Ranking the 5 best WWE main roster newcomers

The 2019 WWE Draft is officially in the books, and this week's episodes of RAW and SmackDown were the first shows since the Draft concluded to feature new rosters and the abandonment of the Wildcard Rule.

Fan theories as to which WWE brand won the roster draft this year have been running wild, with some people feeling RAW retained the better roster and some people feeling SmackDown came out on top.

Not only did the roster draft cement the new rosters for RAW and SmackDown going forward, but it also ushered in some new faces and possible future stars to both the red and blue brands.

Given the above, let's rank the five best WWE newcomers to arrive on both RAW and SmackDown following this year's roster draft.

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#5 Cain Velasquez

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Cain Velasquez might be a brand new face in WWE, but he is no stranger to combat sports, as the former UFC Champion dominated the world of MMA and is poised to do the same in the world of pro wrestling.

While very few men can say they faced Brock Lesnar and came out on top, Cain Velasquez can not only boast a UFC victory over The Beast, but Velasquez is the one who took Brock Lesnar's UFC Heavyweight title when the two faced off in the Octagon years ago.

Now Velasquez finds himself coming face to face with Brock Lesnar once again, but this time in the confines of a WWE ring. The two will battle each other in a singles match at the upcoming WWE Crown Jewel PPV, where Velasquez will show off his skills as a pro wrestler.

While Velasquez has done little to showcase what he can do in the ring, his star power is a great grab for WWE, and should help bolster both the RAW and SmackDown rosters.

#4 Angelo Dawkins

Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford, known collectively as The Street Profits, are now officially members of the RAW roster, having been drafted to the Red brand in this year's WWE Draft.

Before the Draft, the two were appearing regularly in backstage segments on RAW, acting somewhat as hosts or emcees of the show, but this week on RAW, the former NXT Tag Team Champions made their in-ring debuts in the main event of the show.

While The Street Profits have been entertaining on the mic in the weeks building up to their RAW in-ring debuts, their main event match on the show this week proved to a wider fanbase that Ford and Dawkins are as much of a talented team in the ring as they are on the mic.

The Profits were able to defeat the team of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson on RAW this week, with an assist from Kevin Owens, and the main event match proved that The Profits are on their way to becoming big stars not only on RAW, but in WWE as a whole. A Tag Team Title run might certainly be on the team's radar, which could help elevate the status of the RAW tag titles.

One thing I like about The Profits is that they definitely have distinct identities, which can be rare for tag teams. Angelo Dawkins brings a unique persona to the table which compliments the brashness of his partner, Montez Ford.

#3 Humberto Carrillo

Another fresh face on the WWE RAW brand is Humberto Carrillo, a former NXT standout who was drafted to the red brand during this year's WWE roster draft.

Carrillo is a talented young wrestler, who also hails from a very prestigious wrestling family, as Wikipedia notes he is the second cousin of Garza Jr., the nephew of Héctor Garza, the grandson of Humberto Garza, the son of Humberto Garza Jr., the grandnephew of Mario Segura, the second cousin of Máscara Púrpura, the second cousin of El Ninja Jr. and the cousin of El Sultán.

Prior to signing with WWE, Carrillo wrestled under the ring name Último Ninja, and competed as a top luchador throughout Mexico and in promotions such as Pro Wrestling NOAH, Baja Stars USA, Martinez Entertainment Lucha Libre Mexicana, and MLW.

This week on WWE RAW, Carrillo made a very impressive debut in a singles, non-title match against Universal Champion Seth Rollins, and despite coming up on the losing end of the match, Carrillo gave Rollins an excellent fight, and nearly knocked off the champion.

Carrillo could be the breakout Latino star WWE has been looking for over the course of the past several years, and his talent and looks could lead him down a path of great success on RAW.

#2 Montez Ford

As I previously mentioned, The Street Profits are proving to be stars on the rise since making their debuts on the WWE main roster and providing a solid main event debut on RAW this week.

The duo of Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins will likely enjoy a lengthy run as a tag team in WWE, but as we all know, tag teams can, and often do, breakup. I don't predict that will happen for quite some time, and a tag title run is very likely in their future, but one day the two could split.

If and when The Street Profits do break up in WWE, Montez Ford has a tremendous upside as a singles star on the main roster, and could become a main event player in his own right.

Making the transition from tag team wrestler to singles wrestler can be difficult for many talents, and oftentimes one or both of the tag team members falls by the wayside, but a talent like Montez Ford seems to have all the necessary tools for singles success.

Additionally, Ford is the real-life husband of WWE NXT star and standout Bianca Belair, and if Belair is ever called up to the main roster, he and Ford could become a very formidable team as they attempt to ascend the ranks in WWE.

#1 The Viking Raiders

Erick and Ivar, collectively known as The Viking Raiders, might not necessarily be new faces on the main roster in WWE, but they are new Champions, having won the RAW Tag Team titles during the draft edition of the show last week.

Since arriving on the main roster, The Viking Raiders have proved to be the most promising of any new talents to arrive on RAW or SmackDown, as the duo has been incredibly impressive during their brief amount of time on main roster TV.

At first glance, The Viking Raiders look to be a carbon copy of a tag team ripped straight from WWE in the 1980's, but watching the two in the ring tells a completely different story. The Raiders have an in-ring ability and agility that might be unmatched in WWE when it comes to tag teams, and that is saying a lot when you consider the size of both Erik and Ivar.

With the WWE RAW arrival of a team like The Street Profits, a fresh feud such as The Profits vs The Viking Raiders could be in store down the line with the tag titles hanging in the balance, and the two talented teams could help revitalize the tag team division on RAW.

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Edited by Sai Teja