10 Wrasslers WWE should bring back

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10. Gail Kim
9. RVD
8. Carlito
7. John Morison
6. Karma
5. Melina
4. EC3
3. MVP
2. Booby Lashley
1. Rey Mysterio

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I like the idea of bringing Gail Kim back. She is one of the best women wrestlers and they used her poorly. Now would be the time for WWE to allow her talents to shine. RVD is RVD. He draws and is entertaining to watch. Carliro would be great to have a legit trio be completed to feud with The New Day. He is also a funny guy so it would likely make for some good promos and story angles. John would be good just to see how much he has improved and to get some old "best friends" feuding with Miz. He can come back as a face to take him on. Karma never got her chance to be a dominant woman in the WWE and I am hoping to see her return eventually. I want more wrestlers to have different sizes and builds in the women's area like they have in the men's. From the list the only one I can't see them having much for is Melina but then again, the women's division could always use more women so eh. Why not. This is very unlikely to happen though. EC3 I don't know much on but fans seem to enjoy his work now. MVP is one who I am shocked hasn't returned but I think he prefers more creative freedom and that is the reason he hasn't come back. Bobby (I misspelled it and left it above as "Booby LOL) would add a bit more diversity and allow them to have another "monster" on the scene. A feud with Brock would be nice given the history of both men. Finally... Rey. Good ol' 619! He would be great in the cruiserweight area. A lot of old fans would tune in and you know he would be massively over with the kids.

If you didn't watch the video, he says a lot of what I said above but touched on a few different ideas more in depth and likely gave more solid reasons to have them return. What are your thoughts with this list? Would you like to see any of them return?
 
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Some of these people I say are a novelty to have back, but may not contribute as much.

RVD for an example, his last run was underwhelming, and he is up there in age. As well, MVP I think he isn't needed. But Gail, yup because she can still go 100% and is in good shape! EC3, when he is done with IMPACT, they may need to give him a second chance. Morrison, yes, and feud or team with Miz, and Lashley, may work too.
 
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You know, I was watching a EC3 promo on WWE Network somewhere, and I'm thinking, "Is that - EC3? So, he WAS in WWE!"

Now I can understand his frustration in this promo at TNA...

Some of these people I say are a novelty to have back, but may not contribute as much.

RVD for an example, his last run was underwhelming, and he is up there in age. As well, MVP I think he isn't needed. But Gail, yup because she can still go 100% and is in good shape! EC3, when he is done with IMPACT, they may need to give him a second chance. Morrison, yes, and feud or team with Miz, and Lashley, may work too.
RVD's still as popular as ever, problem is: What do you do with him in WWE? He won every WWE title there is. All the way up to WWE Championship.

Having Karma back would be nice, to compete against Nia Jax. Problem: That whole pregnancy thing? GTFO here. I never even heard much more about this pregnancy thing, even after she arrived in TNA. At most, she's forgettable.

Bobby Lashley back in WWE would be awesome, problem is going to be booking, again. They've never pushed him beyond United States championship.

Everyone else is forgettable, except for MVP, and John Morrison. Rey Mysterio would work in the Crusierweight division, but like RVD, what do you do with him after all those accomplishments?
 
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- Gail Kim: :yes:

- RVD: Nah. His last run was pretty underwhelming.

- Carlito: Sure, why not. Always liked the guy.

- John Morrison: The dude's been killing it on the indies as a heel, so I don't know if he would be the same or if he would be able to carry that same charisma over to WWE TV. I mean, the last time they brought Del Rio back, he was not good at all and didn't seem happy, but was previously killing it on the indies.

- Karma: Sure, why not.

- Melina: Meh.

- EC3: I wouldn't mind him back. He's great on the mic, but not so great in the ring. I guess he'd be great in a manager role.

- MVP: Always liked MVP. And just like EC3, he's not good in the ring, but he's great on the mic and he can generate some good heel heat. So, I'd have nothing against him returning to WWE.

- Bobby Lashley: Lashley vs Lesnar is something I always wanted to see, so I wouldn't have anything against Lashley returning.

- Rey Mysterio: Always been a fan of his, but unfortunately ReyRey's glass knees wouldn't be able to endure WWE's manic schedule. I mean, his knees ain't in a great condition in general.
 
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Wonder how many of these people want to come back??
 

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MVP in a managerial role, Lashley as talent.

John Morrison is awesome but i think he'd get the same ol treatment in WWE again so better he stays on indies and LU (does he still do LU?)
 

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MVP in a managerial role, Lashley as talent.

John Morrison is awesome but i think he'd get the same ol treatment in WWE again so better he stays on indies and LU (does he still do LU?)

Honestly, if they bring back Morrison, they have a GOLDEN feud chance with him and The Miz. Former tag partners, The Miz is a former WWE Champion, multi-time IC champ, main evented Mania...John Morrison had to go on the "indies" to discover himself while The Miz stayed as a constant in WWE. It writes itself.
 

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Honestly, if they bring back Morrison, they have a GOLDEN feud chance with him and The Miz. Former tag partners, The Miz is a former WWE Champion, multi-time IC champ, main evented Mania...John Morrison had to go on the "indies" to discover himself while The Miz stayed as a constant in WWE. It writes itself.
Morrison's work as a heel is way better than his work as a face. I would much rather see him as a heel than a face if he ever came back.
 

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Having Karma back would be nice, to compete against Nia Jax. Problem: That whole pregnancy thing? GTFO here. I never even heard much more about this pregnancy thing, even after she arrived in TNA. At most, she's forgettable.

I've always been sympathetic to her about the pregnancy thing. I am not sure how much was said at the time, but I knew her personally when this happened. She wasn't supposed to ever get pregnant actually because she had some issues that made pregnancy high risk for both her and the baby. However, when she got pregnant she decided to go with it. And she had hope. After all of that and to lose the baby 8 months into the pregnancy... I can understand why she sort of lost it. This was, in fact, the time period where she stopped talking to me. Me, like many others, believed that she had the baby because she even named it and pretended like it was born. It was such a deep denial and I can understand why. I think she's recovered from it and could probably have a short run in WWE.

Of course Kong is only a shadow of her former self. But I think she still has some good matches in her an a feud with Nia Jax would be good.

Other than that, I agree with Gail Kim. For her age, Gail is still amazing and I think she could have an awesome run. I'd love to see her wrestle Asuka, Alex Bliss, Charlotte and others. I actually think if they brought her back as a hell, she could have a hell of a feud with Bayley, since her heel character would seem a direct opposite of Bayley's face character. Whether they work together or not, I wouldn't know. But I'd like to see it.

I think Carlito could be a good addition. He's not phenomenal but he's a solid wrestler who plays a decent bad guy.

John Morrison... I like him in Lucha Underground so I am happy with him staying there.

Other than that, I don't want to see any of the others on the list.
 

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Gail Kim ~ Sure, why not? From what I've seen of her in TNA (& to a lesser extent WWE), she was a really capable wrestler who was unfortunately around at a time where nobody even cared if you eliminated yourself from a battle royal. Having another talented wrestler in the female pool isn't an issue for me, even if she just returns to lose to Asuka in NXT.

Rob Van Dam ~ Rob Van Dam will probably be back in some form, I believe he said he's got a deal like Jericho with WWE but just isn't anywhere as motivated as Jericho. At this point I think RVD tackles wrestling with the passion of Brock Lesnar and he hates travel so I'm sure it wouldn't be too lengthy of a run, but despite him producing some terrible matches during his last run (I gave his bout with Del Rio at Night of Champions a 1/10 for reference) I still have a soft spot for RVD being an early all-time favorite of mine, so I wouldn't be totally opposed to another short, and I mean short, run.

Carlito ~ Yeah, Simon's idea of teaming him up with Primo & Epico (I recall being a pretty big fan of Carlito & Primo when they teamed) is pretty much what I'd want from him. He's a solid hand but I'm not going to lose any sleep if never returns nor am I interested in him doing much more than helping the tag division.

John Morrison ~ 100% yes. I should probably check out his work in Lucha Underground but I've always been a big fan of this guy, and I'll be happy with him returning assuming they'll give him some prominence.

Kharma ~ I'd be cool with this too. Not sure long term they'd be able to get much out of his but a feud with Nia Jax certainly has me intrigued. And it'd be nice if her WWE career had another match besides just the Royal Rumble.

Melina ~ So, I don't think I ever mentioned this before, but I'm a big fan of Melina. Like, I know if I'm associated with one diva/women-wrestler on here it's probably Eve Torres, seeing that I once hijacked an Eve Torres thread that lasted 9 god damn pages (Past me, ugh) and if you google image search "Mustafar Reginald" you'd still get a few pictures of Eve (also Ryback and Stephanie, which are pictures I did not post) but I actually consider Melina as perhaps my favorite women wrestler pre-Revolution. Not just because she once broke up a pinfall by screaming at the referee but because she managed to put on some really good bouts in her time. Like the Night of Champions bout with Michelle McCool that was so good they got reprimanded backstage for making the "guys look bad" until Jericho stood up for them because Jericho is awesome or the I Quit match with Beth, that had a pretty awesome bendy finish if nothing else. And she also had a more unique attire and a great entrance that at least allowed her a little personality. I'd like to see her return and I wouldn't even be opposed to another championship reign (especially since I assume she improved in the ring during her time away), much like how I wouldn't mind another Mickie James title reign (and she's why I prefaced Melina as "perhaps my favorite").

ECIII ~ He seems like a fine talent, I like his mic skills from what little I've seen of them but not convinced on his in-ring work. But I wouldn't take issue with him coming back, assuming they don't bring him back as Bateman.

MVP ~ It's probably not going to happen based on every interview I've seen from him (like the video mentions, but specifically with Chris Van Vilet [?] he stated he moved on comparing WWE to a hot girl that farts in her sleep) but MVP was one of the biggest reasons wrestling turned into a passion from me, as I quickly attached heavily to his feud with Kane so I would mark if he'd ever return to WWE.

Bobby Lashley ~ I was a Lashley fan during his original run, if he seriously only got better (which despite the first half of my comment, there was a lot to improve) then definitely yes. I'd especially enjoy to see a Lashley/Lesnar match-up, I wouldn't even mind if Bobby Lashley only returned for a short program with Lesnar, granted he's no Goldberg so I'm not sure how likely that option is but I'd be down for it.

Rey Mysterio ~ I would be fine with him having a run in the Cruiserweight division but not much past that.

Outside of those listed, Mr. Kennedy Kennedy is the wrestler I'd most want to return, for similar by magnified reasons as MVP. It's unlikely to happen but he impacted me as a wrestling fan, was solid in the ring, fantastic on the mic and has one of my favorite gimmicks still. Not to mention, his career is pretty disappointing, considering he came extremely close to winning the World Championship on two separate occasions but something got in the way each time at basically the last minute. Granted if he returned, which I don't think he will (he's stated they haven't reached out to him [for obvious reasons] and I believe he said he wouldn't want to deal with their schedule [think it had to do with wanting to be with his family]) but if he did I doubt his WWE world championship drought would be rectified. There's not really a top spot for him in the current landscape, despite my personal bias thinking their would.
 
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