Examining the potential of five announced NXT call-ups

A week ago on Raw, the McMahons announced that several new things would help turn around the recent woes that the WWE was currently amidst.

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One of their promises was of several new superstars debuting to help create new match-ups.

While the impact of any of those superstars being free agents from outside WWE is in question, several call-ups from NXT were announced.

They were also each included in a hype package for all of the call-ups.

Since the call-ups are certainly diverse, the jury is out as to who will have the best potential on the main roster.

Success in NXT doesn't always mean success on the main roster. Someone like Bo Dallas or the Ascension can speak to that.

Both were champions of NXT but neither have had what can be considered great WWE careers.

The announced call-ups from NXT include Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross, the tag team of Heavy Machinery, Lars Sullivan and EC3.

Just who from the group above has the most potential on the main roster?

Here are the predicted rates of success for each call-up, ranked from least potential to the most potential.

The ranking doesn't reflect the wrestler's wrestling ability but rather how they will be perceived by and be booked by Vince McMahon.

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#5 Heavy Machinery

Heavy Machinery might be fun, but will

their

act

translate to the main roster?

While it's great for the big guys to get the call-up to the main roster, I'm not sure how much success they'll have.

They're a big hoss team as well as a comedic team. Will they be booked like the comedic team a la Breezango and the B Team? Will they be taken seriously as wrestling threats and strongmen?

Otiz Dozovic is a legitimate strongman and Tucker Knight has great athleticism for a man his size. Dozer's worm might lend us to believe they'll be a comedy act, but maybe that aspect of their gimmick is cut out prior to debuting on the main roster.

WWE hasn't put a great emphasis on tag team wrestling and a potential fringe team like Heavy Machinery might just get lost in the shuffle.

Sanity, Gallows and Anderson, the Ascension and the Colons haven't been given much lately, so how will that affect the steaks and weights lovers?

#4 Nikki Cross

Will Cross finally join her Sanity mates on Smackdown or will she go to Raw?

When Sanity debuted on Smackdown after Wrestlemania, WWE simply showed a graphic with them on it saying that they were coming to Smackdown.

That all but killed any impact they could have had on the main roster.

They should have just randomly appeared on an episode of Smackdown to attack the New Day or Usos rather than have graphics hype them up.

While they did attack those two tag teams upon arrival, the surprise aspect would have given Sanity more of the edge they had in NXT. Now, they're just another team lost in the shuffle.

Will the same happen to Nikki Cross?

Cross wasn't included on the graphic announcing Sanity's debut nor was she added to the group upon debuting.

She was kept in NXT separate from her group mainly because they didn't have anything for her.

She's certainly a distinct character which isn't currently on the main roster - a wild child of chaos and who walks to the beat of her own drum.

But how will she fit in on Raw and Smackdown?

If she goes to Smackdown, it would make logical sense to put her back with Sanity.

She could easily be a heel or face and attack the likes of Naomi, Asuka or battle the mid-card heels like the IIconics or Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville.

She might get more lost in the shuffle on Raw.

Since she's presented a little different than the stereotypical beauties like Rose or Rousey, she might have more trouble getting chances.

She's smaller like Sasha Banks so she'll have trouble being perceived as a physical threat to some of the women.

When all is said and done, she might get chances at the women's titles but may not ever win them.

#3 Lacey Evans

Lacey Evans checks off a lot of boxes that translate to success on the main roster.

While Evans and Cross both failed to win gold in NXT, Evans has more potential on the main roster than Cross. She has several factors working in her favor.

I'm not too familiar with Cross' backstory, but Evans was a member of the armed forces.

WWE loves those wrestlers with military experience and that backstory could be used during a potential face run for Evans.

She's also gorgeous and is the prototypical slender blonde that Vince always loves.

Her gimmick of 'cleaning out the trash' of NXT as the 'Lady of NXT' is also something that isn't currently on the main roster.

Since she has those three factors in her back pocket, she'll likely receive more opportunities than someone like Cross.

That's not to say neither deserves them, it's just that WWE have certain things they look for in the women they push or don't push.

Her finishing move of 'A Woman's Right' would also fit in with the recent increase in the number of opportunities for women in WWE.

Having a woman who is a believer in 'being a lady' would fit in with the current climate of women doing anything and everything the men have done.

She could even feud with someone like Lynch at some point or Banks saying that those types of hardcore matches aren't befitting a woman.

#2 Lars Sullivan

The Freak will likely tackle the Monster and the Beast at some point on the main roster.

Before WWE advertised that six wrestlers from NXT would be joining the main roster in the new year, Sullivan had many vignettes hyping his debut.

He was touted as a free agent and both Smackdown and Raw were vying for his services.

He made references to the Monster (Braun Strowman) and the Beast (Lesnar) alluding to the fact that he might cross paths with either at some point.

Several reports have suggested that Lars will be given a huge push upon debut and many chances to succeed.

He'll likely be given the Strowman treatment when he first debuted, holding the mystique of an unstoppable force of the Wyatt Family.

Sullivan will probably attack a bunch of beloved babyfaces regardless of the show he goes to. He might even debut in the Royal Rumble and eliminate a bunch of superstars.

Smackdown could use him more, but they could put him on Raw. Vince loves his monsters and Sullivan is the latest monster. He's big, athletic and freakishly strong.

Will Sullivan live up to the hype?

#1 EC3

The former Derrick Bateman made a great name for himself outside of WWE.

EC3 is already a wrestler tailor-made for the main roster. He is good in the ring and is great on the mic.

He's also in tremendous shape in the vein that Vince loves. He crafted his character while away from WWE, helping to carry TNA/Impact through some trying times.

Since he was able to have such success outside of WWE, it wouldn't be hard to envision him having some success in his second go-around.

He could be a main-event player with his 'Top 1%' gimmick. He can work as a fan favorite or as a condescending heel.

Since he's already tailor-made for Raw or Smackdown, I would think he'd have the fastest track to success on the main roster.

It might be in the mid-card initially but don't be surprised if he's sniffing around the main event level in a year or two.

If he wasn't ready for the main roster than he wouldn't have been among the six call-ups.