10 Indie Stars WWE Must Sign For 2016

10. Mike Bennett

Part of the logic involved in this piece is looking at talent which WWE would feasibly be interested in. That certainly describes Mike Bennett, who has the kind of look the company would traditionally enjoy. Standing just shy of 6ft, Bennett isn't the tallest, but he's easily the same sort of size as Daniel Bryan or Kevin Owens. When he first crash-landed on Ring Of Honor shows in 2008, Bennett wasn't embraced by the core ROH audience. This is largely because he looked like he had jumped straight from a WWE program, which bodes well for a potential opportunity with the juggernaut company. He also didn't have the style ROH fans typically enjoyed at the time, but he has improved undeniably over time. At 30 years of age, he is arguably just reaching the peak of his potential. Bennett is a clean-cut, good-looking guy, one who would be ideal for NXT touring. One problem may be his relationship with Maria Kanellis. In an ideal world, Maria would come as part of the package, but the former WWE Diva has stated that she's not really interested in returning to the promotion.