Future WWE "Superstar" - Chris Masters, Zack Ryder or Tyler Reks?

[C.K.O.]

The Headliners of WWE Superstars on Thursday Nights Chris Masters, Tyler Reks & Zack Ryder have been nothing but uber impressive as of late more then most superstars on The "A" & "B" shows RAW & Smackdown. So my question is..

Which WWE "Superstar" will be the FIRST Breakout WWE Superstar?

 

[Jason Scene]

Zack Ryder comes across too goofy to "breakout", he has a laughble gimmick and provides us with entertainment and he was the number one contendor for the WWE Championship for 3 MINUTES! But I can't see him doing much, although I'd like to. And even though it isn't much of a compliment, he's the more succesful one of the Edgeheads/Major Brothers.

Chris Masters, if given a good run of matches on Smackdown and a couple big wins will breakout. It's a guarentee, he has a fanbase oddly enough although it's mostly the IWC. But the IWC has power, look at Bryan Danielson.

Tyler Reks to me is a failed experiment. His darkness and look reminds me of Mike Knox. I can see Reks being released mid-year.

 

[TSG]

Zack Ryder. I've preached it forever, he has what it takes, He has good in-ring work, is entertaining on the mic, is more or less a decent enough size, he has personality and charisma, and knows to to work a crowd. He understands the psychology to be a heel and could place a face easily also. If he works hard and sticks with it, he could be something special one day. Woo, Woo, Woo: You Know It.

 

[iamthegame]

I think Masters has the look, the mic skills and the devastating submission move to be a WWE champion but what he lacks is the big power move. WWE need to find a powerful impact move to really help him breakout. A heel turn would also benefit his career once he has broken out.

Tyler Reks to me is a failed experiment. His darkness and look reminds me of Mike Knox. I can see Reks being released mid-year.

Reks has the massive impact move and the look to go with it but I agree with this statement. His mic skills are limited and there really isn't more room in the WWE for another 'power' wreslter (ie Sheamus, Kane, Cena, Mark Henry, Masters, Ryan etc. are already occupying that position).

Zack Ryder comes across too goofy to "breakout", he has a laughble gimmick and provides us with entertainment and he was the number one contendor for the WWE Championship for 3 MINUTES! But I can't see him doing much, although I'd like to. And even though it isn't much of a compliment, he's the more succesful one of the Edgeheads/Major Brothers.

Completely agree, once a wrestler is portrayed as being a joke they remain that way with a few exceptions.

Which WWE "Superstar" will be the FIRST Breakout WWE Superstar?

Masters. We know him, he's gigantic, he didn't bail off to TNA even though he was released, he has a great finisher and is good on the mic in my opinion. Add the power move and he's there.

 

[shalindar]

all of these guys have been in wwe for at least an year. If they haven't figured out what to do with them by now, that pretty much means they will never be anything significant.

 

[The Devils Angel]

I have a feeling that Tyler Reks will be huge, wwe gave him a push right of the bat and put him on the SD! bragging rights team, he needs more tv time and a good feud on SD!

Masters has had his chance and he has already passed the peak of his carrer, all he's got is the masterlock going for him, other then that, another release from wwe.

Ryder, where do i begin, his gimmick is just well annoying, i only cared about him was when he was in a tag team with Hawkins and in the La Familia stable. Other then that if no gimmick change by this time next year, FCW or unemployment line

 

[Tattooed Jesus]

I bet all 3 are gone when they have a mass mid card releasing after WM27. It has already been reported that this is in the works, so that the WWE can save money. They will release a bunch of mid card guys that they don't think are worth the money and replace them with developmental guys that will work cheaper.

 

[MaxSteel]

I voted Zack Ryder, and I'll tell you why he's the most promising one to breakout:

First, as somebody had stated above me, Tyler Rex is a failed experiment. He simply doesn't fit the atmosphere in WWE. Maby if he goes to TNA, he has more success. Who knows.

Chris Masters, his problem is different. If you've watched his recent matches, you could see he look pretty much like a main eventer, since he's huge, has a whole lot of strength, and has a few nice moves like The Dropkick he learned. However, in the first time he signed with the company, he didn't have as much moves, and he was even worse than Mark Henry in the ring. The company seems to remember that time, ignore his improvement, and book him to job on. I don't know what's the reason behind it, but it's no doubt something political, so it's unlikely to change.

As for Zack, he has everything to be an upper-mid carder. He has the potential charisma and the mic skills, which you can easily see if you watch his relitively new show. He also has some very good wrestling skills. His problem is his gimmick, but this can always be changed in many ways. By the way, his new show seemed to get him much more popular both with the fans and the superstars, which is a good thing for him. There is a high chance of him getting a push very soon, and I really hope to see it. It's way over due.

 

[Terminal Sledgehammer]

Right now I feel like it's Ryder. Yes I am a fan of his but with Snooki coming on RAW monday I feel he'll get involved with her segment someway (and it will be awful), but he'll show up some more after that too. Also of the above choices he is the best availible.

2nd choice is Chris Masters who has actually been on TV recently. He looks like champion and can wrestle fairly well, so why not have him in a better place than he is now, and that does not mean kill him.

Reks is who? I think I remember him as the guy they jobbed Kaval too and then kicked him to the side and forgot about him. All he needs (that I can see) is too get in The Corre because he cannot float on his own at this point in time.

 

[thegreekhero]

I've always like Chris Masters, back when he was a main RAW superstar along with Cena, HBK, and Angle. I really think he should be the breakout star of the three. He has the look, the in ring abilities, and has decent mic skills. I can see him as an IC Champion to start, but I think he should be up on the World Heavyweight Title rankings by late '11.

 

[airvar]

Zack Ryder..

His GIMMICK makes him laughable, but who has pulled off the Guido gimmick better than Zack? He's a funny guy, the fans who follow him not on on twitter, but who give him a chance absoutely LOVE the guy.. He has a solid (Albiet smaller) fanbase who are nuts about the guy.. His time on ECW proved he is far from "bad" in the ring when he is booked to look competitively, and his Mic skills are pretty impressive.. They may not be on the level of some of the main eventers in the WWE at the moment, but they are far from useless..

He has good solid TALENT, and has made the absoulte most out of being a heel jobber/ comedy character.. His interactions with Edge on Raw were pretty entertaining, and the guy is one of the youngest guys in the WWE (He's like 25 years old)..


Most Superstars don't get a real "push" untill they are 27-31 with a few special exceptions. I can easily see they repackaging, or re-working Ryder's character to fully utilize his talent, right now they don't need to develop him, he's young and they have a desperate need for jobbers with all the people they are trying to push, but once he "puts in his dues" he will get a shot to prove he can be a legit entertainer, and so far in his career he's pretty much been given a pile of dog shit gimmick wise and got his own little cult following fan base going with it..

You also have to rember he had the "Long Island Guido" gimmick WELL before Jersey Shore was out, and had his own little following WELL before the Jersey Shore craze was out.. This guy has put in the time, and a massive amount of hard work to get his crappy gimmick over, and done so somewhat succesfully for the tools he has been given. God forbid you made him a legitimate entertainer, he might actually have a shot of getting over..



Master's has been given a shot in the past and failed, and Tyler Reks was put on smackdown weekly for a while and failed to garner any sort of attention...

 

[MondayNightWars]

That is a hard one, I like Chris Masters and Zack Ryder. Tyler Reks' fighting style is similar to Sheamus, and I don't want another one of that. Chris Masters and Zack Ryder are very talented, though. Zack Ryder is awesome on the mic and the ring. He's better than the Miz in my opinion, Miz can barely make a good match. Zack Ryder's matches with Christian were awesome. Chris Masters matches with anybody was entertaining. Tyler Reks' despite a good finisher, barely ever made a good match. But seeing how wwe loves big guys like Tyler Reks, they might push him. That would be a shame.

 

[CleverName51]

The Headliners of WWE Superstars on Thursday Nights Chris Masters, Tyler Reks & Zack Ryder have been nothing but uber impressive as of late more then most superstars on The "A" & "B" shows RAW & Smackdown. So my question is..

Which WWE "Superstar" will be the FIRST Breakout WWE Superstar?

I'm gonna go with Zack Ryder: his gimmick, while annoying...is catchy. Also, with Snooki on Raw on Monday, maybe she can do a skit with him to get him some exposure. He could be billed as a solid mid-card, upper-mid card superstar coming close to the WHC but never winning it. Use him like John Morrison is now, and then turn him into a sympathetic character who fans get behind is he finally wins the big one.

Tyler Reks: He's got size and power, but no personality, I can't see him being anything more than a body guard for someone like the Miz.

Chris Masters: his history with drugs/steroids will hold him back no matter what kind of reaction he gets. Masters isn't Jeff Hardy, he doesn't have the merch sales to justify looking past his past drug problems. Honestly, I can see him being cut again.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

I'll say none of them.

Masters is actually quite over..on Superstars. Until that translates to the bigger stage, I have no reason to believe he'll break out. Guys with less talent have gotten over before, so it's not all that unbelievable.

Tyler Reks looks and wrestles like a monster heel. He's big, somewhat athletic, and understands how to work a solid match. However, he's been around for some time now, and hasn't done much of anything. Pushing him as a major heel has sort of come and gone, I think.

Zack Ryder is the most overrated IWC sweetheart I've seen in a long time. His character is a joke, and I see nothing special there. I don't recall seeing anything from Ryder that made me care. He hasn't had a great match to speak of, and he's been around for a few years already. I just don't see it happening.

Reks is probably the most likely, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[LegendKiller716]

Well, unless things have changed it was reported that Chris Masters is in line for a push after Wrestlemania. So, I think he is the guy. He has the look, he has a fan base, his mic skills are lacking, but they are good enough.

As for Ryder, I still believe he gets drafted to Smackdown and teams with Hawkins again.

Reks, I like him, he has a good finisher, and if he gets rid of the dreads he would have a good look (he just looks dirty), but I think if something was gonna happen, it would have.

 

[marklouis]

Zack Ryder, because the guy is pretty good in the ring, and he was the one thing neither of the other guys have-personality. Masters is the generic pumped up guy (which is probably a plus in Vince McMahon's book) and Tyler Reks is just...there. There's nothing that interesting about him. Ryder is solid on the mic, & his youtube videos are really funny. You can always make him less laughable-just have him jump Daniel Bryan or some other face & let the feud go from there. Maybe Ryder should be sent to Smackdown where he & Kofi Kingston could feud over the IC title. But, there's no doubt that of the 3 guys you mentioned, Zack Ryder has the most star potential. Woo Woo Woo, You Know It.

 

[TheTemp]

I've said it before, Chris Masters isn't any better than he was before they released him the first time. He's never been very entertaining.

Ryder is probably the most talented of the three. He needs his shot at the big time. He'll have great matches against Morrison and Bryan and Bourne and others.

Reks is much better than Masters, and has a great finisher to top it off. His face run on ECW was so-so, and he wasn't bad. But he's changed his style a bit since he returned on Smackdown as a heel, and he's been a beast for the most part. Just needs the right feud.

 

[StunningBlackMamba24]

I totally agreee..... Zack Ryder. This guy has alot of talent. God Sakes he was the number 1 contender to the wwe championship! plus this guy has mic skills hes jus jobbing on superstars. This guy deserves to spend time on RAW! Chris Masters hes good too, he also deserves to spend more time on smackdown not jus job on superstars along with curt hawkins trent barretta and jtg. Like seriously, a year from now jtg would have one hell of a good match with cody rhodes. i got pissed of what just happened against cody rhodes this past friday. Zack Ryder definently.

 

[Mr. Conman]

I voted for Masters..I read a while ago that he is supposed to get a decent push after Wrestlemania i see a good future ahead of him.

now as for MR.WOO WOO WOO and Tyler Flop if zack ryder gets a new gimmick i think he can get a push and reks will get released by this year

 

[TheMaskedNewton]

Nice thread....

I believe all three of them have a legitmate chance to become break-out star...

Chris Masters is doing what Triple H was doing after the Clique fiasco....he was jobbing for a full year....I believe Chris Masters is paying his dues on the Superstar brand...for his drugs/steroids issue...and he is impressive...

Tyler Reks though a power house wrestler as many others in the WWE, has a completely different look and feel...a man from the wild...and he is impressive in the ring...

And then there is Zack Ryder....I have not seen him...nor his videos...but if CM Punk says you are gold then you must be!!!

Btw, didn't anyone over here saw the tweet from CM Punk to John Cena about the Rock? I didn't see that posted on any of the news sites, no thread on it!! Haha...that was the funniest tweet ever!!

 

[CelticCorey]

Wow. First of all, Masters is a lot younger than I thought. He definitely can look believable in the main event based on his look. Eddie Guerrero got released because of his drug problems and then later came back and won the WWE Championship. Now, Masters is no Eddie; but this tells me that Vince can be a believer in second chances. I personally felt like Carlito he had his chance to run with the ball but didn't. I thought they had something 5-6 years ago with the guy. I'm not betting on it. However, I wouldn't say it's impossible.


Tyler Reks- Really don't care about this guy. Don't care for the look. Don't care for the ring skills. I just don't care about this guy at all.

Zack Ryder- AHA! Now we have something here. Some people think that Zack Ryder has better mic skills than the Miz. He has everything it takes to be a maineventer and is far more talented than his current spot. I am hoping they give him a chance to shine in the midcard and then maybe gradually push him. There are other guys I would rather see with the World Title; but there are also guys whom I'll take Zack Ryder over them in a heartbeat. Maybe he'll be repackaged. Who knows? I mean, a lot of people can't take someone serious because of their character. What's wrong with some comedy by main eventers? I'm not talking goofy Santino comedy but if a wrestler can make me laugh, then I could be more in favor of them being in the main event. Not always but there are times where that happens. 100% super serious main eventers all the damn time are boring.

Sadly, I don't see any of these guys actually making it. I think Ryder has what it takes and I like the guy; but I don't see it happening sadly.