WWE Pushing Heath Slater?

After years of working as a lower-card comedy act as a member of 3MB, it appears as if Heath Slater is getting a push-- to mid-card comedy act. Following the release of 3MB teammates Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre, Slater seemed to be left without a direction and was getting the majority of his WWE screen time as a part of the "JBL & Cole Show" on Youtube. At WWE Battleground, Slater participated in the Intercontinental Title battle royal, where he shocked fans by eliminating Cesaro, who was a favorite by many to actually win the match. Slater's good fortunes continued when he was paired with former Prime Time Player Titus O'Neil in a tag team in which Slater called "Slater Gator," referring to O'Neil's Florida ties. Slater Gator has picked up three consecutive tag team wins against Zack Ryder & Sin Cara, Ryder & Tyson Kidd, as well as the heavily featured tag team of Stardust and Goldust. Slater and O'Neil have been portraying essentially a "buddy cop" type of gimmick, where Slater is an eager partner, and O'Neil wants nothing to do with him. Slater also picked up the biggest win of his WWE career this week on Raw, scoring a major upset win over Seth Rollins, with the help of a Dean Ambrose distraction. It was Slater's first singles win on Raw since 2012. The recent run Slater has been given has been his biggest since his battles with WWE legends in 2012, which saw him take on the likes of Vader, Sid, Rikishi, Bob Backlund, and Road Warrior Animal.