10 Reasons Shinsuke Nakamura's WWE Run Will Fail
3. Jinder 2.0
Shinsuke Nakamura is many things. But he's not a body guy. Nor is he Indian.
These are of course the surface level reasons for Jinder Mahal's expedited ascent to the top of the card, but couldn't contrast more with the main attributes of the 'King Of Strong Style'.
Nakamura offers polar opposite but no less beneficial qualities as a headliner, but converting the company's historic obsession with muscular physiques and jingoistic characters into something that would push his attributes is a much bigger ask.
Ultimately, had the company been keen to strap a rocket to 'The Artist', fans would have already seen it. His Backlash pay-per-view match would have been a squash, and probably gone on last. He'd then have been added to the main event of Money In The Bank without ever appearing on television, and won. His near-monthly appearances would have all been the necessary reminder that he had the briefcase, and his matches would be so rare that he'd announce the date of his cash-in, rather that pounce on an unsuspecting champion.
Instead, Nakamura's nothing more than one of the lads, with a Japan-themed party akin to Jinder's 'Punjabi Celebration' a long, long way into the future.