5 reasons why Lars Sullivan hasn't made his WWE debut yet

Lars Sullivan has been hyped up by WWE since December 2018. We've seen vignettes of the behemoth superstar, with WWE constantly keeping us on our feet as to when he'll debut and which brand he's going to debut for.

For the past month, they've also hyped up another set of NXT superstars set to debut. However, they made sure to feature these superstars in cameo roles, just so the audience can get familiar with their faces.

It's an interesting technique they used because it's not often that they do this. Naturally, Lars Sullivan hasn't been featured on WWE TV like that, because it might ruin his mystique and they also want him to have a very impactful debut.

It makes sense because Sullivan is the man who can be a main event player in the future. Not often does WWE get monster heels of his stature, and he has a tremendous amount of untapped potential - so much so that many have compared him to Brock Lesnar.

But he still hasn't debuted, and with all the rumours whirling around of him facing John Cena at WrestleMania 35, we take a look at five potential reasons why Sullivan hasn't debuted yet.

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#5. Anxiety issues

This is based on all the rumours going around of Sullivan's backstage issues. The word is that he was all set to debut and take out John Cena in a backstage segment, leading to Cena missing the Royal Rumble match.

However, due to anxiety and other emotional issues that he faced, Triple H and other backstage officials sent him home, and Drew McIntyre has now kayfabe injured Cena's ankle.

This is the most likely reason for him missing his debut. It makes sense that Sullivan was supposed to debut by now, but for these reasons, he didn't.

#4. Saving him for the Royal Rumble

What better way to have an impactful debut than by entering the Royal Rumble? He can't exactly be in the coveted #30 spot because R-Truth won the right to that. However, he still could take that if Truth is assaulted by a mystery attacker in a backstage segment during the Rumble.

Sullivan being at #30 would be as impactful as you could imagine, and if Cena does make it to the Rumble, then all the better! Sullivan doesn't need to win the whole thing to make a statement.

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#3. Debuting on the RAW after Royal Rumble

While it may somewhat contradict the last point, look at Samoa Joe two years ago. Fans wanted him to debut at #30 at the Royal Rumble but were angry, frustrated and disappointed at Roman Reigns coming out in that spot instead.

However, Samoa Joe would debut the next night in the main event segment, creating an impact, not having to be eliminated and getting his own time to shine. You can definitely expect Sullivan to debut at the RAW after Royal Rumble at latest.

#2. There's enough time in between to build him up

While we are beginning the most important period in the WWE calendar year, one of the reasons why WWE is in no rush to debut Sullivan is that they feel there's enough time in between to debut and build him up.

Think about it. There are two PPVs for some odd reason between Royal Rumble and WrestleMania 35, and that alone states that there's more than enough time to debut him, book him as a monster and build up a solid storyline for the grandest stage of them all!

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#1. Shuffling creative plans

WWE creative can often be chaotic, and due to a variety of circumstances, plans have to constantly be changed. As mentioned, it's about to be the most important period of the year, and creative needs to have a solid set of plans for each superstar.

While the original plan may have been for Sullivan to face John Cena, it's likely that creative is making a few back-up plans just in case of any issues. As a result, they'll hold him off until they deem him ready to debut.