NXT wraps up tonight, and the second (and final?) season starts up next week. The concept itself is pretty cool and all of the rookies were promising at points (although David Otunga and Heath Slater were generally unimpressive), but the execution has been lacking. Be that as it may, here are six guys that I'd love to see work under an NXT-esque concept. I'm staying away from obvious potential candidates for this next season (Kaval and Joe Hennig, mainly) and looking at guys in the indies and TNA (which is a glorified indie anyway). Here we go:1. Eddie Kingston
For the sheer lulz of seeing Kingston, a strong-willed, no-nonsense type of character, having to take "guidance" from an established WWE wrestler, this would be well worth the time. Kingston getting into a fistfight with his pro every week would be a killer angle.
2. Chuck Taylor
In the same lulz-worthy vein, but in a different manner, Taylor as a sarcastic, backtalking rookie who is always mocking his pro (wouldn't it be a funny twist of fate if it were Daniel Bryan given how much Taylor talks poop a bout him on his Twitter page) would make for great TV. I'd also pay to see him try to whip out his hand grenade just to see the reactions on everyone's faces.
3. Samoa Joe
Oh man, this would be the ultimate humiliation for Joe, but given that I'm not all about breaking a guy I think is super-talented down for the sake of humiliation, I think this is something Joe needs... a chance to rebuild. Let's face it, he's been ruined in TNA, and no amount of rehabilitation in that company is going to bring him back up. Besides, it would be a great opportunity to make CM Punk his ironic WWE Pro and then rekindle one of the great indie feuds of all-time.
4. Louis Lyndon
For those who don't know, Lyndon's gimmick is much along the lines of Bruce Leroy from The Last Dragon, a practicioner of kung fu from the inner city. I think this gimmick would kill in the WWE, and NXT would be the perfect forum for it to be introduced to WWE audiences.
5. Brutus Magnus
TNA is really missing the boat on Magnus, who has shown flashes of being a guy who can make a bit of money. Then again, TNA and missing the boat is kind of redundant, eh? Let Magnus start fresh in the WWE and become a headlining act on a season of NXT.
6. Johnny Gargano
Yeah, that swerve/carny trick from Gabe Sapolsky last week had everyone buzzing that he would be a part of a future NXT season perhaps, but I think Gargano's got the kind of personality that fits in well with the WWE. So while this "contract signing" ruse was just that, a ruse, it's something that I could see coming true in the future.
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