Leading up to the September 22nd edition of Monday Night Raw, a handful of WWE superstars took to Twitter to hype the so-called Next Generation. Many fans and insiders speculated that the Next Generation hype would bring about the debut of several NXT stars. Unfortunately, the event turned out to be just the debut of the latest WWE 2K15 video game trailer. While it was an exciting debut for fans of the video game series, a large contingent of WWEs audience released a collective sigh of letdown. However, despite the disappointment, much praise has been laid upon the so-called NXT Five. Many fans were electrified by the recent crop of WWE talent signings. Adding to the already established Adrian Neville and Sami Zayn, the three most recent roster additions have filled out the supposed group. Kenta -- now named Hideo Itami, Fergal Devitt -- repackaged as Finn Balor, and Kevin Steen -- who was yet to receive a new name -- have joined the likes of their independent brethren down in NXT. These five superstars provide a peek at WWEs imminent future. However, weve added another three superstars to the list of the companys Next Generation. Along with Cesaro, Tyson Kidd, and Tyler Breeze, the NXT Five have a seemingly bright future ahead of them. Join us as we take a look at these individual superstars backgrounds, present settings, and futures. Furthermore, well speculate about what position they will fill and what role theyll play in the coming years.
Douglas Scarpa is a freelance writer, independent filmmaker, art school graduate, and pro wrestling aficionado -- all of which mean he is in financial ruin. He has no backup plan to speak of, yet maintains his abnormally high spirits. If he had only listened to the scorn of his childhood teachers, he wouldn't be in this situation.
