#5 Tye Dillinger
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Dillinger’s ascent to WWE’s main roster is long overdue. The first time he was introduced to the WWE universe was back in 2006 when he went by “Stan” and was superkicked by Shawn Michaels backstage.
Dillinger has come a long way since then and is now one of the better performers on the NXT roster. But he’s been in NXT for over three years now and it seems like his time is nearly up.
Dillinger is following a suspiciously similar path to that of Finn Balor as it relates to their call-up. Both men felt like they were in NXT for way longer than necessary. Both men came out to the ring and proclaimed they didn’t know what was next for them.
Both men were then confronted by an up-and-coming NXT talent, that being Shinsuke Nakamura for Balor and Eric Young for Dillinger. Now, it seems like Dillinger will continue following Balor’s path by losing at NXT TakeOver: Dallas in order to be sent off in the traditional way: jobbing for someone who needs the momentum boost.
With Dillinger’s last hurrah likely set to occur the night before the Royal Rumble, an appearance in the Rumble match would make a lot of sense. Who knows, maybe he could even come out at #10 and give the fans what they’ve been asking for since last year’s Rumble.
