Unless you've been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks you will know that WWE have pretty much signed Bullet Club members Machine Gun Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows as well as AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura. The WWE is in a bit of a mess itself right now with a stagnated product and a long list of injuries so this news could not have come at a better time.
First off, signing the Bullet Club members is an excellent move. Not only is Doc Gallows way more of a rounded character than his previous WWE carnations, Festus.... and Luke Gallows, but as part of the Bullet Club stable with Karl Anderson they are probably one of the best "big men" tag teams there is. Their signing also gives Finn Balor more meaning. NXT's poster boy created the "Balor Club" a while ago but him being in that club by himself is a little strange so having those guys join Balor on NXT will be great. IT also means that they have time to adapt to WWE before they all move up and challenge New Day (seriously, who wouldn't want to see that?)
AJ Styles is arguably the biggest signing of the lot. Most people thought that Mr. TNA would never wrestle for WWE but low and behold, here we are. It looks like Styles will go straight to the main roster which is awesome because I can't remember the last time the main roster was in this type of state. He could debut at the Royal Rumble which would most likely result in an insane pop but he could also be left until after Wrestlemania as the crowd is always hot on that RAW. Either way, AJ Styles will be able to put on fantastic matches in the WWE and can become a major player in the company if he is booked right. Personally AJ Styles vs Seth Rollins would be one of my dream matches.
Shinsuke Nakamura is an interesting one. Supremely charismatic and talented in the ring he has all the makings of a top star in the WWE, but we all know what can happen to foreign talent when put in the WWE. Nakamura worries me because of his style. he's named "King of Strong Style" for a very good reason. Rumour is that he's been signed for the main roster but personally I think that would be far too much of a rush to stick him straight on RAW. It's not because I think that he won't be able to put on a good match, because he will, but rather because I think if they throw him into the mosh pit that is the main roster right now he will get lost in the pack and be reduced to a mid-card role which he is does not deserve, he should be at the top of the card wrestling guys like Roman Reigns. My idea would be to put him on NXT for at least 3-4 months. This gives him time to adapt to the different style of WWE and learn a good amount of English. Once all that's been done he's pretty much equipped to handle the main roster.
No doubt about it, WWE is struggling right now. RAW is consistently being overshadowed by a much better product on NXT. Every now and again we are getting some good episodes of RAW but there's not really any consistency going on. If all four of their new signings are booked properly then WWE will have some great new talent to work with and they can take in different directions.
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