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A recent rumor has suggested that Vince McMahon has given up on Aleister Black as a top superstar in WWE, and while everyone is taking to the internet to air their grievances, there might not be a need to. Aleister Black could still be on track to be one of WWE's biggest stars on Raw and in the company.
While many might disagree with that notion, especially after he lost the Money in the Bank match, it seems like fans aren't looking at the entire picture. It's almost as if they are just taking the rumor, going of off Vince McMahon's past history and jumping to conclusions.
With that being said and Aleister Black seemingly written off television after an eye injury, here are five signs that show Vince McMahon might not have actually given up on Black. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and tell us whether you think Aleister Black is top guy material or not.
#5. In a feud with Seth Rollins
The idea of McMahon souring on Aleister Black doesn't make any sense when you consider the fact that he is playing a formidable babyface role against one of the top talents of this generation in Seth Rollins.
Some may argue that WWE taking away his original entrance and not putting the Money in the Bank briefcase on him is proof of him losing favor backstage, but it's hard to take that seriously after what we have seen between him and Rollins so far.
If nothing else, WWE is going out of their way to make Aleister Black look like a hero in this feud and he's doing it against someone the company considers a top guy. WWE wouldn't put just anyone in a position like this and they definitely wouldn't portray Black how they are, if they had suddenly soured on him.
#4. Eye injury
While there is a lot of evidence to suggest that Vince McMahon has given up on Aleister Black, especially since they just seemingly wrote him off television, it might not be what it seems. In fact, this could just be WWE's way of setting things up for later and bringing the character back in a whole new way.
Remember, Black is still very much a fan favorite in the company, and while early rumors circulated about Vince McMahon giving up on him, that doesn't seem to be the case. It seems like WWE injuring him on Raw could be a way to bring him back with a new coat of paint.
According to Alex McCarthy, Vince McMahon is still very much a fan of Aleister Black, but believes that his gimmick will limit him for some reason or another. That could explain why WWE took him off television and are trying to rework his gimmick in a way that the company hopes will take his character farther than before.
#3. Coming to the aid of Dominick and Rey Mysterio
Vince McMahon has a plethora of ways to get fans behind an up-and-coming Superstar and defending the honor of a veteran Superstar's family is one way to do it. Fortunately for Aleister Black, that is exactly what Vince McMahon seems to be doing with him right now and he is serving very well in this role.
Yeah, it might not be where everyone wants him to be right now, but this is still a very prominent position on WWE's upper card. Furthermore, it makes him a hero of sorts, for coming to the aid of the Mysterio family.
In the end, Vince McMahon isn't going to put just anyone alongside Mysterio and his son, which means this is an upper level role for Black. Again, it's not where fans want him to be at the moment, which only fuels the rumor of McMahon giving up on him, but he is in a good place in Raw's upper card.
#2. Vince McMahon changing his entrance
Could Aliester Black be Vince McMahon's pet project for the future?
A lot of people would answer that question with a resounding no, especially after rumors surfaced of McMahon giving up on Black. But think about it this way, for second: why would McMahon change Aleister Black's entrance if he had supposedly given up on him?
Vince McMahon has spent time making this decision, which means he cares about the future of this character in some way. That, along with rumors that McMahon wants to repackage Black in a different way, makes it likely that McMahon is still very much invested in the former NXT Champion on some level.
In the end, Vince McMahon seems to be very much involved in the future of Aleister Black and while that might include some changes to his gimmick, it might just be for the better. Maybe McMahon will even find the thing that makes him championship caliber which separates him from the rest.
#1. Being built towards a title opportunity
Why is there always this idea that if Vince McMahon doesn't rocket launch a Superstar into the title picture, that he has somehow been given up on? Some critics feel that a Superstar could go from mid-carder to top guy in a matter of months and it just doesn't work that way.
Unfortunately for fans, that's not what is happening with Aleister Black, which may be why they think the rumors of Vince McMahon giving up on him true. WWE deciding to have him lose at Money in the Bank and taking away his original entrance has only furthered these rumors. But it may be because it is too soon for him to be afforded a championship opportunity.
In the end, Vince McMahon still needs to do some fleshing out with Black's character before he will ever be taken seriously as a top guy. Now, that's not a slight against Black or a way of saying that he doesn't have what it takes, it's just a fact that he needs more depth to his character before working up the card.
