10 Perfect WWE Main Roster Rivalries For Tye Dillinger
It was a long journey for The Perfect Ten to get to the main roster... but what happens next?
Tye Dillinger's long overdue main roster debut was one of the most exciting moments of the first post-WrestleMania SmackDown, but WWE is yet to truly capitalise on The Perfect Ten's call-up to the big leagues. A squash victory over Curt Hawkins and a listless quasi-feud with Aiden English isn't exactly befitting of the man who so fervently captured the hearts and minds of the Full Sail crowd and beyond.
There's reason for optimism, however. SmackDown's self-professed 'Land Of Opportunity' moniker isn't entirely inaccurate, and with WWE currently so incapable of creating genuinely over babyfaces, the company should soon stop hesitating and push Dillinger higher up the card - or even onto the card at all. Even Vinny Mac's well-proven obliviousness must be tested by the loudness of those insistent 'Ten!' chants.
When Dillinger does find himself in a more meaningful role on WWE programming, there're a number of opponents with the potential to showcase his best attributes.
Now what that number could possibly be...
10. Baron Corbin
Under his current persona, a Baron Corbin rivalry is the easiest thing to write in the world. Babyface X (Dolph Ziggler, Kalisto, Jack Swagger, Dean Ambrose, Sami Zayn...) achieves a result over Corbin, which enrages The Lone Wolf, and he proceeds to beat the hell out of his opponent outside of the ring. The beatings continue for weeks until a blow-off match at SmackDown's next pay-per-view.
Corbin's booking and moveset might both be a little basic, but that doesn't mean that the he isn't incredibly effective at what he does. His size and brutish demeanour guarantee sympathy for whoever is facing him, and Tye Dillinger feeds on that sympathetic reaction like no other on the roster. He gets loud enough reactions as it is, but every strike landed against Corbin is going to feel even more impressive. The cheers should be through the roof.
If Corbin doesn't win the briefcase at Money In The Bank, he could very easily find himself immediately entering this feud. He needs a win, having not won on PPV since TLC in December, and after his run in NXT, Dillinger has become an expert in the art of looking good in defeat. Expect to see Corbin-Dillinger on the under-card of Battleground when July rolls around.