Of The Following, Who Is The Most "Ready?"

[CelticCorey]

You know, there are always people who say that whenever a new person becomes champ, they're not ready, so of the following, who do you think IS THE MOST ready to main event and/or become champion? I should note that this does NOT mean you think they ARE ready, just who is the most ready of the following?

John Morrison: Not necessarily the Janetty of the Dirtsheet Duo because he has had a nice year. Ok mic worker in my opinion. He has shown me he can sell and has done well in the midcard. This past year or so he has spent lots of time in the upper midcard and main event. Some can't take him serious because of attire but it makes him unique. Vince says he can't win a real fight. Can Rey beat Kane in a real fight? Can CM Punk/Miz beat Cena in a real fight? I would be inclined to think no unless a foreign object was used.

Kofi Kingston- Somebody who hasn't mainevented a lot in recent memory, if at all. Can put on enjoyable matches. I see him as marketable. Definitely one of the most over midcarders on the roster. Definitely underrated on the mic. He gets little to no mic time but his delivery is not too bad at all. Also knows how to elicit responses from the crowd during his matches.

Alberto Del Rio- Mr. Money in the Bank, Royal Rumble winner. Has gotten a title shot at TLC, Wrestlemania, Extreme Rules. Not bad on the mic but has gotten redundant. Good in the ring. I like him but the main reason why is because of Ricardo. He is awfully close.

Daniel Bryan- lack of size hasn't stopped others from becoming champion. I know he can talk. He's one of the many midcarders who can talk but get little to no time and are watered down. Obviously a fantastic wrestler. He was well on his way last year when he was U.S. Champion and booked as somebody who won 95% of his matches. Then it went away and now he is Mr. MITB for Smackdown.

Mark Henry- Has had an entertaining heel run and has stayed loyal throughout his time in the company. Has the size but there is the whole black champion thing and his age. He's 40.

Dolph Ziggler- I would be inclined to think he was perfectly ready when he lost the IC belt. Wrong place at the wrong time though. Had a terrific IC title reign, another person who gets little mic time but isn't that bad. One of the best wrestlers and a terrific midcard champion. Prior to his haircut his look screamed Future Champ.

R-Truth. Another person almost 40 but has been hated since he created Little Jimmy and been an effective heel.

Cody Rhodes- Not great on the mic but he is ok. Really good wrestler. His steam has cooled down but he is IC champ so that is good.

Wade Barrett- Excellent on the mic. Has size, presence. Has main evented so many times but has not been able to capture anything.

Brodus Clay- here is my pick. Size, agility, really good big man. Decent wrestler, outstanding talker, intimidating as can be. Has the look, stands out. Half the people seem to like him, half don't.

So who is your pick out of these? Again, does NOT mean you think they are ready, just who IS the most ready OUT of this group?

 

[LegendKiller716]

Wade Barrett - No question about it. This guy was in the main event his whole first year. He wasn't just thrown there either, he earned it and looked like he belonged. He was the favorite to win the title from John Cena and Randy Orton. How many people can say that?

Wade can easily step back into the main event and win the belt.

 

[EdgeLives_4evr]

I'm between Wade Barrett & John Morrison. Morrison has really been capable of being a main eventer since his days in ECW but there hasn't been a real good push for him. Wade Barrett though has the right amount of momentum right now to where if they put him #1 contender against the World Heavyweight Champion it would be believable if he won it and people would be a little more satisfied than if Mark Henry beat Orton or Daniel Bryan beat Christian (who really shouldn't be champion right now either.)

 

[Serious Mozzarella]

Out of your list, probably R-Truth, considering he's been the second most entertaining person on wrestling right now under CM Punk and his entire feud, and Alberto Del Rio, assuming he gets put into some decent storylines that aren't feulled by someone "getting sick of him talking about his destiny" or whatever.

Honestly, I've never really had a good sense of people who are future stars, or who are "ready" to make the transition into the main event. If you asked me whether John Cena would be the face of the company when he was a rapping midcarder, I probably would have laughed and said no.

ADR is someone I get that sense from, as is Cody Rhodes.

 

[Harthan]

Well, Mark Henry was Raw MVP this one time...

I kid, of course. I think Mark would make an interesting World Heavyweight Champion but I don't see it in the cards and I don't think he's the most fit on this list.

I might be in a minority here for not really liking Alberto del Rio. I wanted to so bad, and I did, for a while, when he was on SmackDown. But I just can't get into him on Raw. His gimmick got stale pretty quick and I'm just not that into him. When I look forward to the future of Raw, I keep thinking "Well, we can get del Rio's title reign out of the way here, and then move on to better stuff" because I just don't care much for him and don't think he'll be that great of a champion.

My pick for most ready right now is Cody Rhodes. I think if I had to give someone the world title tomorrow, Rhodes would be the man to do it. He's a great wrestler, great mic workers, he's over...he's pretty much all you could want. He's got a ready made feud with Randy Orton that has main event written all over it. He's been incredibly successful in his gimmick over the last few months, since WrestleMania in general, and I think he's really ready to hold a world title. Barrett and Morrison are other good picks, but Barrett for me needs to reestablish himself and work on drawing heat a little better. Morrison also needs to get reestablished coming back from his injury and show us a little more mic work, though I've said elsewhere I could see Morrison challenging for the title at WrestleMania as a Royal Rumble winner.

 

[fenfool]

I'd have to say Mark Henry...he's been around forever, he's got the look, he's a vet, and he's been doing well lately. I'm not saying he is ready to be a smashingly successful champ, but he can fit into a nice little run. I think with a mouthpiece, depending on who that is, he could have a more entertaining run than people might give him credit for.

Next I'd say Truth...he's turned some heads lately, and I could see him as a bit of a transitional champ.

 

[theBusiness]

Del Rio is the most ready (no doubt in my mind), with Barrett a close second. The man oozes charisma and personality, great on the mic, and pretty damn good in the ring. Rhodes and R-Truth will be ready sooner rather than later, but not just yet. And I will not watch smackdown is Henry wins the title, don't hate the guy but he really needs to retire already. He's holding back young talent. Do you guys realize he's been in the company since 1996?!

On kofi, he really needs to change up his character. Perhaps turning heel is his best bet. The guy is very popular and ALWAYS has a connection going on with the crowd. One of the best in ring workers. Not the best mic worker but can only improve. I hope he becomes a legit main eventer one day, but I simply can't see it happening with his current gimmick/character.

 

[The Rich]

Wade Barrett, without a shadow of a doubt in my opinion.


He is young, has a great look, great size, fantastic mic and in-ring skills.

He led two dominat factions - The Nexus (The most dominant faction the WWE has arguably ever seen, he headlined several PPVs during this time and had a few WWE Championship matches.) The Corre (They had their moments, They had a match at Wrestlemania 27 and Barrett also became the WWE Intercontinental Champion)

I was worried that after the end of The Corre he would be relegated to the SmackDown midcard, but a good fued with Daniel Bryan, culminating with a victory over him at Summerslam 2011 has propelled Wade Barrett right back in the game!

He is without question, a future WWE/World Heavyweight Champion.

 

[SecondCitySaint]

I've definitely got "Daniel" Bryan Danielson as my pick, along with Barrett and ADR. Of all three, Barrett is the best on the mic. Danielson is the best wrestler. ADR, from what I've read, is the best politicker backstage. If someone can get in Vince's ear, you know he/she is going to get that push, whether or not the fans feel that person deserves it.
This is where I am going to go a little bit off the path and "derail" the conversation, as one mod has accused me of before. I think HHH is the most ready. We all know his ego is over the moon. He wants to beat Ric Flair's record of 16 world title victories. I, for one, believe that him coming back as the COO is just a detour to making him the main person again.

 

[911 JP]

John Morrison: Not necessarily the Janetty of the Dirtsheet Duo because he has had a nice year. Ok mic worker in my opinion. He has shown me he can sell and has done well in the midcard. This past year or so he has spent lots of time in the upper midcard and main event. Some can't take him serious because of attire but it makes him unique. Vince says he can't win a real fight. Can Rey beat Kane in a real fight? Can CM Punk/Miz beat Cena in a real fight? I would be inclined to think no unless a foreign object was used.

John Morrison is deffinately Main Event ready, he proved that at the start of this year. But the one problem that he has is his mic skills, they really bare a comparison with a Jenna Marossca v Sharmel match, you are just uncomfortable watching they are that bad. And without mic skills you cant tell a good story in a rivalry, and that is what makes him NOT main event ready, no promo skill = not a good maineventer. Not Main Event Ready

Kofi Kingston- Somebody who hasn't mainevented a lot in recent memory, if at all. Can put on enjoyable matches. I see him as marketable. Definitely one of the most over midcarders on the roster. Definitely underrated on the mic. He gets little to no mic time but his delivery is not too bad at all. Also knows how to elicit responses from the crowd during his matches.

No I dont view Kofi as a credible main eventer, upper mid card is where he is at home and is where he should stay for the fore seeable future. Yea he is a good wrestler and his mic skills are good enough, but I just dont see him as a main eventer. His rivalry with Orton a few years back was good, but that was really just an upper midcard rivalry, nad that is where he shined. Not Main Event ready

Alberto Del Rio- Mr. Money in the Bank, Royal Rumble winner. Has gotten a title shot at TLC, Wrestlemania, Extreme Rules. Not bad on the mic but has gotten redundant. Good in the ring. I like him but the main reason why is because of Ricardo. He is awfully close.

This guy is deffinately Main Event ready, and by winning Money in the Bank, it looks as if he is just about there. He is a credible wrestler with mic skills that are not only draw a reaction but are believeable Main Event raedy

Daniel Bryan- lack of size hasn't stopped others from becoming champion. I know he can talk. He's one of the many midcarders who can talk but get little to no time and are watered down. Obviously a fantastic wrestler. He was well on his way last year when he was U.S. Champion and booked as somebody who won 95% of his matches. Then it went away and now he is Mr. MITB for Smackdown.

No size doesnt matter if you can wrestle, and DB can deffinately wrestle, but what I believe is holding him back from the main event is his mic skills and personality, he is a good wrestler, but his personality is bland and boring, if he works on that then he is deffinatley main event ready but until I see a change in persona, then he is not main event ready Decision Pending

Mark Henry- Has had an entertaining heel run and has stayed loyal throughout his time in the company. Has the size but there is the whole black champion thing and his age. He's 40.

This guy has always been a solid worker, he is a power house, and with his recent run of dominance its now or never... his in ring skills are still believeable and his mic skills have improved incerdibly over tha last year.. Main Event ready

Dolph Ziggler- I would be inclined to think he was perfectly ready when he lost the IC belt. Wrong place at the wrong time though. Had a terrific IC title reign, another person who gets little mic time but isn't that bad. One of the best wrestlers and a terrific midcard champion. Prior to his haircut his look screamed Future Champ.

He was main eventing on Smackdown, he is good in ring, has good mic skills, andwas in the main event where he should have been at the time, but then they move him to Raw and kick him well back into the mid card? he has allot of work to do now before he is Main Event ready. Not Main Event ready

R-Truth. Another person almost 40 but has been hated since he created Little Jimmy and been an effective heel.

He is where he he needs to be, doesnt need to main event, he is a solid upper mid card and is where he seems destined to be.

Cody Rhodes- Not great on the mic but he is ok. Really good wrestler. His steam has cooled down but he is IC champ so that is good.

He is also where he needs to be currently, he doesnt need to be pushed to the ME and lose the head of steam that he has been building.

Wade Barrett- Excellent on the mic. Has size, presence. Has main evented so many times but has not been able to capture anything.

Wade Barrett is another guy that if he got thrown into the main event right now he could hold his own. A solid wrestler, solid mic skills, and a solid character. Wade Barrett is Main Event ready, and I believe he is just waiting to take his rightful place there.

Brodus Clay- here is my pick. Size, agility, really good big man. Decent wrestler, outstanding talker, intimidating as can be. Has the look, stands out. Half the people seem to like him, half don't.

No, he is where he needs to be, on superstars, honing his skills, building a personality and paying his dues, I'm enjoying his work there and doesnt need to be moved YET.

So who is your pick out of these? Again, does NOT mean you think they are ready, just who IS the most ready OUT of this group?

Out of everyone listed I'm really tied between Wade Barrett, he is just waiting to get his ME spot on Smackdown, after Orton v Christian is finished he will be the perfectly, rightful fit into the Main Event picture.

And Alberto Del Rio, just about there, I still see him ending the Punk v Cena saga and cashing in and becoming WWE Champion.

 

[Scuba 06]

I'm going to do this power ranking style. So bear with me.

#1.Alberto Del Rio - The obvious choice here.This guy was easily the hop heel on smackdown for much of the last year. Although I thought he got pushed too fast, WWE did the right thing by not making him champ right away. Now he looks much more like a credible contender. He's already won a rumble. He fought against the champ Edge at Wrestlemania in a good match. He had another strong showing in his whc match against Christian a month later. Add some wins over top guys like Mysterio and Big Show, and he has a pretty impressive resume. He's already technically a main eventer, now he's just an uncrowned champion. He's defiently good on the mic and easily one of the best in the ring, its a given he will be champ at some point, thats why he's mr.mitb.

#2.Wade Barret - Barrett's not far behind but he's still not in Del Rio's league just yet. Some people love this guy, im not really sure why, he's talented but he inst that big of a deal to me. He's defiently better than most of his peers on the mic but i dont find his in-ring work to be anything special. He hasnt had a break-out match in my mind. With that said, he does have some material on his resume to back up a main event push. He did to a decent job working with nexus. He got experience by facing Cena a couple of times, even getting a win. He has had a dent run in the IC title picture. So yeah he has a relatively strong background to go off of.

#3.R-Truth - Although this might not be fair, I would have to rank R-Truth higher as having a better shot at being a legit champ than most others, because he has already been a champ, although in another company. If yiu seen Truth as champ early TNA/NWA, u know he can be a main event player. Regardless, in WWE, for the last couple months, he has done quite the job of being a big-time heel on raw with his new persona. He has defiantly generated a lot of interest in a lacking show lately. He's not great but good on the mic. He has a unique, unpredictable character. And although he can improve in the ring, he's pretty good when he puts in the effort.

#4.John Morrison - Im kind of uncertain as to whether he should be this high. Its a complex situation with Jomo, but I can defiently say he has fallen a few steps back in recent months. He finished last year pretty strong, beating at the time king sheamus, a former wwe champ, a couple of times, including a pretty good ppv ladder match. Then he had a memorable championship match against miz on raw. His wm match was a joke, but he performed well in the Extreme rules main event with Cena and Miz. Jomo defiently has the fan base and is a good wrestler, but the mic work is what will keep him from progressing. He apperantly does have backstage issues to but if he could get his things together, he's already more or less a main eventer, so with an improvement on the mic skills and some more big wins under his belt, he's not far from contending for a championship.

#5.Cody Rhodes - In a show that just been lacking, continues to be a bright spot. Rhodes to me, is easily the most improved star of the last year or so. He was so dull in legacy. His dashing character has truly saved his career. The guy is underrated in my book and im surprised he inst in the main event already. I know he won the IC title but he should already had won it by now. WWE is behind on his push. Not saying he is ready to be WHC, but in a show lacking big heel stars, he should be moved up. He's good on the mic and in the ring. Although, besides Mysterio, he dosent have too many big wins or matches under his belt yet, so that holds him down too.

 

[Skairipa Matrix]

hmmm for me this would have to be a tie as i think both john morrison and dolph ziggler are both ready for the main event scene already and heres why....

John Morrison: pretty good in the ring,great high flyer and hes got some mic skills he could do great in the main event espically sense he works good with just about anybody.

Dolph Ziggler: good on the mic,good in the ring and hes been a pretty good champion but the question is does he get heat because of vickie guerrero? if so hes not gonna work in the main event as a heel but if its on his own then he will be fine he already had a good fued with edge

 

[Pedigree1]

well im going to join the masses and say mr wade barrett!! He has it all right now size the mic skills and i believe he make a credible champion a really good one!!! When do they tour england?? Give him the belt then (hint hint ADR the only reason why u have the belt now is because mexico tour is coming up) but seriously he should have won the MITB not Daniel Bryan!! He crushed bryan tonight he should take that briefcase and cash it on orton asap!! yes yes i know he rightfully doesnt own it challenge DB to it at NOC

 

[Headman]

Barrett is the most suited for the main events. Del Rio (Who I think is a one night champion, but we'll see) is a mystery to me. I don't see a single thing about him that screams main eventer. And I know there's that mexican tour thing, but I bet you by tomorrow night the title will be on an even more popular Mexican wrestler and Mr Del Rio will soon be back to working the mid card in a couple of months.

Morrison... He once stated in an interview that the WWE wanted to see a more intense John Morrison before he could get to the next level. He then went on to say he achieved this intensity by growing a beard. The guy is a hell of an athlete, but he's dumb as a post. He doesn't seem to get it yet, but I hope he does before he joins the Mr Kennedy's of the world in WWE exile.

R-Truth... I love his character and find him very entertaining, but he's just not a main eventer. Congratz to R-Truth on being the new Santino.

Anyway, yeah Barrett. That's the ticket.

 

[Awesome_Miz]

I am going outside the box and say ...... Evan Bourne.The reason is cause he is very entertaining and IMO he is next in line to be the next Rey Mysterio since the possibility of Sin Cara is out. I really believe it is his destiny to be the next Rey. Yeah he can't talk but Rey Mysterio is worse and to be honest he has that look of being a great world champion as a crueswieght.

 

[The Future Rises]

Dolph Ziggler : He's been having good matches for what? 2 years now? Yeah I think so. His promo skills? Impoved greatly. I think he was ready for the main event scene by the time he was feuding with Edge. All he got in Summerslam was a victory over Alex Riley in a dark match. Why couldn't they have cut the musical performance and made Ziggler look credible by beating the man who has gotten the upper hand on him in the past few weeks? He deserves more. They should just move him to Smackdown and put him in the same old Christian/Randy Orton main event scene. He's definitely the best WRESTLER out of all of those up and comers.

Brodus Clay comes in as my second pick. I've been a fan of him ever since NXT. He has mic skills, a unique look, great technical ability, agility, and a nice catchphrase. I really want to see Brodus shine in the Smackdown roster. Hopefully squashing his way to a world title in the next few years.

 

[jackson-lowe]

I would have to say Wade Barrett or Mark Henry.
Mark Henry beat Sheamus at SS, continuing his push from the company and I can see him facing Orton at NOC either 1 on 1 or triple threat with Sheamus
Wade Barret is ready regardless, they can put him up any time, and with his surprising win over Daniel Bryan, I think it is a possibility. He could be moved back into the main event picture quite soon

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

Of that group, the only ones anyone should seriously consider are ADR, Truth, and Henry. None of the others are over enough. Given that ADR just won, he's out. So unless you're too much of a fan of someone else to realize that they need to actually be over first before they are "read" not some garbage formular where you rate their in ring skills and mic skills and charisma, that leaves Truth and Henry. Truths' character pretty much requires he doesn't have much success, so that leaves Mark Henry.

Given that Night of Champions is coming up, I'd like to see Henry, Orton, Christian, and Sheamus in a fatal fourway. Have him win there. Hell in a cell comes around, Orton vs Henry. Something about Monster heel vs babyface that I love.

Henry is a good choice too because he's a vet and and won't do anything stupid to kill his overness like look confused or loose character for a moment and kill the confidence. Plus he's on Smackdown where it's kind of the number 1 1/2 title. Not a number 2 title, but not really the top either.

JoMo will get lots of votes on here because of MOVEZ but he has shit mic skills and has to be led in the ring to tell a coherant story and can't get over despite being a babyface coming back from injury against a hot heel. Which is basically like if you can't hit off Bronson Arroyo this year, you probably shouldn't be in the lineup.

Kingston is over but not that over. He too needs to be led and lacks mic skills. Really needs to develop enough confidence in his words to look straight into the camera. He always looks away, which makes him look nervous, which makes him less convincing.

Daniel Bryan really needs to work on his mic skills. He says everything fine, just add more flare to them. In ring work is flawless. The crowd is never really loud or chanting or cheer or booing, but by the climax of his match they bite on all his falsies and "oooo" and "aaaahhh" at shit, so they ARE paying attention. This means that he gets people into his match through hard work, he just can't get them to care enough about his character to be with him from the start. He's not close to being over enough.

Ziggler, they're gonna try with him. Seperate him from Vickie and see if he actually can get heat on his own. Being with Vickie "the heat magnate" Guerrero definately helped him. It's kinda like pushing your kid on the bicycle for the first time, they pushed him, got him going, now they're about to let go (take Vickie off) and see if he can ride by himself. If he can, he deserves it, but not yet, gotta see if he can get over on his own.

Truth as I said could do it. However, you don't do something stupid like having a chickenshit heel win clean (Christian fans) or take a character based on bitching about adversity and/or conspiracy and have them win a title just to reward them. Any pro wrestler worth his salt isn't a mark for the belt and would rather be paid more as compensation for drawing more.

Rhodes-he's pretty awesome. He's so awesome that they're pairing a guy who came up with him and saying he's "mentoring" him. Cody tells stories in the ring, good on the mic, and has a nice character going. He's pretty over. I say give him an upper card push, if he gets more over and succeeds, then give it a shot.

Clay-he's not really featured all that much and isn't over enough to hold the strap. Give him a few programs, see if he gets more over.

Wade Barrett-he's got all the tools, just needs the overness and the chance. So give him programs that progressively get higher up the card and see if he gets more over and if he does, give him a shot eventually.

 

[CelticCorey]

For those who might wonder why I put Brodus Clay in this group, allow me to repost my thoughts on him. This is from the unpopular wrestling opinions post:

"Brodus Clay not only has what it takes to main event, he has what it takes to Main Event IN 2011.

For a supposed "fat man" he moves really well. If I saw somebody like Cena, Zeke, Sheamus with their build, I definitely would not want to mess with them. But if I was walking down the streets and I saw Brodus Clay, I would shit bricks. He looks so intimidating with his size and that would make him believable. His "bad haircut" is one of those things that makes him unique. His size, presence, tattoos, intensity, facial expressions, all make him look intimidating that you wouldn't want to mess with.

I mean I could really see him feuding with Orton/Cena and with his mean streak he could REALLY build up sympathy for the babyface ESPECIALLY since he is quite the talker too. He's more than just any other big man. He really has what it takes to be a gigantic name in the WWE, starting this year and moving forward."

I mean going back and watching the videos on NXT, the dude was a heat magnet. WWE hyped Johnny Curtis to death and I'm not one who necessarily believes a straight main event title push for a new guy but Brodus is exceptionally talented and judging from what I've seen I see nothing that is holding him back. I got a kick out of the play on words promos but Brodus is infinitely more talented than Curtis.

 

[vthokie8]

I just don't think John Morrison is ready to main event yet, I know I am going to catch a lot of heat for this comment, but overall I'm not sold on him as a face. If he were the brash, cocky heel he was when he was in MNM or when he teamed with Miz, sure, but as a main event face, absolutely not. His mic skills are TERRIBLE as a face, he has an impressive moveset, but so has many others who havn't even touched the main event level. Morrison is a good upper level mid carder, but that is all I see him as.

That being said, I think Sheamus as a face deserves it. Yes, he has been in the main event picture as a heel, but I would love to see him get a main event push as a face just to see if he could gain a nice little following.

 

[TWJC: The Beginning]

I just don't think John Morrison is ready to main event yet, I know I am going to catch a lot of heat for this comment, but overall I'm not sold on him as a face. If he were the brash, cocky heel he was when he was in MNM or when he teamed with Miz, sure, but as a main event face, absolutely not. His mic skills are TERRIBLE as a face, he has an impressive moveset, but so has many others who havn't even touched the main event level. Morrison is a good upper level mid carder, but that is all I see him as.

That being said, I think Sheamus as a face deserves it. Yes, he has been in the main event picture as a heel, but I would love to see him get a main event push as a face just to see if he could gain a nice little following.

No, if he was a brash cocky heel (everyone on here's favorite kind of character, especially if they win clean and are an "anti-hero) then he'd have to be on offense more in matches. He's not good at all at piecing together a match to tell a story, so it'd expose more of his flaws.

If you think about it, Morrison is kind of in a damned if you do type of position. His look leans more towards heel. He just looks like the type of guy you want to beat the shit out of. However, in the ring he does flashy stuff and sucks ass in control segments, which you hide by having a guy be a babyface and get his ass kicked most of the match.