6 Potential First WWE Feuds For The New NXT Draftees

On the surface, the drafting of Mojo Rawley is baffling. There were easily a dozen names down in the developmental territory who were more polished and ready for the main roster, yet for some reason WWE saw fit to make Mojo one of the lucky six to get a shot at the big time.

Rawley is a unique case. As an in-ring performer, he's average at best, but his over-the-top personality is so obnoxious that it somehow makes him endearing. His partnership with Zack Ryder in NXT was one that allowed Ryder to get his feet back under him after a demoralising couple of years, while giving Mojo some much-needed direction and the chance to learn firsthand from a veteran.

The obvious thing to do here is reform The Hype Bros, especially considering the weak state of the SmackDown tag team division. Ryder is about to clash with Rusev at Battleground - presumably for the final time due to them now being on different shows - and I don't think anyone expects him to leave that event as the United States champion.

Ideally WWE would get behind Ryder and give him the push the fans have wanted him to have for years, but let's not kid ourselves here; that isn't going to happen. Therefore Zack is going to need something to do, and unless the goal was to use Mojo Rawley as cannon fodder for the bigger stars of Tuesday night, they might as well go back to the well and "get hype".

The duo has a very low ceiling but if marketed properly they can sell a decent amount of merch and get over with the same segment of the audience that supports John Cena and The Usos. Throw them in a lowercard program with Fandango and Tyler Breeze and see which team the audience buys into, and maybe you can start building some credible opponents for American Alpha, the clear top dogs of SmackDown's tag ranks.