Cewsh Scouts NXT 2013: The Next Wave

Emma

Pros:

- Solid foundation of technical expertise- Undeniable likability- A natural babyface, wrestling’s rarest commodity

Cons:

- Can come off flat on promos- Her gimmick will either sink or swim and nothing in between- N/A

Last Year’s Analysis:

Cewsh: N/A

Cewsh’s Prospect Grade: N/A

Ready For Main Roster: N/A

Cewsh: I’ve made a big deal in the past about indy wrestlers who I “called” so to speak. Meaning that I predicted their success before it took place. But while I’d love to take credit for Emma, it was actual Mrs. Cewsh who, after seeing her wrestle in Shimmer for the first time as Tenielle, said, “We’d better get her autograph now, she’ll be in WWE by the end of the year.” We gushed about her in our reviews of that event, and lo and behold, she was right and even so, in that time, Emma he has grown so much that it beggars belief.

She got her training from Lance Storm, and you can see it in her simple mastery of technical wrestling and her ability to carry lesser opponents to solid matches, which will serve her well in the current Divas landscape. But while she is frankly advanced in the ring compared to her peers, it’s her strangely lovable gimmick as everyone’s favorite weird dancing, bubble loving weirdo that has marked her for future success. The gimmick itself is very niche, and may not make it to the main roster, but through it she has shown a great ability to run with anything given to her and commit. That will serve her well no matter how they present her on Raw.

In sports scouting, there’s a lot of talk about ceilings and floors. A person’s ceiling is how good they could possibly get, while their floor is the bare minimum of how good they will be. And that is apt here when comparing Paige and Emma, the two future stars of the Divas division. Paige has the higher ceiling, with the potential to be a transcendent star, but Emma has the higher floor. The worst that Emma will be is very good. As for the best, well, we’ll have to see.

Cewsh’s Prospect Grade: A

Ready For Main Roster: Yes

Artie: Another young female veteran, Emma was trained by Lance Storm and it definitely shows in her ring work. Her character is quite silly, yet surprisingly over. I’m very much unsure of how the character would work on WWE television or if she’d even have a real character, which is what I feel could hold her back the most. She’s been in developmental for just over two years, but she may just be ready for main roster action soon. Personally, I’d keep her in NXT for another year at the very least.

Artie’s Prospect Grade: B-

Dennis: Emma is an example of “WWE must read Cewsh Reviews” because shortly after Cewsh praised her, she was signed. I love Emma; what should be a stupid dance has become insanely over with the crowd. Everybody in the arena joins in and Emma is charismatic enough to pull it off. The thing that tops it all is, when the bell rings, she proceeds to be amazing in the ring as well. Emma’s special and I think the dance that’s gotten so over in NXT will EASILY carry over to the main WWE audience, especially the kids.

Dennis’ Prospect Grade: A

Ready For Main Roster: Yes

Psycho: Charming and beautiful, this “rookie” diva also wrestles better than your favorite WWE low-carder. That’s probably true in most cases, because she has a unique style when she grapples. Her charisma bleeds into her performance while her move-set mastery only helps her to stand out more than she already does. Her dance is bizarre, her whole schtick is strange, but the fans have immediately fallen in love with it, and she’s made it all work into her platter of pure wrestling potential.

Psycho’s Prospect Grade: A-

Ready For Main Roster: Almost