Predicting The Future Of WWE In 10 Wrestlers
1. Austin Theory
Age: 22
What They're Doing Now: Former Evolve Champion Austin Theory is grafting daily in WWE's Performance Center and waiting on the call to either join NXT or make his mark on Raw or SmackDown. Whichever one WWE chooses, he'll be ready to make a splash. Indy hardcores could wax lyrical for days about how damn good Theory is between the ropes.
The Future: Think of Austin as one of the ROH greats from the last 10-15 years, but younger. He's Roderick Strong in '09, CM Punk in '04 and Adam Cole in 2014 all rolled into one. Theory's also the kind of dude Vinnie Mac would look at, proclaim a handsome devil and shove out there onto talk shows wearing a suit as a WWE representative.
He's 22 years old, for crying out loud. It's insane. It'd be a crying shame if the promotion didn't bide their time and make sure Theory was finely tuned to become the workhorse of his generation. Given his age and generous experience already, he's going to be something special for years and years to come.
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