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[jaderock]

The Pros ranked them as follows:
1. Daniel Bryan
2. Wade Barrett
3. Justin Gabriel
4. Heath Slater
5. David Otunga
6. Skip Sheffield
7. Michael Tarver
8. Darren Young


Do you agree and how would you rank them?

I see them like this:
1. Daniel Bryan
2. David Otunga
3. Justin Gabriel
4. Skip Sheffield
5. Darren Young
6. Wade Barrett
7. Heath Slater
8. Michael Tarver

[PJRoxx]

To me, there's Otunga, Bryan, and everybody else. I don't see any of those other guys even being around a year from now. They're all either very vanilla, have a look that screams "indy worker" (Heath Slater) or just look really uncoordinated. I think Otunga will be the biggest start of the bunch. He's got a good charisma, a built-in character and that jacked up muscle head look that Vince loves.

Bryan I just don't see ever being a star in WWE. He'll be basically a guy of Evan Bourne's size with William Regal's moveset. I get what they're doing trying to make him a sympathetic babyface, but I just don't see him ever working out.

[Omegax80]

1. Daniel Bryan - I watched ROH, and this guy is the next Dean Malenko.
2. Wade Barrett - Mic skills and a great presence in the ring. His pairing with Jericho is perfect.
3. David Otunga - Again, good mic skills and can move in the ring. He can be either face or heel.
4. Skip Sheffield - He has the comedy down and looks to me like he could be a Stan Hansen if they made him a heel.
5. Justin Gabriel - Got skills in the air. But so does every other Cruiserweight
6. Heath Slater - I really do not like this guy. I feel like WWE is making a Cena out of him by uber-promoting him. One Man Rock Band? Please. He might have their look, but I have not really seen anything all that impressive from him
7. Darren Young - Meh. Maybe WWE saddled him with a bad gimmick with Punk right now, but Young makes me Yawn.
8. Michael Tarver - He has a win/loss record, but I still feel like I have never seen him wrestle. Zero personality. His self-made T-shirt has more personality.

[jaderock]

Omega - I like your take.

Slater = headshaker!

Even though it seems like WWE is building Bryan up, where can he go? He's SOOO small that the only role would be a sympathic babyface ala Rey Mysterio. I hear this someday down the road, "How could that small guy even put on a submisson move on a giant" (Khali, Kane, Giant, etc) screams Michael Cole!

I can't get into Barrett at all.

Would hate and love to see Darren Young lose his hair, join the straight edge society and then GET CUT right away!