10 Huge Signings WWE Must Make In 2020

2. Kylie Rae

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Kylie Rae is a free agent, but it feels...different, in a nebulous way, to just state something like 'WWE should sign her, for reasons that should be obvious!'

Those reasons are obvious: Rae is so likeable that she could evoke empathy from the hardest of hearts - she is twee in a way that isn't saccharine - and she is very, very good at her craft. The question is the extent to which she wishes to pursue that craft. The official story is that Rae left AEW of her own volition, unprompted, because she wasn't prepared for the scope of it all. "I needed to get my mind, body, and soul right with God," she wrote on Instagram recently.

Kylie has recently worked California, indicating a willingness to travel in pursuit of her career, where many pointed to her only working the Illinois area as a counter to the lurid rumours that swarmed her departure. Honestly, the discourse surrounding Rae is so charged that it's nigh-on impossible to approach her career, as one would any other wrestler, in fear of appearing either insensitive or wilfully, generously misinformed.

In the simplest possible of terms: WWE should send out feelers, and if she is receptive, offer Kylie Rae a contract because she is very much worth the investment - and because the NXT crowd love a deeply sympathetic, heart-on-sleeve babyface.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!