Yeah, I don't think he ever got used correctly on the main roster either. NXT, yes. He had his moments on the main roster but I think his lack of English language has held him back. I loved when they were doing promos with subtitles late last year/earlier this year, but that was too little too late.I still remember the hype train when Shinsuke got signed by WWE. I never heard of him or strong style wrestling, but I remember this thread jumping like crazy.
Can we all agree that WWE has NEVER really used him correctly. They've come close a few times, but they always drop the ball. Then it back to jobbing to mid carder again for a few months. Or not even being featured on TV.
That is more than half the reason why I don't get hype whenever people in here are trying to hype up these Japanese wrestlers coming over to AEW or NXT.
American promoters rarely ever use them correctly, so what's the point![]()
Also, I think a lot of it has to do with his look. If he put on some muscle, it would have helped him, wearing those body suits to hide his skinny fat appearance does him no favors, Sami can get away with it because he can talk.
He's basically an enhancement talent at this point.