If it wasn't obvious, Curtis Axel isn't prepared to be a headliner. Not from a wrestling standpoint, not from a mic work standpoint and not from an appearance standpoint. Though he's not being jammed down our throats entirely (though wins over Cena and Triple H among others is a little ridiculous for a wrestler of his caliber) he's clearly a major prospect of the WWE's and a major project as well. Let's examine some of his flaws for a moment.
Worst entrance music ever, quite possibly. Maybe it's not the music itself but rather the entrance as a whole. It's so anti-climactic. No lights, no pyro, not even any signature pose or anything worthy of note? Yeah, needs some tweeking.
Mediocre wrestler. Capable of a 3-star match, sure. But only on a blue moon. I'd wager to say that his wrestling skills are eclipsed by those of Ryback's, Fandango's and Sandow's. Of all of WWE's major prospects, he is the most bland in the ring, bringing nothing to the table than a slightly more intense than average approach with a subpar moveset of basic maneuvers.
Terrible look. The dude is goofy looking for one. His facial expressions are just amusing in a bad way and his wetted down hair with a fluffy beard is really off putting. I suggest either a longer, scruffier hairdo (Jericho length at least) or more of a mowhawk, fluffy beard combo to drive home the 'intense' look. Something resembling a white James Harden..
He needs to hit the weights. His physique isn't bad or anything but for him to be taken seriously as a badass who can deal some damage, he needs to at least look like he is stronger than fucking Zack Ryder.
Mic skills. They're easy to improve so he needs to get after it. Nothing he has said since arriving has been notable or inspiring by any means. Thank God he has Paul Heyman for now. The only thing worthwhile about his entire existence thus far.
Weak name, but that's something that's impossible to get around at this point. I understand we already have second and third generation wrestlers running around with their fathers' names as is (Orton, Rhodes, DiBiase) but a Hennig wouldn't be so bad. It's not like people are gonna be like "Ugh I'm so sick of all these legends' sons"... we all know he's Hennig's son anyways so why go the route of Curtis Axel? Not even original. I understand his dad was Curt and his grandfather was The Axe but why don't you just call him Larry Perfect? It actually sounds better but don't take that as a serious suggestion because it's equally abysmal. WWE fucked up on that one but then again names to grow on you so in a few months it might be an afterthought.
Anyways, I just thought it'd be interesting to hear what everyone thinks he is doing right/wrong so far. What do you think about our possible future IC Champ?
Worst entrance music ever, quite possibly. Maybe it's not the music itself but rather the entrance as a whole. It's so anti-climactic. No lights, no pyro, not even any signature pose or anything worthy of note? Yeah, needs some tweeking.
Mediocre wrestler. Capable of a 3-star match, sure. But only on a blue moon. I'd wager to say that his wrestling skills are eclipsed by those of Ryback's, Fandango's and Sandow's. Of all of WWE's major prospects, he is the most bland in the ring, bringing nothing to the table than a slightly more intense than average approach with a subpar moveset of basic maneuvers.
Terrible look. The dude is goofy looking for one. His facial expressions are just amusing in a bad way and his wetted down hair with a fluffy beard is really off putting. I suggest either a longer, scruffier hairdo (Jericho length at least) or more of a mowhawk, fluffy beard combo to drive home the 'intense' look. Something resembling a white James Harden..
He needs to hit the weights. His physique isn't bad or anything but for him to be taken seriously as a badass who can deal some damage, he needs to at least look like he is stronger than fucking Zack Ryder.
Mic skills. They're easy to improve so he needs to get after it. Nothing he has said since arriving has been notable or inspiring by any means. Thank God he has Paul Heyman for now. The only thing worthwhile about his entire existence thus far.
Weak name, but that's something that's impossible to get around at this point. I understand we already have second and third generation wrestlers running around with their fathers' names as is (Orton, Rhodes, DiBiase) but a Hennig wouldn't be so bad. It's not like people are gonna be like "Ugh I'm so sick of all these legends' sons"... we all know he's Hennig's son anyways so why go the route of Curtis Axel? Not even original. I understand his dad was Curt and his grandfather was The Axe but why don't you just call him Larry Perfect? It actually sounds better but don't take that as a serious suggestion because it's equally abysmal. WWE fucked up on that one but then again names to grow on you so in a few months it might be an afterthought.
Anyways, I just thought it'd be interesting to hear what everyone thinks he is doing right/wrong so far. What do you think about our possible future IC Champ?
: other than that I think he's a great worker with great potential.