Who was WWE's breakout star of 2018?

Drew McIntyre of WWE Raw
Drew McIntyre of WWE Raw

#3 Andrade Cien Almas

Andrade
Andrade "Cien" Almas

Andrade Cien Almas spent most of his career under a mask wrestling for the CMLL league. His persona was known as La Sombra, which translates into the Shadow in English. He joined the Los Ingnobles - the dishonourable ones - and became an international star because of CMLL's working relationships with New Japan Pro Wrestling.

WWE is always looking to expand into other markets, and the Hispanic demographic is one of their favourites. The Mexican people tend to be huge wrestling fans, and Lucha Libre is inherently intertwined with their culture. However, except for Rey Misterio WWE has not been able to develop a true Hispanic breakout star.

That may have changed with Almas. While he floundered a bit upon his debut in NXT, the addition of Zelina Vega has sent his career skyrocketing. With Zelina's top-notch mike skills handling the promos and interviews, Almas can concentrate on what he does better than almost anyone in the world; Wrestle.

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