... like workrate is a prerequisite for a push. See: Great Khali, The. To answer the question though, I was under the impression that he wasn't training to be a wrestler for too long before getting called up. So either he's a natural prodigy in the ring or he's going to be one sucky hoss.
He's only been a wrestler for 14 months... and his athletic background is football and power lifting.
The only thing that separates him from the other hosses is that he throws a pretty good punch.