Should Kaz be a main event player?

[mentalsynapse]

We all know that anyone in the X-Division has more talent than most of the heavyweights and that Kaz is really talented, but does he deserve the spot that TNA has been pushing him into?

I mean, he's a really good wrestler but I just don't think that he has the charisma to be up there with the other main eventers. he had really good matches with both Angle and Cage, but where was the build up? I cant remember any promos from Kaz about either match so I was just left with the feeling that they were both good matches, but really meant nothing.

I just see him being there for a bit, but after a while his lack of character is just gonna bump him down the ladder again.

What do you all think?

 

[damienwhite]

Ive seen kazarians promos in wwe, and he has all the tools to make it into main event, the whole issue with his push is that tna, doesnt give time to home grown talent, they would rather push guys like angle and cage to elevate there brand and title, but aparently they are impressed with him as a wrestler so da man may get a main event push you smell me

 

[xmoshx]

i was at the impact tapin where kaz faced angle for the tna championship and i can say from watchin the match live kaz has soild in ring work and i feel he could be a main eventer in the future

 

[glpunk]

Kaz definitely needs to develop a solid character and/or gimmick. His ring work is good, always has been, but without a personality, there's no reason to care about him.

To quote JR, you need some sizzle to go with the steak.

 

[The not-so Great Khali]

Kaz definitely needs to develop a solid character and/or gimmick. His ring work is good, always has been, but without a personality, there's no reason to care about him.

To quote JR, you need some sizzle to go with the steak.

Complete agree with this.

Before becoming a main eventer Kaz needs to have a few decent feuds with established stars like Roode, Cage, Dudleyz tog et more over with the crowds. Also he needs to be able to say things on the mic to build those feuds. Finally, I think a couple of X-Division title reigns would do him the world of good.

 

[ACTAFOOL]

wow this probably coming from ppl who want TNA center their product on the x division or at least push them to the moon when in reality most of the x division guys have the same problems as kaz

put on great matches, but most of them lack everything else, like charisma, promo skills, mic skills, they might be OK but nothing great, nothing that would make most ppl care about them hell lethal wasnt anything b4 his dumbass gimmick, b4 his gimmick nobody even noticed him...

the reasons u guys are giving for kaz not being main event level is one of the main reasons TNA stopped focusing their product on the x division and use them mostly for entertaining matches and thats it...

 

[TheOneBigWill]

To be honest, I never looked at Kaz as a Main Event caliber wrestler, but his match with Christian Cage has changed my opinion. I think he could become the next in line to be similar to a Christian/Edge type build.

He isn't huge, but he's got the talent to go far. I agree with the majority that believes he needs to work on his mic. skills & find himself a character. To be honest, I miss Matt Bentley with Ms. Brooks, & I thought Bentley & Kaz were T.N.A.'s version of E&C. I loved them.

The only problem I have with this though, is T.N.A. has too much "W.W.E. talent" to build their own stars. I can't see Kaz EVER over shadowing the likes of Kurt Angle, Booker T., or Christian Cage. He'll probably get a midcard sized push, but get squashed by one of the true Main Eventers, then disappear again.

 

[MR.SCOTT]

To be honest, I never looked at Kaz as a Main Event caliber wrestler, but his match with Christian Cage has changed my opinion. I think he could become the next in line to be similar to a Christian/Edge type build.

He isn't huge, but he's got the talent to go far. I agree with the majority that believes he needs to work on his mic. skills & find himself a character. To be honest, I miss Matt Bentley with Ms. Brooks, & I thought Bentley & Kaz were T.N.A.'s version of E&C. I loved them.

The only problem I have with this though, is T.N.A. has too much "W.W.E. talent" to build their own stars. I can't see Kaz EVER over shadowing the likes of Kurt Angle, Booker T., or Christian Cage. He'll probably get a midcard sized push, but get squashed by one of the true Main Eventers, then disappear again.

I agree with you will, i dont see anything happening with the Kaz push, he has the ability but i dont see tna doing anything with it due to the whole (lets copy vince) thing, its annoying as tna is becoming very much like wcw was and harbonging the druggies that where suspended or fired by vince, i really would like to see kaz have a second run with the wwe as he may get the push he deserves there (at least in ecw)

 

[kenfuu]

I think whoever worked with AJ Styles should work with Kazarian on his mic skills. Weather it was Cage or someone else if you haven't noticed Styles improvement on the mic then well I don't konw go to the store and buy a brain. Personally I think they should have waited to push Kazarian and they should of kept him in the X-Division for awhile let him grow as a performer then head into the main event. He honestly reminds me of Styles pre being a ****** where going in you know the match will rock but when he talks its like "eh not so great".

 

[MR.SCOTT]

I think whoever worked with AJ Styles should work with Kazarian on his mic skills. Weather it was Cage or someone else if you haven't noticed Styles improvement on the mic then well I don't konw go to the store and buy a brain. Personally I think they should have waited to push Kazarian and they should of kept him in the X-Division for awhile let him grow as a performer then head into the main event. He honestly reminds me of Styles pre being a ****** where going in you know the match will rock but when he talks its like "eh not so great".

so what if kaz gives david becham like promos, the whole point whith the mid push was to see what the guy could do outside of the x division and it proved that he could go like the main event guys, with angles future in limbo and with the whole drug thing coming into play i dont see booker staying long especially if tna does have to get a policy in check, i think that tna will need to push future stars in order to insure the brands future they cant just rely on released wwe talent it wont work, he needs a midcard push firs which is what the x title should be for me thinks

 

[SpiralHands]

I like Kaz he has phenomanal talent but i dont think TNA pushing him to a main eventer will work or do any good. He does need to develop solidy a gimmick and utilise that, as well some solid feuds with top stars.
I also dont think he has the physical attrihbutes to compete with the top dogs, yeah ok Rey Mesterio is like tiny and is a mian eventer but he took his time getting there. I dont think pushing Kaz over night like TNA have been doing will work at all.

 

[Dj Martyn]

TNA have been very smart about this, there teasing us with it. Kaz has been pushed recently to add to his name and to test the waters with him. His in ring work is solid and has come along way. Everyone has the same thing to say about him though, his mic work needs...work. He will get there, TNA need to do the smart thing now and push him into a good mid level feud to establish him before they throw him back up to the wolves at the top.

They managed to sort out Styles promo's and they gave Tomko a personality, i am sure they can do it for Kaz.

To answer the main question...Should Kaz be a main event player? Yes...eventually, give a year or so and TNA can easily have Robert Roode and Kaz in main events.

 

[JulesWagner]

Kazarian's ladder match against Cage was very good. He's more and more impressive, though I'm not crazy about his wrestling gear. 'Course, I'm willing to give him time to improve his promos and mic skills since his ring skills are already pretty good. He might be relying a bit too much on the kicking however. Still a very good wrestler and MIGHT actually be the future of the company. As for his attributes... He's no midget. He has a Chris Jericho which is quite fine with me. TNA lacks the Ken Kennedys, MVPs and Morrisons however... Too much aging, questionable talent.

Err. Meant to say, he has a Chris Jericho physique... Sorry 'bout that.

 

[DekuNinja]

I aggre with the idea of him having him in a few good feuds but the question is who would he feud with i always thought he should feud with abyss like lets say james mitchel finally reclaimed abyss causing a heel turn and have him feud with kaz for maybe a good 2 or 3 ppvs and maybe abyss could be a main eventer again at the same time but thats just me btw this is my first post ever on wrestlezone so hi

 

[thecrock0984]

Wow. I dont know how any of you can say Kaz shouldnt be in the main event or even questioning him getting the push. Yes he doesnt have a solid gmmick yet, but he's just getting the major push, give it time. Kaz is amazing and reminds me of a Shawn Michaels type. I dont know why. But given time I think he has potential to hold the TNA Title. The problem with that, is many of you and TNA managment has NO respect for the guys whove been with TNA, the originals. They'll bring in Booker, Sting, Angle, Christian and Nash and allow them the title shots and main event right off the bat. Passing over guys like Kaz, Roode, Daniels, Harris, and some of the other guys. Please, people, get off the WWE mentality when watching TNA. Kaz is awsome, he can main event. Just because a guy isnt a "name brand wrestler", doesnt mean he has no talent.

 

[Marquis]

wow this probably coming from ppl who want TNA center their product on the x division or at least push them to the moon when in reality most of the x division guys have the same problems as kaz

put on great matches, but most of them lack everything else, like charisma, promo skills, mic skills, they might be OK but nothing great, nothing that would make most ppl care about them hell lethal wasnt anything b4 his dumbass gimmick, b4 his gimmick nobody even noticed him...

the reasons u guys are giving for kaz not being main event level is one of the main reasons TNA stopped focusing their product on the x division and use them mostly for entertaining matches and thats it...

Couldn't have been said better. Most guys in the x division have his talent maybe even more but they don't know how to cut a promo and have no charisma. On the last impact peteys promo was completely stale and thats how most x division guys are like.(not all)

 

[kenfuu]

Was I the only one who found Petey's promo entertaining? I felt he had good charisma and was making me laugh and it seems he might be getting a little push if which is great because most people forgot that Petey can wrestle and do more than just the Canadian destroyer.(side note, i didn't think the promo was good just because he's in the x-division)

Anyways on to Kaz, he should be pushed how Jeff Hardy and Sabu are pushed.... no talking, just charismatic in your entrance and in the ring and you can be with the main event guys in matches but to be in the main event itself at pay per views you need to develop mic skills which Kaz doesn't really have right now, I'd say have him work with Christian in some form Like they did with AJ(not in the same way) because Kaz reminds me of how AJ was before learning from the mic master himself.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Currently? No, absolutely not. Kaz should not be main eventing, not even on iMPACT! In a time where everyone's being pushed down by the older stars, why is Kaz the one that's seemingly getting his big break? There are people far more worthy than him to fill that very small gap, people who have been waiting longer and would be a better fit, i.e. Christopher Daniels. When he beat Christian at Genesis, I was shocked. So it wasn't a clean win, he still beat one of the company's biggest names in a situation where everyone was thinking, "there's no way Kaz will win. It'd be stupid." OK, yes, it is surprising, but it's also pretty stupid on TNA's part, particularly when he's rewarded a title match and a near-win the night after his inauguration into the higher tiers.

In the future. Well, never say never, but probably not. I honestly don't see where they can go with this guy. He doesn't have a particular style; even in the ring he's pretty much the default X Division model. His charisma and mic skills show no sign of improving and he's just fairly boring all-round.

Kaz in the main event? Bad move.

 

[rockofhysteria]

I am so glad someone is finally doing something meaningfull with Kaz he is so talented. I am a huge fan of his I met him a couple of times and he a bret hart type whereas in he always takes time for his fans and his in ring work is great His TNA title match with Angle was so good I hadn't seen a WWE title match that was that good since Benoit and Eddie Guererro were both champion. The only think I hated was I knew he was going to lose since there was no way TNA was gonna give someone like him the belt yet. Kaz is definately worthy of Main event status. They could use fresh face in the main events in TNA instead of the same old guys like Sting Angel Cage Booker and Samoa Joe.

 

[Papa Shango]

Kaz is only getting a push because TNA wants to relieve the heat they've been getting for pushing the older stars. With Booker T now in TNA and Kevin Nash out of semi-retirement, it's really starting to look like the old WCW main event scene(Nash,Sting,Booker,Steiner,Jarrett when he returns). Seriously, all we need is DDP and TNA will have the entire Upper Card from the last year WCW was in business. Plus we have Christian and Angle, who both made their names in WWE. Samoa Joe and Abyss are the only TNA "originals" who have gotten to Main Event status, and they both going to be de-pushed soon, I guarantee it. Abyss is always gonna be a b-grade Kane, and Joe's been on Management's bad sise sinde turning point. They'll be pushed aside for Kaz and Robert Roode. Now, I'm not saying these guys don't deserve a push. Roode has the potential to be the top heel in TNA, should some of the older guys get out of the way. And Kaz has alot of skill. But he's about as boring as Lance Storm. The difference is Lance Storm managed to make a gimmick out of being overly serious. In terms of charisma, he needs to be at Roode's level, but right now, he's at Cody Rhodes' level.

 

[Afro-Ameri-Spawn]

I think that Kaz is a natural choice as a main eventer. He has the ring presence, a nice build, a tweener look, a strong impactful finisher, and sells pretty well. Kaz is well seasoned and I actuall envisioned him as getting a big push in the WWE, if he ever went back. The quicker pace of TNA suits him well and he showed that he can put on some damned good matches in his matches with Christian Cage and Kurt Angle. I think that a quick run at the world championship would be the true tell of the tape for him. I think that he will do fine as he has alot of indy experience and the TNA wrestling style is very similar. But only time will tell as to whether or not that will be a true asset to his limitless talent.

 

[1997RAWFan]

I don't see what everyone else sees in Kaz. He's good in the ring, but he has no gimmick since he left Serotonin and has no mic skills to speak of.

 

[ACTAFOOL]

he is one of the best inside the ring but he is lacking charisma and mic skills to make him a bigger star, he kinda remind me of CM Punk

cm punk? cm punk has WAY better mic skills than kaz, actually kaz doesnt even have mic skills, i dont understand why WWE doesnt let him talk

and cm punk actually has charisma, kaz has.... 0 charisma, im not hating on him, i really like his work in ring, im just telling it like it is, i hope he works on his mic skills, maybe christian could help him out some how? kinda like with aj...

 

[mr._313]

If Kaz can be put into more high rated matches, like with joe or maybe booker T.