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And fuck everyone, I'm going to say this again: I love Curtis Axel.
I get the complaints, I really do. I watch the guy work his magic and I think "How could I make this guy interesting to other people?" and I often draw blanks. There's just something so...normal about him. I mean, he's in tremendous shape and is obviously a fantastic athlete, but he looks like a guy I'd see having a beer at my local pub. And he sort of talks like one too.
In the ring, though, I seriously think he is one of the best the WWE has. Everything he does is so crisp and smooth. Even his facial expressions during matches are top-notch selling of whatever the situation is. It's just that his in-ring acting ability doesn't translate to outside the ring.
But watch his match with Dolph Ziggler on Main Event this week. Tell me that Curtis Axel can't fucking work. I just don't know what he needs. Maybe he needs to turn face so that people want to invest in him. Put him against The Ryback down the track, or have Paul Heyman come back and beg Axel to let him take him back, only for Axel to tell Heyman to screw himself before slapping him in the face. Instant face heat.
Maybe Axel would do well in one of those goofy/serious mismatched tag teams. Santino Marella & Curtis Axel could very easily be an entertaining double-act on RAW and SmackDown. Santino would get beaten down and then tag in Axel who cleans house and plays the bad-ass of the team. Santino would chuck Axel the Cobra and Axel would find different ways each week to actually use it effectively.
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