The Future of WWE

Welcome guys to my second blog here at Ministry Confessions and one that I hope you will all enjoy. What I thought I would do this time around is take a look at the WWE product. One of the things that I truly believe these days is that Vince McMahon has gone a little loopy, what I mean by that is going PG is fine and to be honest you don’t really notice anymore (apart from the EMT’s coming down to patch up a bloodied superstar) but the storylines make little to no sense and the pushing of future superstars is limited at best.

We all criticise TNA for no consistency in their stories but with Vince McMahon it always seems to go around the same certain people, Cena, Undertaker, HHH, Edge, Jericho even to a degree Rey Rey. Now whilst these guys are all talented performers (bar Cena!!) surely now is the time to elevate the younger talent in the company. These young superstars are literally the new building blocks of WWE, they are the ones who will be continuing to develop the organisation when Cena is in Hollywood (it will happen), when Hunter is back on an operating table, or when Mysterio’s mask finally disappears in to the great Mexican beyond. Let’s take a look at my top five WWE young superstars who deserve to be pushed as the future of the company:

The Miz:
What more can be said apart from AWESOME.... the Miz has come a long way since he first debuted in WWE as the cocky reality television star. In all honesty no one thought he would ever develop or became a credible WWE Superstar but he has done something which only a few before him have managed to achieve. He has taken his normal personality and magnified it by 12. All of the best and iconic WWE Superstars have done that, guys like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Shawn Michaels even Hulk Hogan. A true superstar in my mind is someone who has the triple threat, that being a) ability to cut a promo, b) the look of a champion, c) the acting / charisma ability.
The Miz has all those qualities by the ton. Also he is finally getting a push, Martin and I called it a few weeks ago at the Money in the Bank pay-per-view, the MIz is now Mr MITB and I guarantee you that by year’s end he will be either the WWE Champion or the World Heavyweight Champion.

Sheamus:
“Hey fella” the familiar Irish tones of this new breakout star in the WWE. How many rookies for lack of a better term can say that they are a two time WWE Champion, and on both occasions beating future WWE Hall of Famers (John Cena and Randy Orton) to do it. Lee and I have met Sheamus on many occasions when he was based over here in the UK and I can honestly say that he is a genuine down to earth guy, who quite frankly deserves all the success he is getting. I remember a time when Sheamus visited our home town of Bournemouth, with an independent promotion who won’t be mentioned!!! Lee and I were at the Pavillion theatre doing work for our former show “The Squared Circle” to be honest we were only there because Kip James was in attendance, but still it’s always good to see British talent where possible. Sheamus walked up to us and introduced himself, something that we had never experienced when at shows; we asked him if he wanted to do an interview to which he agreed. The one thing I will never forget is that Sheamus was so accommodating and also professional when this was being conducted, but he was green and very nervous this you could tell, but he also wanted to make sure that everything he said was of the highest standard and at some points asked if we could re-record because it didn’t sound right!! When the bell rang and Sheamus started competing you could see even at that early stage in his career he was destined for greatness and he has done certainly that. A true credit to the Emerald Isle, my bet is that Sheamus will not be going anywhere and the future will be getting brighter for this Irish powerhouse.


Dolph Ziggler:
Ok I will be honest I am not a real big fan of Mr Ziggles, but what I will admit to is that he is a good worker and with the right push could be a major breakout star of World Wrestling Entertainment. He has produced some classic matches over the past year or so. Who can forget SummerSlam 2009 where he faced Rey Mysterio for the IC Championship, it was a classic dare I say it Cruiserweight match up, with all the high flying you could hope for. Even on the losing end what it did was give him a chance to show not only WWE management but also the WWE Universe that he can go in the ring with a veteran like Myseterio. I am pleased that Ziggler is now IC Champion he will have a great series of matches with Kofi, but I am concerned with the way WWE Creative works and the question does has to be asked just where will he go and what he will do after the feud is completed.

The Nexus:
“Your either Nexus or Against Us” that just about sums up what the Nexus is all about. This modern day version of the nWo are here to stay and despite coming up short at SummerSlam against Team WWE (Cena damn you) there push does not appear to be hurt too much. Each of the individuals who comprise this faction are excellent true performers who over the next 12 – 18 months will definitely turn themselves into champions. However as good as they all are the one man who truly stands out in my opinion is Wade Barrett.
Wade Barrett (Stu Sanders to us British wrestling fans) has come such a long way since WWE NXT first started. When Barrett made his WWE television I can honestly say I wondered what the hell WWE was thinking. This big eared Prince Charles wannabe had about as much charisma as an aardvark that had been squashed on the side of the M27. But and this is something I don’t like to say too often...I was wrong.
Barrett has turned into the true WWE Superstar, his performances on NXT were consistently the best, his promo skills have developed to equal the most experienced main eventer and more importantly his wrestling ability has made him what his NXT title says “the next breakout star of the WWE”. It is no secret that WWE thinks highly of Barrett and I honestly can see him walking out of a pay-per-view maybe even WWE Night of Champions in September as the new WWE Champion , in fact I will go on record now, the winner of the Six Pack Challenge out of Sheamus, Cena, Edge, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho and Barrett will be the Nexus leader himself.

So there you have it my pick of the five newest WWE Superstars (yes I counted Nexus and Barrett separately) who the WWE needs to develop further. There are others of course who need to have some kind of push Drew McIntyre, Christian, John Morrison even R-Truth to a degree but for some reason I don’t know if this will happen.

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Until next time, see you at ringside!!!