10 Candidates For WWE’s Next Bizarre Push

9. Apollo

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Perhaps - and this really shouldn't be as backwards as it is, but we are where we are somehow - WWE will instead push the one talented member of Titus Worldwide to occupy the upper reaches of the roster, once the real stars bugger off.

The idea of pushing Apollo isn't a terrible one. As Uhaa Nation, Apollo wowed Independent audiences with his massive WWF Golden Era look and state-of-the-art athletic arsenal. For a brief time, Nation looked set to rule the wrestling world. And then WWE signed him, did nothing with him, and let him rot. Which somehow makes him eligible for a post-'Mania push. The problem is that Apollo can't talk, and there is a lot of talking on WWE television. And, since WWE fans have been conditioned to expect a headline act who can talk, any Apollo push will likely involve him talking, on his own, for absolutely ages.

Perhaps WWE will conceal this by pairing Apollo with an onscreen mouthpiece. But why do that, when an offscreen team of 20-odd writers can simply copy and paste unsuitable, stale and lame John Cena promos from eight years ago instead?

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