by Messiah » Mar 30, '16, 4:20 pm
I will just go down the list you put in the poll.
Finn Balor: Obviously he is destined for success on the main roster. He has the look, skills, and marketability to be a star. Very interested in seeing what they do with the inevitable Balor Club. With that said, while I think he will be a success as far as how much WWE features him and how many titles he wins, I don't know how much I'm actually going to like him. Even NXT, which has been great at masking someone's weaknesses and putting light on their strengths, hasn't done a great job at portraying his character on television other than a generic babyface who shows up as a demonic character for special events. This will be an even bigger issue in the WWE, who seem to expect all of their top guys to be able to talk for 15+ minutes and do an even worse job at giving everyone a unique personality. That said, if they turn him heel and have him form a group with the incoming guys, it could go well.
Interest Level: 9/10 if heel, 5/10 if face
Samoa Joe: Joe is very good in the ring and even better on the microphone. I think he will do great on the main roster, but I would also like to see him stay in NXT because he is the only main-event level heel they have right now. Whenever he does arrive to WWE though, I think he will do great. Probably won't ever win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship due to age, plus there would be too many guys ahead of him on the totem pole, but I'll definitely be excited.
Interest Level: 8/10
Bayley: She is one of, if not the, most genuinely likable character(s) in the entire company. Not sure I am as excited as I would be if she hadn't already done her underdog story in NXT, but I'm still excited.
Interest Level: 7/10
Austin Aries: Aries is a great performer, obviously, and he'll do a lot of great things if/when he gets called up.
Interest Level: 7/10
Baron Corbin: Big fan of Corbin. I think he might be better off staying in NXT as the resident bad-ass who despises indy wrestlers and quite frankly, WWE won't be able to hide his weaknesses nearly as well as NXT has done and he is not good enough otherwise to overcome it. So if he never came to the WWE, I would be cool with it.
Interest Level: 2/10
Shinsuke Nakamure: Need to see how he is booked in NXT before I say. I'm sure he is a fantastic wrestler, but there are a bunch of those in the company.
Apollo Crews: Crews, for as good as he may be in the ring, might be the worst talker in the company. He will have some kick-ass matches though so there's that. Just not sure it is possible for him to have any character, but I thought the same thing about Tyson Kidd so who knows.
Interest Level: 4/10
The Revival, American Alpha, Enzo and Cass, and Alexa Bliss are people off the top of my head I'm really looking forward to seeing in the WWE. If they don't make Alexa Bliss the Vickie Guerrero of the company (as far as her influence as a manager) upon her arrival, they are stupid. She plays her role so well. Asuka is an obvious one too, but it should be awhile before she is in the WWE.