Out of the new wrestlers...

[Guest Fook_Hing_Ho]

Which recently debuting wrestler do you think has the best chance of making it big?

 

Randy Orton

Deacon Batista

Brock Lesnar

John Cena

Rico

 

 

I would choose Cena. He has the look, the charisma, and is able to have good matches (like on smackdown). He has a LOT of potential and the wwe should capatalize on him.

[Guest Austin3164life]

Brock Lesnar is the next big thing, DAMNIT!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LoL, if I can be serious for a moment, I think John Cena has the most potential. He's shown that he doesn't choke in the spotlight against a Main Eventer. Give him a nice steady push (not the Brock is God push), and he'll become a lot more noticable several months down the road (maybe even earlier)......

[Guest Youth N Asia]

John...fans seem to dig him so far...it's not like Brock where they're trying to force you to react to him.

 

FINALLY after years of JR and his bullshit "We're bringing in a lot of development talent after Wrestlemania"...they finally go through with it and bring in half a dozen guys

[Guest Shaved Bear]

i think Cena, but i dont know about him using his real name, it makes him seem more green

[Guest griffinmills]

Which recently debuting wrestler do you think has the best chance of making it big?

 

Randy Orton

Deacon Batista

Brock Lesnar

John Cena

 

 

I would choose Cena. He has the look, the charisma, and is able to have good matches (like on smackdown). He has a LOT of potential and the wwe should capatalize on him.

I enjoyed Orton's stuff on Smackdown but he may as well be Jimmy Hoffa, as in he seems to have disapeared since his feud with Hardcore Holly without a trace. Maybe he is on Heat or whatever. I don't have time to catch those shows every week.

 

Bautista (sp?), I have the same reaction to him that everyone here pretends to have towards Brock. IE: He don't look so scary. I guess that is just me though.

 

Brock, it is like Scott Keith keeps saying. "They better be careful or it is Lex Express all over again." I'm already getting a little annoyed at the corner shoulder blocks. He needs voice training to be scarier.

 

John Cena has had ONE match. It shouldn't really have caused a 5 page thread so maybe that says something. He could surprise us. It would be nice to have 5-10 minute matches every week.

[Guest Shaved Bear]

imagine if we saw that, nothing but quality wrestling matches, that would seem weird

[Guest Austin3164life]

i think Cena, but i dont know about him using his real name, it makes him seem more green

Copy that. I wouldn't mind seeing him come out to the ring as "Prototype". Brock Lesnar's name sounds like a dinosaur and he's beastly so his real name goes with him. John Cena sounds like a used car salesman's name.....

[Guest Shaved Bear]

id picture it as the name of a guy who owns a restaurant sorta

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

My favorite of the developmentals that have come up lately is without a doubt Rico, but he's fallen by the wayside since the WWE forgot that the tag titles existed. Too bad. He's the best mic worker of them so far, though Brock and the Deacon haven't said shit yet, so...

[Guest Dangerous A]

A lot of internet big wigs (Meltzer, Keller) have said that if Cena entered WWE he would automatically be a top 5 mike worker.

 

I have to give the nod to Cena.

[Guest LJSexay]

I think Randy Orton and Prototype have the biggest shot at making it huge. I mark out for both of them ... dun dun dun, because of what I've seen form Orton, and what I saw of Cena before he debuted. I dig them both.

[Guest JAxlMorrison]

Which recently debuting wrestler do you think has the best chance of making it big?

 

Randy Orton

Deacon Batista

Brock Lesnar

John Cena

 

 

I would choose Cena. He has the look, the charisma, and is able to have good matches (like on smackdown). He has a LOT of potential and the wwe should capatalize on him.

Here's my thoughts on these guys, #1 being the most likely to make it, #4 having the worst chance.

 

1. Brock Lesnar: Well the superpush usually results in two things. Extreme overness and top of the car placement for years (Hogan, Austin, Sting) or another flash in the pan (Warrior, Goldberg). I think Brock has the best chance because he has gotten over as well as could be expected at this point, with how he is being booked etc. His ability in the ring is just going to get more impressive (most of us have seen his SSP I believe) and his look is awesome, and we all know about Vince's fetish for musclebound freaks. Brock's likelihood to be a top name for years to come? 9/10

 

2. John Cena: Now I didn't see the Smackdown match tonight, but it obviously impressed a lot of you. I have seen some of his work as the Prototype, and personally I would've given him the Lesnar push and brought Brock in with his partner Shelton Benjamin to tear up the tag division, but hey! Anyways, this guy's got the look, the ability and the whole nine yards....but let's see how his mic skills are before any of us make a judgement on him. 7/10

 

3. Deacon Batista/Leviathan: Here's another guy that could've gotten the Lesnar push under his past gimmick, give him Bearer as a manager or something, he could've been a new school Undertaker. But nooooooooo, let's saddle him with a preacher gimmick designed to fail, and make him the guy's flunky. Ridiculous. Anyways, from what I've seen of his ring work he's got a pretty good shot, but once again, let's see how he works the mic. And let's lose the 1988 gimmick too please, until that happens he has no chance in Hell. Bastista: 1/10 Leviathan: 6/10

 

4. Randy Orton: No, no, no, no no! What have I seen from this kid? A fuckin armdrag and dropkick? Go away and stay away, or go back to OVW. Boring gimmick, boring style, boring look, boring interviews, boring, boring, boring. 0/10

[Guest Nezbyte]

Rob Conway and Cena have the best chances with the way things are currently going.

[Guest Will Scarlet]

I enjoy Rico, but he is like 40 or something, so I doubt he will end up making it all that big. I am most impressed with Rob Conway though. He was awesome during his Velocity appearance. Definitely a heel I could get into if given the chance.

[Guest BoboBrazil]

Randy Orton-sucks, too skinny for his height, more training time could do him good

 

Deacon Batista-a monster, should have been given the lesnar push, because he has the in ring charisma and intensity to get it over, i could see him taking over undertaker's spot once he leaves

 

Brock Lesnar-strong debut, but he has been hurt badly by the lack of face talent on raw since the split, also he is being held back by the wwe to try and make him the big and powerful guy, they need to let him use his full arsenal of moves, they are pushing him as a main eventer too early now in a stupid gimmick, could be incredibly over in a couple of years if they drop heyman as his manager and they drop the stupid "next big thing" gimmick

 

John Cena-looked pretty good tonight on smackdown, i remember hearing one of his promos on a wrestling special a few years ago and it was good, don't know if he could make it in the main event yet, he will definitely make it as a strong midcarder

 

Rico-singlehandedly got billy and chuck heat, crowd was silent until he started coming out with them, supposedly really good in the ring according to jim ross, but then he thought randy orton was amazing too, i would like to see him cut a promo

 

 

Out of this group my favorite is Batista so far after tonight's Smackdown.

[Guest GenerationNever]

Which recently debuting wrestler do you think has the best chance of making it big?

 

Randy Orton

Deacon Batista

Brock Lesnar

John Cena

Rico

I think Lesnar has the best chance of making it big. Ross likes him, Heyman likes him, McMahon likes big guys, can do high-flying moves, former NCAA champion, ect al.

[Guest y2jailbait]

Why dont we all call John Cena Sting Jr. cause what ive heard he's like a Sting "Prototype", lol man that was good!

 

Anyway, I dont think some of these newer guys have the oppurtunities to build established characters as of yet. I mean it took Edge and Christian about 2 years before they came up with decent on camera characters. Same goes for men like Austin and HHH. So the best based on that ciriculum i'd have to go with either Cena or Orton. The big men like Lesnar and Batista have less impact as you tend to see them more and more (Unless they do amazing things like say a Kane). I also dig that Conway from Velocity as well.

[Guest CanadianChris]

Cena is the guy I'd most like to see make it big. (I agree with the Sting comparisons, and Sting was my favourite wrestler back in the early 90s.) Lesnar is the guy who will likely get the most backing to make it big.

 

As with everything, though, who knows what will connect with the fans?

[Guest Andy]

Pushing any new talent is better than the boring Hogan & Taker rubbish.

 

Andy

[Guest Si82]

From what I have heard and read about him I would have to go with John Cena. But I also think they need to switch back to the "Prototype" name, he sounds duller than dishwater under his real name.

[Guest notJames]

[lightbulb of recognition goes off...]

 

 

So that's who prototype is! Damn. I gotta pay more attention. Anyway, he looked pretty good out there. But then again, Angle can make almost anyone look good. Almost anyone. (Sorry, Hogan.)

 

But I gotta go with Lesnar as the one with the most potential, with Batista at a distant second. Their both physically impressive, which is pretty important in the "larger-than-life" wrestling world.

 

If only the WW_ would handle them all properly, we could see a whole new landscape taking shape.

 

But alas, this is the WW_ we're talking about, right?

[Guest dreamer420]

if pushed right they all have the chance to suceed. all of them have impressed me in one way or another.

[Guest What?!]

Brock Lesnar will eventually make it big. They just need to slow this freakin' push of his. They should've just let him continue beating up the Hardy Boyz.

 

But the one who'll make it the biggest is...

 

Maven! Yeah, Maven! From Tough Enough. Seriously.

[Guest papacita]

I didn't realize that Cena was Prototype. I had the opportunity to see him in a couple of dark matches last year, and he impressed me a lot (the marks actually remembered his name when he was leaving the arena after the show. That's saying something). If the WWE gives him a nice, steady push and doesn't overexpose him like they did Angle in his rookie year, he could go places. (as for the Angle comment, I feel that he won the World Title a little too soon, which is part of the reason he's been stuck in a sort of character limbo for the past few months. I like him though, so I'm not complaining)

 

As for Brock, he could be big, but like you're all saying, they need to be careful with this push, cuz it could end up backfiring. If they're gonna go through with ME push, I'd suggest putting as much heat on Heyman as possible until Brock has developed enough personality-wise...not enough to overshadow Brock, but just enough to keep Brock in the thick of things. This could perhaps lead to a turn sometime down the line. That's JMO, but if they're not careful, he could turn into Ludwig Borga 2.0.

[Guest BifEverchad]

Out of all the guys that have been popping up over the past few months I can't really say who has a clear cut lead thus far. Overall I like what I've seen and I'm very anxious to see what will come of all these "future stars" in the next few months...

 

Basically, I'd rank them as follows:

 

1) Brock Lesnar.....made the biggest impact so far, bright future

2) Batista.....great look and size, needs a desperate gimmick change

3) Jon Cena.....excellent worker, decent look, needs a name change

4) Rico......good overall wrestler, good on the mic, needs his own identity now

5) Rob Conway....decent wrestler, great look, played a good heel in debut

6) Randy Orton.....good wrestler, fresh look, needs a gimmick to make an impact

 

 

My favorite however, would have to be Batista or Cena...

[Guest Redhawk]

Brock Lesnar -- If he doesn't make it than someone really dropped the ball. People want to compare him to Lex Luger and Warrior, but there's a difference: Lesnar can actually wrestle. Sure, he may not be the best at "WWE style" right now, but Scott Keith put it best when he said that they should let Lesnar mat-wrestle more often while he learns the ropes of Sports Entertainment wrestling. Warrior and Luger were just bodybuilders, which is why they got lame. They had the same match for years. And Goldberg wasn't a flash in the pan, as some say. He was just handled wrong. That's the only danger with Lesnar, is if they handle him wrong.

 

Rico -- He's actually like 30-33, not 40. But, yeah, he may be too old to get a push as a newcomer. And it will be hard for him to recover from a gimmick as a gay hiar stylist. Maybe you could get away with stuff like that in the 1980s, where guys played multiple gimmicks and came out OK, but today's fans won't let you forget who you were.

 

Randy Orton -- He just does nothing for me. He might as well be Val Venis or Hardcore Holly. That being said, they should just get rid of guys like Venis and Holly and make room for guys like Orton. He *might* have a chance to get over, but Venis and Holly are just played out.

 

Deacon Bautista -- I can actually see the preacher gimmick being used as the build-up to a Leviathan-type gimmick. I mean, wouldn't it make sense for him to get "devilish" and turn on Preacher D-Von?

 

John Cena -- Change his name and he could be a star like Sting was (pre-Crow era). Not frakishly ripped like HHH, not larger than life like The Rock, not a total brawler like Austin. Just a "regular-guy" type who the fans like.

[Guest TheyCallMeMark]

I don't know if you're considering Maven or not, but I would definatly bet on him. As far as I'm concerened he has the ultimate gimmick. He's just another guy like any of the fans who is actually getting a shot in the WWE, like all of them wish they had. Girls think he's cute, guys want to be like him, wrestlers will want to work with him because he's over and if you get to work with an over guy you're doing something right and most importantly Vince will like him because he came from VINCE'S contest, was trained by VINCE's wrestlers in VINCE'S facility and got over because of VINCE.

 

By the way, I beleive the reason they dropped the Prototype name is because it's too much like Test. I missed his match on SD!, but I'm guessing by the description he looks sort of like Test and I think they might have wanted to dodge confusion there. I think Prototype sounds stupid anyway. Why doesn't Vince actually use his creative team and have them think of a name?

[Guest Redhawk]

Yeah, but everyone knows Maven as "the guy who won a TV contest." He'll never get into the main event for two reasons: 1) The other wrestlers who "paid their dues" would revolt and 2) fans like to suspend their disbelief in wrestling. I mean we all know HHH isn't a cerebral assasin and we all know Stone Cold isn't that much of a badass, but it's okay to pretend. With Maven, it's too easy to snap back to reality and go, "That's the guy from MTV."

 

And Cena looks nothing like Test. He's about as tall as Kurt Angle. He reminds me more of Sting than anyone else. I don't think they shouldcall him Prototype, though, because I know when I heard that name I was imagining some Lesnar-like huge monster. he'd be better off with a normal name, just one that sounds less like an accountant. He looks like a Mike, which is an acceptable wrestline "real name," so ... Mike Cena. Or Mike McNown. I don't know.

[Guest BifEverchad]

He'd be better off with a normal name, just one that sounds less like an accountant. He looks like a Mike, which is an acceptable wrestline "real name," so ... Mike Cena. Or Mike McNown. I don't know.

Yes, change John Cena to "Mike Cena"....

 

MUCH better!

 

[Guest AM The Kid]

John Cena has "the look", I see him being a big superstar in the near future.