Vince is going to reach a point in time when he finally comes to realization that John Cena will not, and can not be around to save the day forever. Vince is by no means a dummy, and I think he knows that.
The WWE is full of talent, but no one knows that because they’re getting held back or stuck with useless gimmicks.
What if one day, Cena gets hurt like Edge did, and couldn’t wrestle anymore. What is Vince going to do other than panic? His top star is gone! And there’s absolutely NOTHING he can do about it. Vince, can only hope that CM Punk and the currently suspended Randy Orton can pick up the pieces. But with Orton one strike away from being terminated, and Punk not caring whether he stays or goes, Vince is going to have to take a huge, but worthy chance with some of these mid-carders.
In my opinion, these are the main guys who need a push.
1.The Miz:
Now I know your’re thinking “Why him? He had his run and went no where with it”. Well this is true, but the guy is good or atleast he was at some point.
Miz is charismatic on the mic, and even when he is whining, it’s worth watching. Miz has charisma something most guys lack, and he was “The most must see WWE Champion of all time”. WWE needs this guy. I know that you guys think that the Miz is fine and he has this huge movie role coming up blah blah blah! The point is, that isn’t gonna last forever.
Being in a movie doesn’t do anything for you, yes, it helped The Rock but he was made for that type of thing. Just because the Miz is in a movie, doesn’t mean WWE will use him when he gets back. Take Ted Dibiase for example. He went off and starred in a movie and was he pushed after that? NO. I’m not saying the Miz will suffer the same fate, but it is something for Vince McMahon to think about.
The Miz was great, but after he lost the WWE title he let his guard down (and the WWE pushed him down of course), thus is the reason he is on this list. Miz needs to re-discover himself again in order to successful, he needs to come up with new things and stop bringing up how he beat Cena at Wrestlemania 27, because honestly nobody cares anymore.
2.Dolph Ziggler:
Mr. “Show Off”, he’s a guy we talk about A LOT on here. Dolph is a great athlete, and he has charisma as well, the only problem is we can’t see that because of his absurd pretty boy show-off gimmick.
Dolph just needs to drop this act, because no one is taking him seriously. You’re not “showing off”, if you come out every week and lose matches. I know that’s not his fault, but the guy has all the tools and just needs the right push.
They’re taking his character and turning him into something he’s not. Now a lot of you mention that bringing in Ric Flair might help him out, but allow me to explain why that just won’t work. Ric can’t help Ziggler, why? Because it won’t be any different than what Vickie does for him now, and that’s get heat for him.
If Ric takes this role, sooner or later the crowd will hate Ric more than they will Dolph, because he’s not the one getting heat for himself. Flair could work wonders for guys like Barrett or McIntyre, just not Dolph.
3.Drew McIntyre:
This guy is nothing, but pure talent. Drew has the look, the mic skills and ring skills but where the heck is his push? I can see Drew being the next break out star, or even World Champion, if the WWE would just use him correctly. There’s more I would like to say about Drew, but what can I say when I hardly ever see him on TV.
4.Cody Rhodes:
Cody is one of those guys just like the Miz, who had everything in the palm of his hand and went absoultely no where with it.
We all thought (well atleast, I know I did) that when Cody dropped his “Dashing” gimmick and became serious, that he was headed straight for success.
He brought back the old IC Championship and his mic skills had gotten better and he was on fire! But just like The Miz after he lost the belt, he just held back and doesn’t even try anymore, he just takes what they give him. I believe if he is pushed again, he will actually take it some where and become big.
5.Tyson Kidd:
I know we haven’t seen much of him, but he’s a great talent. Kidd has great in-ring skills and pretty good mic skills. Tyson needs to be put in a serious match, to show that he is worthy of being in the WWE. Tyson also needs a gimmick that will actually get him over in the business.
All 5 guys are great and deserve pushes, WWE better do something soon before we all see them in TNA. If your’re wondering why guys like Ryder and Barrett or Cara aren’t on this list it’s because one, Vince already has huge plans for Wade when he comes back as that’s what I’ve read. Two, Cara is not ever going to get anywhere because he won’t talk, we can’t connect to someone who won’t speak. Thirdly, Zack, well lets just say he was better with Curt Hawkins, as Edge’s little pets.