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Who's going to be WWE's next top guy?
While one would think that WWE won't have to make that decision for quite a while, they might be forced to if they can't succeed in getting Roman Reigns over as the top guy. Unfortunately for the company, nothing they have done so far has worked, and that's after The Shield reunion, the Hell in a Cell match, and a win against Brock Lesnar.
In all honesty, nothing seems to be doing the trick with Roman Reigns, and while WWE could always just continue to take blind stabs at it, that is going to be harder to do when there are stars that are better fits than him.
Beyond that, WWE is also in the midst of some of their worst ratings ever, which seems to also point to WWE being forced to make this change sooner rather than later.
With that being said, and a plethora of available superstars waiting to take his place, who ultimately deserves the spot? Furthermore, who will do the most with the spot and take the WWE to new heights? While its impossible to predict the future, and absolutely anything can happen, here are 5 superstars that seem most deserving of this role.
#5 Braun Strowman
The Monster Among Men is that rare kind of athlete. Not only does he have a very unique personality, he is also extremely agile for his size, and exhibits the kind of power that can take a person far in WWE. In fact, in a lot of ways, Strowman is the total package for WWE, which is why the move to turn him heel after SummerSlam was all the more troubling to see.
Think about it! Braun Strowman was the biggest babyface on Monday Night Raw for a while, and only got himself more over with the crowd during his matches with Kevin Owens. He is excellent on the microphone in a way that a lot of big stars aren't, and he does some very unique things once he gets in the ring.
In the end, Strowman might have never be a John Cena type top guy, but he could definitely see the company through the next three to five years. Of course WWE probably wants someone with a little more mileage than that, but he is at least a quick fix until WWE can deem someone else the top guy.
#4 Finn Balor
Whether WWE wants to admit it or not, Finn Balor is good enough to be a long term top guy. In fact, he seems to have a Daniel Bryan like appeal to him, which is ultimately going to result in fans getting upset about how Balor is used. Maybe that will lead to more, and maybe WWE will try to ignore it, but sooner or later, WWE would have to confront the issues.
With that being said, Finn Balor is organically over with The WWE Universe and continues to be loved no matter what he does. Compare that to Roman Reigns, who has struggled to get a positive reaction from fans even when he is with The Shield, and you can see why Balor would be a much better option.
Furthermore, Balor is the kind of underdog you could build a good storyline around. WWE could probably put him up against Brock Lesnar in the same way that they did with Seth Rollin a few years ago, and The WWE Universe would love it! In the end, Balor is one of the most popular entities WWE has, and they need to capitalise on it by making him the top guy!
#3 AJ Styles
Maybe AJ Styles is already WWE's top guy, and Roman Reigns' monstrous push is just some kind of backstage rib gone too far, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Interestingly enough however, Styles seems to just be a shiny toy to hold fans over while they keep experimenting with Roman Reigns on Raw.
Think about it? What kind of top guy is on the B show? Isn't that like being the best of the worst? If nothing else, WWE seems to only be propping Styles up as a way to keep hardcore fans interested in the product. Unfortunately for WWE, they fail to realise that Styles would be a much better top guy than Reigns could ever be.
Not only does AJ Styles have the indy appeal that keeps even the most ardent of WWE haters watching his matches, he is also one of the company's most gifted athletes. Add to that the unique storylines the company has done with him in the last couple of years, and you start to see why Styles is a better top guy.
In the end, he's just a better representation of the WWE Universe. He's the true underdog that worked his ass off for a plethora of organisations just to one day get to WWE, and he is now living the dream. In all honesty, that's a better story than anything the company can script, and it's time they realise where Styles really belongs.
#2 Seth Rollins
Lets be honest here.
Despite being a bit smaller than what Vince McMahon would look for in a top star, Seth Rollins more than makes up for it with his high-flying move-set, great agility, and ability to steal the show.
In fact, even when Rollins turned heel and betrayed his Shield brethren in 2014, he was still one of the most over superstars at the time, which proves fans will love him regardless.
With that being said, with his ability to excite on the microphone and his Daniel Bryan like offense, he is one of the few examples of superstars that can transcend the boundaries and do the impossible.
In the end Rollins is like Balor, Styles, and other stars that are small in stature. They all have the ability to get over with an audience, not for their size, but for their abilities.
And that's what WWE needs right now. An organic babyface that can remove the stain on the company that Roman Reigns' never ending push has created. It gives WWE a chance to press the do over button, put Rollins as the top guy and relegate Reigns to the mid-card feuds he belongs in.
#1 Dean Ambrose
If there's one thing that Dean Ambrose's promo on The October 1 edition of Monday Night Raw proved, it's that Ambrose has a Steve Austin type essence with the crowd. The WWE Universe even repeatedly chanted what as Dean Ambrose walked down all the possibilities of his future with The Shield, and he had the fans up in arms from the beginning.
With that in mind, and how over with the crowd Ambrose is already, wouldn't it make sense to turn him into the top guy instead? While Ambrose might not have the look Vince McMahon typically wants in a top superstar, he more than makes up for it with his lunatic persona, his abilities in the ring, and his red hot microphone work.
If nothing else, Ambrose is the real total package that WWE is looking for in a top guy, and it is absolutely criminal that they haven't come to that conclusion yet.
Not only is that evident by the way Ambrose's opening promo on Raw last week had the crowd coming unglued, but also by how WWE is able to make the fans care about him to such an outlandish extent.
In the end, this is a powerful combination, and WWE needs to capitalise on it!
