1. Corey Graves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOun9Q0GmGY I am at a total loss as to why Corey Graves has yet to be called up to the main roster. It's completely inconceivable to me. He has a look like no one else in the company does right now, he has excellent mic skills, and more importantly, he can WRESTLE. Whereas nearly everyone else on this list would play the power game with Reigns, Corey Graves has the cold ruthlessness of the Cerebral Assassin and the submission skills of a young Lance Storm. Why play the power game when he can get over on Reigns just as easily by making him tap out? He will target a body part and pursue it like a shark that senses blood. Is he the one to replace Roman? I think so. Like Rollins and Ambrose, he has a ton of experience on the independent circuit. He has a ton of experience in tag teams and has achieved success in stables and as a singles wrestler. It'd be a bit of a swerve to most people, who would EXPECT another big strong giant like Reigns, whereas Graves, skinny and diminutive as he is, is a whole other kind of deadly. He is a calibre of technical wrestler that we NEED on the main roster. Above all else, he would FIT with Ambrose and Rollins. I see him in the Shield uniform alongside the other two, and I believe it. And when the time comes for The Shield to eventually disintegrate, he will have no problem standing out from the crowd. And that's why he is my odds on favourite. The call up time is finally here with odds of 3-1. Those are my picks on who could fill in the gaps in The Shield. Can you think of any more? Let me know your thoughts!
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