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Love Curtis Axel. But I love him in the same way I loved Chavo Guerrero. I can understand the complaints, but it's just a personal bias I have towards the guy. For a guy who doesn't seem to possess the ability to sell himself on the mic at all, he's managed to stay main roster relevant for about a year now. Good on him. He and Ryback seem like they are poised for the next Tag Team Title shot. Why not? Axel is going to help Ryback get better in the ring, and it means Axel has a job.
One day there might be an appropriate place for Axel to plug himself into and change perceptions of him being bland. You never know -- Axel might discover something next week that gets so incredibly over that we can't even conceive how we ever thought he was boring and had no future with the company. Plus he seems reliable as hell in the ring. Triple H likes him enough that he wanted to work with him a couple of times.
I think the feud with CM Punk killed Axel. It was hard to push Axel as a credible Intercontinental Champion whilst pushing Punk as a true main event talent and having them fight each other. I liked that Axel was a credible IC Champ while he had the title. He fought a little dirty and aggressively, but for the most part, he got the job done.
Hopefully Axel is taking promo classes every week so that he can one day sell himself enough to make sure he can stand out in whatever situation. Dolph Ziggler and Cesaro have both been working on making themselves better speakers. If Axel can do the same, the brightest may still be to come from him.
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