At 26-years-old, Alexander is a prodigy and has plenty of potential to rise through the ranks and become much more than a cruiserweight competitor. Not to say that would be a bad thing as some stars are merely meant to be just that, but Alexander's upside and future are far too bright for him to be relegated to that division forever.
In my opinion, SmackDown is the proving ground for the talent of tomorrow. With Apollo Crews, Kalisto, Baron Corbin and others fighting for their right to be the next breakout star in WWE, Alexander would be right at home on the blue brand. A run with the Intercontinental Championship wouldn't be out of the question, either, and the matches he could have with the likes of Randy Orton, AJ Styles and even John Cena could be spectacular.
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Without a doubt, 2016 has been a landmark year for WWE and has featured some of the best wrestling we have seen in several years. That said, few matches got social media and the rest of the wrestling world talking the same way Alexander did with his stellar showing versus Ibushi last Wednesday night. In fact, he was a trending topic on Twitter throughout most of the evening, so WWE would be wise to capitalize off the conversation coming out of that contest by signing Alexander to a deal as soon as possible, assuming they haven't done so already.
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ROH barely scratched the surface with what Alexander could achieve, and their loss is now WWE's gain.
