WWE NXT's 31 Wrestlers - Ranked From Worst To Best

17. Aiden English

Aiden English Nxt
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Pros:

1. Can work a deceptively stiff style

2. Has a lovely singing voice

3. Awesome tag chemistry with Simon Gotch

Cons:

1. Not terribly villainous

2. Not as good at gimmick work as Simon Gotch

3. Gimmick unlikely to translate to main roster

Aiden "the Artiste" English, started out as a weird theater kid who sang his own entrance music. He started hanging around Simon Gotch, a time-transplanted strongman type and they becmame the Vaudevillains. They're basically silent movie villains, despite vaudeville not being the same thing as cinema, but whatever. One of them occasionally sings and the other is allegedly very strong, and both of them are hilarious. 

Of the two, English is probably the better in-ring worker. His combination of gentility and stiffness calls to mind Damien Sandow's brief feud with Sheamus, when the supposedly refined Sandow became a surprisingly effective brawler.

Final rating: ***

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