Rookie Year: Grading the first year of several stars new to WWE's main roster in 2019

#3 Ricochet

The One and Only

Ricochet's in-ring ability was never a big secret. He's one of the most exciting stars in professional wrestling and he continued that narrative during his time in NXT.

Ricochet joined the main roster in February alongside the likes of Aleister Black, Tomasso Ciampa, and Johnny Gargano. Once Ciampa had to take time off due to a neck injury, however, it forced Gargano back to NXT. Black and Ricochet started off as a tag team and challenged for the RAW Tag Team Titles at Fastlane and the SmackDown Tag Titles at WrestleMania. They were unsuccessful in both bids, but still received big spots on PPVs.

Once the duo parted ways, Ricochet became a featured competitor on RAW. Although he is smaller than those who are traditionally pushed by the WWE CEO Vince McMahon, he has been in high-profile feuds with the likes of Drew McIntyre, AJ Styles, and Samoa Joe. He even competed in this year's Money in the Bank Ladder Match and won the United States Championship from Samoa Joe. He did quickly lose it to AJ Styles, but was involved again in a big PPV match against Styles at SummerSlam.

'The One and Only' was recently a member of Team Hogan at Crown Jewel and will be a part of Team RAW at Survivor Series. Paul Heyman is a big fan of his work and it could lead to bigger things down the road for the talented high flyer.

Grade: A