As 1/3 of the "BFFs" heel trio, the "Bo$$" of NXT seemed on the fast track to stardom. After all, Summer Rae had just cracked the main roster with Fandango, and Charlotte appeared to be the least seasoned of the three. However, six months later, Charlotte appears ready to carry her father's championship legacy onto Raw and Smackdown, and Sasha - while in the NXT Women's Championship hunt - feels as though she hasn't really kicked her career into the next gear that Emma, Charlotte and even Natalya have while in developmental. As the only gimmick-heavy female heel performer on the current regular NXT roster, she oftentimes feels less of an impact player than the other serious heels. Maybe toning down the bling, shutter shades and general "ratchetmania" of her persona for focusing on getting heat through her in-ring work may be her key to reaching next-level success.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
