Alberto Del Rio: What's next?

[TheHeartbreakPunk]

Alberto del rio has been in the world title picture for a very long time now, with most people wanting him out of it(myself included). My question is what should they do with him once he is? Two questions.

Would you want him to remain face, or turn heel again?

Who would you want him to feud with?

I for one would like to see him turn heel again and feud with Kane. Once team hell no is finished, Kane won't have much to do except sqaush matches, which I don't want to see. I think Alberto could turn heel and use defeating Kane as something to prove himself with, and then move on to other big guys.

 

[MCMG]

Well firstly he has too have his match with Ziggler at Payback. I still feel we need to see the triple threat match between these two and Swagger (maybe at MITB). There is no need for a ladder but we should see this match.

After that Del Rio needs a solid feud for the summer. I like him but I'm not sure if he deserved of a world title spot. They're plenty of good heels for him to feud with: Sandow, Cesaro, Rhodes, Barrett, Fandango and The Shield.

Anyone of these options would be good but my preference is Fandango or Rhodes. For me, Barrett will move to better things, Sandow has a good feud with Sheamus and he would need others to feud with The Shield and, quite frankly, I'm sick of these random pairings. Cesaro could be a decent feud and help him get over but is unlikely. Rhodes needs something and this could be an option. Fandango could win the Intercontinental Title and perhaps ADR could feud with him for this belt. I'd be interested in a feud between the two.

 

[Mark0820]

Del Rio needs a top tier heel to get him over as a face. He just can't get the fans to rally behind him. As a heel all he is is a rip off of the Million Dollar Man just with less skill and no crowd heat. As a face, the only reason he gets any reaction is Ricardo. Hell, the Miz is more over as a face and Miz gets almost no reaction.

 

[DX Mols]

Del Rio is similar to a modern day Chris Benoit...golden inside the ring and awful on the mic. I hated him as a heel but I think he's even worse as a face perro.

I personally don't care what happens to Del Rio. I only hope they move him further down the card and out of the title picture once Dolph beats him at Payback.

 

[RoyalSkull]

Once team hell no is finished, Kane won't have much to do except sqaush matches, which I don't want to see.

Why? Why does everyone assume that Kane is done after Team Hell No? They always have something for him to do, whether it be as good as THN or not.

 

[Terry Gyimah]

As far as Del Rio goes, I know I am not the only one that would love it, but Del Rio if anything he does his best work as a heel and it would be better if Del Rio were to turn heel once again because as a heel Del Rio was at his most successful winning the first-ever 40-man Royal Rumble Match winning Money in the Bank becoming WWE Champion twice, better yet if he were to turn heel again, just who could Del Rio feud with

 

[Mitch Henessey]

Strange, just a few months ago you would've thought Del Rio was finally on the right track. After winning the WHC from Big Show on Smackdown, Del Rio was seemingly headed in the right direction. But again, his momentum fizzled out pretty quickly.

Matches aside, the Del Rio/Swagger feud was a bust. I mean, you would think a feud with so many racial undertones could bring more heat of live audiences, and Del Rio should've been worshiped as the hero, who was fighting the racist opposition. But damn near everything fell flat, and the feud never took off like it was supposed to. I think Swagger and Del Rio deserve equal blame for the feud being a flop, but still, it didn't look good on Del Rio's behalf.

He'll probably have a strong presence in the WHC for the remainder of 2013 as a chaser, but there's no way Del Rio wears the gold again this year. WWE already pushed him to the moon as a heel, and they tried with Del Rio again as a face, but Del Rio couldn't maintain the momentum. I don't think we've reached the point where WWE will throw in the towel on Del Rio, but after having so many chances, you have to think it would be a realistic possibility in the near future.

 

[Terry Gyimah]

Plus with Del Rio as a face they have pretty much done all they can do with him as a face and as a heel with Del Rio he has more potential even though he was pushed to the moon as a heel, even you have to admit that Del Rio was at his best making the crowd the fans hate him and not to mention think about the feuds he can have if he turns heel again

 

[CMbrose Punk]

If they keep Del Rio as a face, I'd love to see him work with Sin Cara as a tag team to take over Rey Mysterio's mentor role. Sin Cara hasn't gotten over at all because most of the WWE guys can't work a good match with him because of the difference in styles. Putting him in a tag team is a good work around for that. Plus he can benefit from Ricardo and Del Rio's mic work. Not that their mic work is that great, but it's far better than Sin Cara's lol...

The other obvious option for Del Rio is turning him heel again, which begs the question: who will he feud with? Sheamus is working with Sandow, Ziggler is a heel, Orton's starting to do his tweener thing again, Swagger is a heel, Jericho is Canadian and not always around.. maybe Mark Henry or Big Show as a face? ugh.. and even if they turn Del Rio heel, they'd have to get rid of Ricardo Rodriguez. That guy gets a far bigger face pop than Del Rio ever has..

If they turn him heel, they're just going to put him with a returning Mysterio which is even more boring than keeping him as a face. I just can't think of anyone he could feud with right now, given his heel gimmick. There's plenty of guys on the roster that he can work a great match with, but his character is so limited and shallow, face or heel.

 

[oneofakind318]

Ricardo Rodriguez can work and he's easily the more over guy in the pairing. They could have him put on the trunks for a little run as a tag team that could possibly get Del Rio a little more over in his role, or lead to break up and heel turn. I think it has the potential to be interesting.

 

[teampunk]

nothing. has anyone ever been given as big a chance as that giant ball of suck. as a heel know one cared. and as a face no one cares. time to cut bate and move the fuck on.

 

[fafa1021]

I think the next thing for Del Rio is probably as a part of a tag team. It seems to be what they do with the Upper Mid Card guys that don't have stories. I could easily see him and Ricardo teaming up to make a run at the tag titles or possibly a returning Christian. The other option could be a US title program with Dean Ambrose. I don't support either of these ideas but that seems to be what the WWE likes to do with the likes of Orton, Sheamus, Del Rio and the Miz (guys who used to be main eventers but are out of the main picture).

 

[LSN80]

Alberto del rio has been in the world title picture for a very long time now, with most people wanting him out of it(myself included).

I'm not a fan of these 'blanket statements.' The OP wants Del Rio out of the title picture, so he naturally assumes he's in the majority because noone could possibly think differently.

Here's the problem: Since essentially Wrestlemania, there hasn't been a World Title picture. Del Rio was supposed to get a rematch thrown in with Jack Swagger against Dolph Ziggler in a ladder match, but that didn't happen because of Ziggler's injury. So since the night after Wrestlemania, the World Title still hasn't been defended. How can you say he's been in the title picture for a very long time when he just entered in January, and since April 8th, there hasn't been a World Title picture, other then a #1 Contender's match?

I, for one, hope he stays in the title picture for at least another month, as he's a solid hand to either put Dolph Ziggler over, or take the belt from him if WWE decides he's too much of a risk, injury-wise.

Their 'feud' has essentially consisted of Ziggler cashing in his MITB briefcase, and Del Rio waiting for his rematch. Their extremely brief interaction last night and a match at Payback shouldn't signal the end of a feud that never got started, either way WWE decides to run with it. So for now, I like him in a feud with Ziggler, as I believe their styles will mesh well and could make for what I hope are a series of excellent matches, not just one and done.

Following that, if he leaves the World Title picture, Chris Jericho makes for an intriguing matchup. I believe Jericho turns on Sunday, and Del Rio would make for a great matchup that, most importantly, hasn't been done before. Del Rio's reactions haven't been to that of a top face, but he hasn't been positioned there, right? The World Title has been shown to be infinitely less valuable then the WWE Title. After a hot start, his feud with Swagger was quickly pushed aside and down the card.

Del Rio has a natural charisma and like-ability that make him a solid face, as well as a crowd-pleasing moveset and a likeable manager/ring-announcer. He won't ever be 'the guy', but he's in a good place right now as a face. He's not on the level of Cena, Bryan, or Orton, but he's entrenched in a spot just below, which isnt a bad place to be for a guy who just turned face 6 months ago after being a heel throughout his entire WWE tenure.

I for one would like to see him turn heel again and feud with Kane. Once team hell no is finished, Kane won't have much to do except sqaush matches, which I don't want to see. I think Alberto could turn heel and use defeating Kane as something to prove himself with, and then move on to other big guys.

None of this makes sense. Did you see Raw last night? Tell Hell No or not, Kane seems to be keeping plenty busy with one Dean Ambrose, as in a single's feud. Kane is such a tweener that he can work with anyone on the roster, so why change a character that's working like Del Rio and put him into a pointless feud with Kane?

Plus with Del Rio as a face they have pretty much done all they can do with him as a face and as a heel with Del Rio he has more potential even though he was pushed to the moon as a heel, even you have to admit that Del Rio was at his best making the crowd the fans hate him.

So he's spent six months as a face after spending three years as a heel, yet he's done all he can do as a face and has much more to do....as a heel? Makes perfect sense.

personlly, I'd like to see him stay a face and have a series of matches with Ziggler. Depending on how their first match goes, I think that's likely the short term plan, and the right idea. If they want to do a 'challenger of the month' for Dolph, assuming he survives Del Rio, then I could see Del Rio playing a large role and perhaps even winning the WHC MITB case.

Wouldn't it be ironic if Del Rio won the case and cashed it on Ziggler, doncha think?

 

[Leveller]

I honestly am very lost with where Del Rio is meant to be. I think its obvious that WWE wants to keep him face and I can agree with the idea of that but he needs to be out of the title picture for a while. Maybe give him some feuds that could just show his character a bit more. Hell even maybe a feud with someone like Dibiase.

Dibiase could go around bragging about his money and his wealth and basically following in his fathers footsteps. He could go on saying he doesnt need the fans. He has the girls, the money, the fame and all he needs is the belt.
I would have Del Rio then tell him that life isnt about money or fame and he learnt that the hard way. This could lead to a feud for contender-ship to a title shot.

Just an idea

 

[LoudClearVoice]

What's next for ADR?

Alberto Del Rio - Good Luck in All Your Future Endeavors!


I'm just joking. Truth be told, I think his gimmick is too one dimensional, especially as a face. As a heel he was a rich, Mexican aristocrat, kinda like the American version of JBL. As a face, he's just a Mexican guy that has good in-ring skills, that's it.

I think he needs to go back to the heel gimmick or they need to find a good heel Mexican for him to feud with, to at least make things interesting. The feud with Swagger wasn't terrible but it was Zeb Coulter that made it good, not ADR.

I don't hate ADR but I don't like him either. He's starting to look too generic, and no matter how much they force him on us, he can't seem to get over.

 

[Terry Gyimah]

Del Rio should go after either the WWE United States Championship or he should go after the WWE Intercontinental Championship because these are the only 2 titles Del Rio hasn't won yet in his career, the mid-card titles Del Rio hasn't won yet are those along with the WWE Tag Team Championship

And I would love to see Del Rio in a program with either Ambrose over the WWE United States Championship or to see him in a program with either Barrett or Miz over the IC Title

 

[info62]

Del Rio should go after either the WWE United States Championship or he should go after the WWE Intercontinental Championship because these are the only 2 titles Del Rio hasn't won yet in his career, the mid-card titles Del Rio hasn't won yet are those along with the WWE Tag Team Championship

And I would love to see Del Rio in a program with either Ambrose over the WWE United States Championship or to see him in a program with either Barrett or Miz over the IC Title

Going for the US or IC title sounds like a good idea since one world title is already involved in a feud and the other is MIA.

The IC title scene seems like the better option IMO. Seems like they will be adding Curtis Axel to the mix, so if they add ADR too, then it might be interesting to see what they do with Barrett, Miz, Curtis Axel and ADR involved with the title. Stress on the "might be".

I disagree with all the heel turn suggestions though. I prefer him as face and his face turn just started pretty recently

 

[kadroan]

Alberto del rio has been in the world title picture for a very long time now, with most people wanting him out of it(myself included). My question is what should they do with him once he is? Two questions.

Would you want him to remain face, or turn heel again?

Who would you want him to feud with?

I for one would like to see him turn heel again and feud with Kane. Once team hell no is finished, Kane won't have much to do except sqaush matches, which I don't want to see. I think Alberto could turn heel and use defeating Kane as something to prove himself with, and then move on to other big guys.

Move him to the tag division with Ricardo. Him and Ricardo could be like the Los Guerreros back when SD was better than RAW. Having more established names like Del Rio could boost the tag division

 

[Jack-Hammer]

I've liked Del Rio since he came to WWE. However, generally speaking, Del Rio's sort of a one trick pony when it comes to his character. Initially, his gimmick as the "Mexican Aristocrat" worked but eventually became pretty repetitive, especially when it came to hi promo work. As a result, I don't believe that Del Rio has clicked in the major way WWE was hoping. He's had three runs as a World Champion in WWE but he's just not gotten over in a major way Del Rio is very good inside the ring but, as a face, I don't think he'd be as over as he currently is without Ricardo.

Dolph Ziggler has finally been cleared to return to action and will do so against Del Rio this Sunday at Payback. For the time being, I think WWE have Ziggler going into Payback looking vulnerable. On SD!, I expect some sort of confrontation in which Del Rio gets the better of him. If that happens, then it makes sense given that Ziggler has been out of action with a concussion. I expect him to retain and I'm hoping to see Ziggler move on afterward.

As for what becomes of Del Rio next, I could easily see Del Rio as a strong challenger for one of the mid-card tiles. With Fandango out of action due to suffering a concussion at last week's SD! taping, Curtis Axel has been added to the triple threat match at the ppv against Barrett & Miz. In my opinion, I think it makes the outcome of that match a little more unclear. Curtis Axel has only very, very recently started getting pushed, so I don't know if WWE has simply decided to step up his push and maybe push Fandango later on. After all, the writing was on the wall for Fandango to walk out with the IC title. Wade Barrett's a great talent but WWE has massively misused him as IC champ to such a point that the title needs to be taken off him. There's just no salvaging his run right now. As for Miz, personally, I don't really see too many people anxious to see Miz get another run with the title. If Axel wins this Sunday, or if WWE has Barrett retain just for Fandango to take the title later, I think Del Rio would be a strong mid-card feud for either guy.

I could also see Del Rio used against Dean Ambrose for a while. While Del Rio could be a solid mid-card opponent for Ambrose over the US title, I think Axel or Fandango would benefit more. Over the past 7 months or so, The Shield has score huge wins over much bigger stars than Del Rio and have firmly established themselves as top players in the game. As a result, Del Rio feuding with Ambrose would give Ambrose a boost as a singles champ, but not anywhere close to the same level that Axel or Fandango would get.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

I have been one of ADR's biggest fans around here and find his ring work to be smooth as a baby's bottom. He is a fantastic in there and he has a good manager/lackey that is over in his own right. He is winning over fans gradually and only I need from him is, a personal feud.


He has been in and around the title scene for so DAMN long. I said this like a year ago, keep him away from the title for a good 6-8 months and give him a good old fashioned 'I hate you' feud. Swagger and the American angle was a good start, now what he needs is to go into this summer with a storyline that doesn't involve the title. Rather attacks his heritage, bring up his lineage and maybe even involve his father and his Pan-American participation. Bring up his MMA and Amateur background and put him in there with someone who is a great 'mat man' himself.







P.S I am sure Ziggler vs ADR will be a great match this Sunday and I look forward to it.

 

[Terry Gyimah]

Yes Alberto Del Rio is a 2nd generation superstar the son of Mexican wrestling royalty in terms of his lineage being the son of Dos Caras Sr., the nephew of Mexican legend and WWE Hall of Famer Mil Mascaras yes they should bring up Del Rio's legacy his lineage but incorporate that into a feud but just who can he feud with though, that is the question? But if anything they should have him in the WWE Intercontinental Championship scene and I'll tell you why? Because with Del Rio holding the IC Title he can actually restore even more prestige into this title since he is a main eventer so to see him holding this title and holding it for a long time he can bring the IC Title back to its former glory of the 1990s