4. The Ascension Need A Direct Comparison With The Road Warriors, Involving Bringing Back Animal As A Mentor
WWE.comThe Ascension are now more often than not treated like babyfaces by the NXT audiences. From the big pops they get for their high impact offense, to the persistent "yah yah yah" chant, they're certainly a unique, beloved part of the NXT program. Instead of keeping them vaguely programmed as heels, the idea of allowing them to become babyface - by pursuing a closer tie to The Road Warriors, a team to which they bear a striking similarity - could give them a more entrenched direction and something for Konnor and Viktor to sink their teeth into. The Road Warriors are WWE Hall of Famers, so it can still be presumed that Animal is under good terms with WWE. Thus, bringing him back to NXT as a mentor for the tag team could be a compelling piece of business. The Acension don't have to suddenly begin wearing facepaint, but things like Konnor adopting the power press slam and VIktor adopting a powerslam would be cool touches to add. As well, the story of the Ascension dropping the tag straps to a babyface duo, then getting beat down by heels, coming back with Animal and regaining/redoubling their "killer instinct" could make for an entertaining piece of business to put the final touches on their development to main roster status.