Tyson Kidd, one of the most underrated wrestlers in modern WWE, appears to have wrestled the final match of his career. It has been reported that Kidd’s in-ring career has come to a close, as the injury that he sustained following a botched Muscle Buster has forced him to retire from in-ring competition.
This is an incredibly unfortunate set of circumstances. Kidd had a huge passion for wrestling, and despite some questionable use and booking over the years, he always maintained a positive attitude.
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Though he didn’t accomplish much in WWE, he’s still widely regarded as a great wrestler, and his contributions to WWE have been nonetheless noteworthy. It would be a shame for him to simply leave WWE forever and to close his wrestling career on such a sour note.
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To that end, this shouldn’t be the end of Kidd’s tenure with WWE.
But even if he does not wrestle, there may be a way for WWE to use him. WWE’s decision-makers were the ones that, in one way or another, led to Kidd suffering this career-ending injury. To that end, the only morally acceptable thing for them to do would be to find a way to make things right for Tyson Kidd. They could go down the easy road and just give him a large sum of money so that he’d be set for life. Or, they could go down the reprehensible path and sweep this problem under the rug in the hopes that everyone forgets about it.
Instead, here are five things WWE can do with Tyson Kidd that doesn’t involve him entering the squared circle.
#5 An Ambassador
One of the things Tyson could do is become a WWE Ambassador. This would be the role of a spokesperson for the company, and he would basically go around promoting the WWE brand whenever and wherever he could.
This would be an easy role for Kidd to fill because it wouldn’t require much physical work outside of travelling. Depending on how well he heals and what his doctors advice, he could find himself in this position if he’s medically cleared to travel.
The only drawback to being a public spokesperson for WWE would be that, no matter what he’d do to promote the brand, attention would shift to his own injury almost immediately. Pundits and critics would ask him about WWE’s violence and danger, which would make it much harder for him to sell the brand, considering he’s a walking example of a wrestling move gone horribly wrong.
#4 A Guest On Other Programming
Tyson Kidd never had the promo abilities of Chris Jericho or John Cena. But he never needed them; he was a wrestler and a very real one at that. So why not capitalise on what he has done already by showcasing him in different WWE programs?
Having Kidd appear in interviews discussing various aspects of his WWE career without having to wrestle would be a great way for him to be used. With WWE increasing its content for the WWE Network, it would make sense to include stories and input from more stars.
Kidd could appear on a Network exclusive discussing another wrestler’s impact on his career. He could tell road stories in ‘WWE Story Time’. He could appear on Table For 3. These are but only a few ways that WWE can utilise Tyson Kidd as a wrestling veteran and have him share his experiences with a curious audience.
#3 A Backstage Agent
Kidd’s strength has always been in his pure wrestling ability. After all, he trained with and become a part of, one of the greatest wrestling families of all time. So even if he can’t actually enter the ring, he can always work in a backstage capacity helping the current active wrestlers.
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Many in-ring greats have become road agents in WWE: Finlay, Dean Malenko, D-Von Dudley, Sara Del Rey, just to name a few. These are wrestlers whose own in-ring careers have come to an end; but still, want to contribute to WWE’s success in some way. This is a great way for Tyson Kidd to stay involved in WWE without having to actually wrestle.
Kidd could become an agent and help less-experienced wrestlers put their matches together. It would be the best of both worlds: WWE would get an agent with lots of experience actually wrestling, and Kidd could still live his dream by having wrestlers work with him and wrestle in a way that reflects his own style.
#2 A Trainer
Not every wrestler ends up enjoying a successful in-ring career. Many respected and gifted professional wrestlers have lacked one trait or another that has prevented them from reaching their full potential while on television. These performers, whose passion for the ring cannot be extinguished, can share their experiences and wisdom by training a new generation of wrestlers.
This would be an ideal role for Tyson Kidd. He’s adept at grappling and knows the fundamentals like few others. He’d be the perfect person to train wrestlers on how to execute moves properly and help them master the tiny details that separate a good wrestler from a great one. It would be the same as his role as an agent, except he’d be working directly with the least-experienced of WWE’s prospects and have more influence on these new wrestlers’ abilities.
For this job to work, Kidd would have to be the kind of wrestler that Matt ‘Tensai’ Bloom has become: a veteran that has been all around the world and is highly-regarded in terms of experience and wrestling knowledge.
#1 A commentator
With the departure of Mauro Ranallo confirmed, SmackDown now finds itself without a main play-by-play commentator. The commentary team now consists of veteran JBL, relative newcomer Byron Saxton, and complete newcomer Tom Phillips. While JBL’s the most experienced commentator, his job is clearly that of ‘color’ commentator instead of ‘lead’ commentator. SmackDown needs someone to fill Ranallo’s shoes, and Kidd might be the right person for the job.
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Like JBL, Kidd would be able to provide useful insight into the in-ring action given his time as a wrestler. He’d also bring an air of seriousness to his commentating, given his straightforward wrestling style and pragmatic approach to storylines.
Kidd has the possibility of being a hybrid between what Mauro Ranallo was and what Vince and company want in a lead commentator. As long as he straddles the line between professional commentator and wrestling fan carefully, he could actually succeed in this role.
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