmore
7. Randy Orton
6. Dave Bastista
5. John Cena
4. Christian
3. Mohammad Hussan
2. Charlie Haas
1. Shelton Benjamin

[V]

no order besides John Cena being first... Cena, Orton, Benjamin, Hussan, Batista

juist 5.. not 10 =\

[The CyNick]

EDDIE, Rey, Cena, Batista, Lesnar, Orton (as a heel), Edge, Christian, maybe Benjamin and Haas.

Thats about it.

None of those guys will create another boom though, they are just the best they have right now, in terms of potential draws.

[Rammsteinmad]

In no order...

Rene Dupree
John Cena
Randy Orton
Shelton Benjamin
Batista
Edge
Chairlie Haas
Christian
JBL
Daniel Puder

[James Steele]

No particular order:

Puder
Orton
Cena
Hassan
Benjamin
Batista
Dupree
Edge
Christian
Haas

[Mr. Nerfect]

Here is my list, there may be some guys that don't make it, because I think there are more than ten at the moment (with proper build and use). Screw it, I'll list them all (it's hard to do it in order, but I'll try and do it by how imminent they are to breaking out as stars).

1. Dave Batista
There's nothing much ot say about this guy other than he's like Triple H and Brock Lesnar fused into one (in my mind). He's learnt from the best, he's developed a character, and he's practically taken his place on the list. I doubt anyone thought Batista would be main eventing WrestleMania a few months ago.

As soon as Dave goes over Triple H, he's there.

2. Edge
Again, not much to say, other than he's becomming more stable in his role now. He's talented enough to play the face and heel roles effectively, and put on great matches either way. When he becomes World Champion, I guarantee it will will be one of the better moments of the year.

As soon as he goes over HBK at WrestleMania, he's there. I put him above Cena, because Edge is showing more character and putting more effort into his matches.

John Cena
He's over, and he's talented. But let me just state this, you CANNOT base wrestling around the face John Cena. Not the way he's going anyway. A guy that doesn't even have wrestling matches (which he's quite capable of doing), and cuts cheesy promos about how people ride together.

If SmackDown! is going to develope more on its own, it really needs to appeal to that older audience again. No Cena walking out clothed women and talking about poop ain't goni got do it. That's good for a twelve year old audience.

If they give Cena an edge, and have him do uncut promos, have him do his old mic routine where he holds it up for the crowd to finish, have him swear, and have him basically cut real raps again, then you might be on to something.

Cena was extremely popular with the older demographic, but then he toned down his style, lost his edge, and hugs twelve year olds. Have him rip up their signs, insult hometowns, etc. That's what made Cena popular in the first place, and it's not like Rey Mysterio or Eddie Guerrero aren't over with the younger crowd.

4. Randy Orton
Just a little tidbit of personal info, but I am ALWAYS forgetting this guy. I got all the way abck to Shelton Benajmin before I realised I forgot him. I did up a list of the main event scenes for another post, and I left out face Orton. Just goes to show he's a much better heel.

5. Eddie Guerrero
Speaking of Guerrero. If they had this guy do more, and had him cut more promos, and gave him a character and credibility again, I don't think Eddie Guerrero has even hit his peak yet. This guy increased the hispanic audience, and for that he deserves an applause.

If they gave Eddie Guerrero some public appearances, I think he could really start to draw in some fans. Only a few at first, but give him time and he could do wonders for the company. This is coming from a doubter of Eddie Guerrero.

6. Rey Mysterio
If they let Rey Rey be Rey Rey, then he can really wow audiences. If people are impressed by him, then they come back and watch him. This only works if they put him in the main event scene, which I think he is on the verge of reaching.

Give him solid opponents, and have him do whatever, and you have yourself a recipe for excitement. I understand Rey isn't what he used to be, but he is still amazing, and given some build he could be huge.

7. Chris Jericho
Jericho is over, he can wrestle, and he is over (it does deserves too mentions for Chris). Y2J always has a credibility that follows him. He can job infinite times, but he can still come roaring back. Now if only they had him roar back,

Part of me wants to see Jericho beat Benoit cleanly this week, win the Royal Rumble, then go on to make Triple H tap at WrestleMania. But the rest of me says that's stupid. Anyway, Jericho may not draw right now, but he does appeal ot the fans, and he is the most popular guy on their roster.

If they let this guy get a mic, say what he wants, and let him keep doin git week in and week out, watch the ratings rise. Like Guerrero, give him some appearance time and try and let him win over some non-wrestling fans. I'm not sure how good Fozzy is, but if they can do well, Jericho may subsequently draw.

The thing is, no one pays to see Jericho as IC Champ, no one pays to see Jericho losing. People pay to see Jericho be Jericho and get away with it (unless he's a heel). I haven't see Jericho work as a heel, but if he can do it as awesomely as people say he can, and not bring Stephanie McMahon into it, you could hit something big (with fans cheering heels, they might really make Jericho a wonder to behold).

But it doesn't end there with Jericho. Even when he does wind down in a few years, he can still play some kind of manager role. Jericho is so awesome on the mic, I can really see him doing something great as General Manager (especially with that image he had when he was running RAW for a week last year).

8. Christian
He's getting there. He may be closer than we all think. When he gets the reaction he deserves in Toronto, and we hopefully hear a night of "We Want Christian!" chants, I think we might see something from him.

Christian is an unmined resource of the WWE. They haven't used him as a face. Haven't used him as a main event heel, and they haven't pushed him right up there yet, and he's just hitting his stride in the WWE. He's only played a mid-card heel, leaving main event heel, main event face, and mid-card face yet to be explored. The last one isn't necissary to play out.

That's only one third of Christian explored. With the way they're pushing Edge, and the way they put Christian in matches where talent is necissary, I don't think the WWE is ignorantly holding him back, I think they're biding their time with him. LOL, I'm probably dead wrong, though.

9. Val Venis
I know, I know. This is probably just the Venis mark in me, but I think he might be a lead heel in the WWE one day. Will he draw? Probably not. IS he the future? Probably not. But stranger things have happened. At the drop of a hat Bradshaw was WWE Champion. Venis survived the cuts, and the WWE either has faith in him, or want to kill him by asking him to go five minutes with New Jack.

Anyway, this may be an unpopular choice, but it is more a preminition on my part.

10. Kane
Have him act as a monster, and bam, self-explainitory.

11. Shelton Benjamin
This guy was originally much higher up on the list, and the only reason he dropped down was because people like Kane can do something tomorrow. In a few months, Benjamin can be the megastar of the company.

12. Muhammad Hassan
Nothing much to said other than I'm beginning to doubt him, since he's been having average matches with Jericho at house shows. The way he's been booked, and the way the WWE has seemed to tone him down makes me question hsi future. I wish Muhammad the best for his career.

13. Nick Dinsmore
Can't say much more other than he's entertaining and can wrestle.

14. Carlito Caribbean Cool
I dunno, just a hunch. He's talented, over, isn't that enough?

15. Rob Conway
See Nick Dinsmore.

16. Rene Dupree
I can't believe how young this guy is. Combined with how he can do some pretty decent flying and chain wrestling. Look for big things in this kids' future.

17. The Big Show
Not much to say other than what's already been said about him.

18. and 19. The Basham Brothers
Doug and Danny are really talented, and they will be doing something very useful one day.

20. Daniel Puder
Not much to listen to, but with some work, who knows?

21. Roderick Strong
He's not under official contract, but damn does he look suited to the WWE. He actually really got the crowd behind him, and he looked believeable in there. They didn't bury him either. Look for him to at least get a contract in the future. Then expect big things form him.

There are guys like Maven, Charlie Haas and Luther Reigns, but I don't want to get too much into could be's and should be's.

[Londoner]

Wow, no need to type a list, i agree with your entire post heyman,except for one of the points on the Big Show. I am really getting into this storyline hes in on Smackdown right now.

They're putting him up against Angle's stable and JBL's stable at the same time and making him look dominant, I just hope they don't flop that storyline after the rumble cos it really could go somewhere, sure he's been dominant before, but this is something fresh for him, i hope he gets the title at the Rumble. Seeing JBL go over someone as big as the Big Show and someone as technical as Angle just doesn't seem right.

[Heyman]

Wow, no need to type a list, i agree with your entire post heyman,except for one of the points on the Big Show. I am really getting into this storyline hes in on Smackdown right now.



Hey,

The thing is, I'm also really getting into Big Show. Unlike Angle and Taker, he's a main-event guy who is NOT injury prone and/or washed up.

I guess in making this post/list, I assumed that these 10 guys could potentially draw for the company to some degree.

While Big Show would look cool as an "unstoppable monster", is he basically another one of those guys who's been in the company waaaay too long to be a draw?


-We've already seen him as champ
-We've seen him dominate
-We've seen his ups
-We've seen his downs.

Big Show is basically a "finished product"........if you will.


Nonetheless - if he continues to dominate in the way that he has been, then perhaps he can attract new fans? It's always cool to see a 7 foot giant kicking people's asses. :)

[Fox]

1) Shelton Benjamin

2) John Cena

3) Rob Conway

4) Paul London

5) AJ Styles (one day)

6) Maven

7) Christian

8) Chris Jericho

9) Charlie Haas

10) Edge

[Londoner]

I think he could definately attract new fans, aslong as like i said they don't flop this storyline after the rumble. To continue the momentum JBL has to lose the title at the rumble, have Angle win it probably and then that way you still have the Big Show chasing after the title and you could have angle v Big Show at no way out or something.(sorry this has gone slightly off topic, its an interesting discussion though)

[Loose Cannon]

Out of everyone in the company as of right now. IN no order

Orton
Cena
Batista
Eddie
Edge
Christian
Shelton
Haas
Hassan
CCC

[Aussie Skier]

10 most promising stars. so i'm guessing this means 10 wrestlers who could be huge in the future. my tips are:

1. John Cena: He's awesome! He's not my favourite wrestler, but everytime I watch him I'm entertained. He has the potential to be massive!

2. Randy Orton: Personally, I don't like Orton very much. He's a poor man's Rock IMO. But he does seem to be able to get over fairly well.

3. Shelton Benjamin: "Quite possibly the greatest pure athlete in the WWE today" ;-) J.R could be right. When he first came to Raw, I thought his wrestling fell down a bit from where it once was. However, he seems to have stepped up a gear once more, and is looking really good once again.

4. Edge: Edge is finally coming into his own once again. I think he's awesome, and as long as he avoids injuries, he could be headlining for years to come.

5. Rene Dupree: Really good prospect for the future. Very charismatic, good look, strong build and every1 loves the french tickler! :)

6. Daniel Puder: Awesome talent. I just wonder whether he''ll stick around in the WWE for long, or if hell go back to UFC one day, ala ken Shamrock.

7. Christian: Christina's matches don't actually excite me all that anymore. However, his in-ring and out of ring charisma makes up for it. And his ew entrance music is AWESOME!!!

8. Gene Snitsky: Looks ok. Not incredible, but he does seem to be able to wrestle ok. Plus, we all know about Vince Jr's obsession with big guys.

9. Eugene: Solid wrestler, very charismatic. Is getting on a bit though.

10. Rob Conway: I can see the breakup of La Res, and Conway becoming a pro-American wrestler. However, it would be interesting if they could do something else with him, as that seems kinda predictable. Is an excellent wrestler, and good hope for the future.

10. Charlie Haas: I think he's the 3rd best wrestler in the WWe behind Angle and Benoit. However, knowing the WWE, yo need more than just good wrestling skill to be a top wrestler, and I think that may be charlie Haas's downfall.

young guys to miss out, but who have a chance include CCC and Jesus. However, with both of them injured, that does not bode well for the future.

Luther Reigs was awesome when he first came in. However, now he's stuck with Mark Jindrak jobbing to te big show, If they can return Jindrak to his pre-survivor series time, he has a chance at being big!

Maven is OK. Good look, but his matches are really dull at the moment.

Batista, I cant really comment on. I have seen alot of him, but not in the past few months. and i think its over this time that he has really shone as a superstar.

Heidenreich: I like heidenreich. I think everyone was surprised with the quality of his matches against taker, and I think he's finally getting a bit of positive reaction. His entrance music rocks also.

[Chavo Classic]

In terms of room to grow and ability to draw, why is Cena at the top of most of these lists?

He's limited in the ring as it is, and the problem is that with the current babyface thing going on for him, there won't be a necessity to change anything about him because he's mildly over. We see it all the time in the WWE, the 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' philosophy.

The only way he's going to improve, probably on the request of management, is if he losses the ability to draw (people get tired of the routine and pine for the days when he was the cool, arrogant, cocky thug). So, we're never going to see both of these factors in play with John Cena simaltenously for a very long time, if at all.

[Loose Cannon]

Midly over is the wrong term here. He's probably the most over guy in the company. I bet he's still over in 2 years down the road as well.

I've said this 20,000 times before. Who cares if you aren't the best worker. If you can get yourself over, then you must be doing right. Stick with whatever you're doing then.

[Deceit]

Batista seems like he'd be the only logical guy to take the belt off Triple H and carry it with credibility.

[Crippler 666]

No one will ever get the belt off of HHH for any amount of time. No i'm not a HHH fan just someone who has watched him for years.

This is why they have the IC belt so at least something could change hands once in a while without him regaining it within a short time (next RAW or next PPV.

Maybe the question is who is most deserving to grow?

Raw
1) Randy Orton
2) Gene Snitsky
3) Batista
4) Rhyno
5) Chris Jericho

Smackdown
1) Big Show
2) CHarlie Haas
3) RVD
4) New Jack - If rumours are 2 B believed
5) Val Venus

HHH and JBL are boring as hell as champions. They are not that strong nor that fast, nor very often do they have a clean win.

[Crippler 666]

No one will ever get the belt off of HHH for any amount of time. No i'm not a HHH fan just someone who has watched him for years.

This is why they have the IC belt so at least something could change hands once in a while without him regaining it within a short time (next RAW or next PPV).

Maybe the question is who is most deserving to grow?

Raw
1) Randy Orton
2) Gene Snitsky
3) Batista
4) Rhyno
5) Chris Jericho

Smackdown
1) Big Show
2) CHarlie Haas
3) RVD
4) New Jack - If rumours are 2 B believed
5) Val Venus

HHH and JBL are boring as hell as champions. They are not that strong nor that fast, nor very often do they have a clean win.

[Tornado]

4) New Jack - If rumours are 2 B believed


LOL You have to be kidding.

[Heyman]

1) Brock Lesnar: Lesnar is obviously one of the few guys left in the wrestling world (if he ever comes back to the WWE?) that is a bona-fide CREDIBLE main-eventer. The problem with Lesnar, is that

a) I don't see the WWE bringing him back as a main-eventer (even if they do decide to bring him back). They will most likely make Lesnar pay his dues again (i.e. have him job a few times).

I'm not sure what to think about that.


On one hand - the WWE sends a clear message to the lockerroom that if you "spit on them" then they will "spit on you". In one sense, Lesnar SHOULD be punished for bad-mouthing the WWE. In one sense, Lesnar is NOT more important than the concept of "lockerroom respect." If Lesnar is brought back and put into a main-event spot, then what type of message will it send to the rest of the guys?..........who actually have a TRUE passion for the business? :?:


On the other hand - guys like Goldberg, Sable, Hulk Hogan, etc. have bad-mouthed the WWE..........and all got (re)-hired into high-ranked positions. In this case, the WWE realized that these guys could potentially draw for the company (even if it didn't exactly turn out that way).

Lesnar isn't a PROVEN draw like Hogan or Goldberg, but he could definitely turn into one.........given his credentials.

Even the rest of the lockerroom should perhaps understand, that they may not RESPECT Lesnar for what he did..............but he's a guy who could POTENTIALLY put asses in the seats in the future.........which in effect, helps the rest of the lockerroom from a financial and business perspective.



2) Eddie Guerrero: Let me just state that Guerrero is one of my favorite wrestlers in the WWE.......which is why his main-event flop makes me so sad.

I don't understand why the WWE

A) Had him JOB to John fucking Layfield. :mad:

B) Had him get shitkicked by Angle at Summerslam

C) Make him look (much) weaker than Undertaker (notice how Taker completely dominates JBL, whereas Eddie wasn't quite the same?).

D) Have him JOB to Rey Mysterio 3 times. :mad:


What the fuck? :wtf:


Guerrero is way 'over' with the fans, but can he ever be taken seriously as a main-event guy again? The way the WWE booked him, he really looks like a guy who "got lucky".............very very lucky. Keep in mind - his victory over Lesnar in February was *also* made to look flukey.


Guerrero will always be 'over', but he'll look like a semi-joke as a main-eventer at this point. There's



3) D'Lo Brown: :nono: :'( I'm too despondent to talk about D'Lo. ;)

[The Answer]

That's my order
Randy Orton
John Cena
Batista
Shelton Benjamin
Edge
Christian
RVD
Hussan
Mark Jindrak
Rene Dupree

[The CyNick]

Eddie could still get over, but he's heading to that territory with Jericho, RVD and co where he's being beat down all the time, the fans will eventually lose faith.

The thing about Eddie is that he draws in the Latino fans in fairly large numbers, so he has a stronger fanbase potential than most. But it seems like they dont have faith in him, which is crazy, but so is Vince, so.

[Heyman]

Eddie could still get over, but he's heading to that territory with Jericho, RVD and co where he's being beat down all the time, the fans will eventually lose faith.

The thing about Eddie is that he draws in the Latino fans in fairly large numbers, so he has a stronger fanbase potential than most. But it seems like they dont have faith in him, which is crazy, but so is Vince, so.

I'm starting to wonder if Guerrero SHOULD in fact, turn heel.

-If Guerrero's drawing in Latino fans, would this really change if he turned heel? (i.e. kinda like Canadian fans being "turned off" if Benoit or Jericho turned heel). I would argue "no."

-As a heel, atleast Guerrero can have a new set of opponents. He can face guy Mysterio, RVD, and even a guy like Paul London (give him the 'rub'). Eventually - Smackdown could see a MONEY feud between Cena and Guerrero. From an interest point, this would have to rank up there quite high.....maybe not on the same level as Angle/Lesnar from a few years ago, but still...


-Even if Guerrero turned heel, its not like SD would be bereft of faces. Booker T, Big Show, and RVD would still be there. Cena and Taker are attractions as well. Angle could always turn face and feud with (now former) allies in Reigns and Jindrak.


Personally - I think Guerrero would be a much cooler top heel than JBL. Atleast with Guerrero's gimmick, he's expected to "lie, cheat, and steal" (and so its not like he loses any respect if he never gets clean victories as a heel..... :?: -).


I'd also still argue that in today's wrestling world, successful heels are the ones you LOVE to HATE (instead of flat out "hating"). Kurt Angle (before WM-19), Randy Orton (before Summerslam 04'), and The Rock from 2003, are all great examples of this.

Guerrero *has* that quality. As good as JBL's character is, I'm not sure he has THAT.



For the last few months - Eddie's been made to look like a guy who "can't be a top dog" if he fights fair. As a heel however, he can cheat and win.......and it will perfectly fit his gimmick.

Even if the fans cheer Guerrero, I still think he should be "heelish"......and patronize them in true heelish fashion.

[The CyNick]

I think Eddie is one of those guys that if you try to turn him, you'll have to work hard to turn him against the crowd every week. When you do that, fans tend to be turned off and business goes down.

Its okay to have a small portion of the crowd cheering a heel, but if 75-80% of the audience is cheering him, well then he's a babyface. Which is why he turned in the first place, it wasn't a company decision, it was just that the fans turned him.

As a face, he still "lies, cheats and steals", so there's really no reason to turn him heel and risk alienating fans (like we've seen with guys like Austin and Flair in the past).

They just need to PUSH HIM, and not have him constantly jobbing to everyone.

I'd like to see an Eddie-Cena program at some point, but I think it would work much better as a baby-baby program rather than trying to turn one of them, which goes against what the fans want.

[Normal Is Me]

1. Batista
~Right now he has the most potential and the best angle going on in the WWE. He has a good chance but if this opertunity is missed or botched he's done. He reminds me of Test, who had a good angle when Triple H and Stephanie turned on him but the WWE never capitalized on it and he was never given a half decent storyline/feud again.

2. John Cena
~I hate this guy but most fans love him because he appeals to pop culture. When I first saw the "5 knuckle shuffle" Cena did it in one fluid motion and it looked good. Now he takes about 5 seconds of stalling and I hate it. If the WWE does not push him to the top soon he could become Jericho'd (made to look just a level below the top dogs)

3. Randy Orton
~They have fucked up his Legend Killer gimmick and killed all of his heel heat with their stupidity. I loved this guy when he was still the IC champ and was heel. After he lost the IC title... meh. Still can be salvaged though.

4. Rene Dupree
~Great gimmick, solid sports entertainer. A match with Kurt Angle could put him over the top, in my opinion.

5. Shelton Benjamin
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