Aleister Black not sitting in catering?

I was a massive fan of his.

Was being the key word, because once they changed his theme and turned him heel I really struggled to care. I wouldn't be surprised if they really did have nothing for him because he needs a complete repackage. I wouldn't be overly surprised to see him on the Raw or Smackdown after Mania but they really screwed him over with his call up.

I feel so terrible for Black. He’s one of those guys where, I feel like you have to go out of your way to mess up a guy like that. He’s just so damn talented.

As if any of those other guys are on the same level of Black lol

They never should have broken up Black and Ricochet as a tag team when they did. Those guys came up and were over as hell as a tag team. They broke them up and it was like career death for both guys. Neither of them have really been used in any meaningful capacity since.

You are absolutely right. It didn't make any sense. But typically WWE never really has any idea what to do with NXT talent when they are moved the main roster. But for what it was, like you said, they were an awesome tag team. I think crowd reaction and message board reaction are often two polar opposites.

For whatever was being said online about them being together making no sense, the people in the arena were digging them. And that positive arena reaction and negative message board reaction is probably based on the fact that I'd assume that less than 50% of the general WWE fans that attend shows actually watch NXT, and people who post on message boards are more aware of what is going on in NXT and have existing knowledge of NXT talent before they go to RAW/SD.

I'm going to say that the majority of people watching and attending RAW and SD at that time, it was probably the first time they'd seen those guys. Message board fans who had been watching NXT already knew who they were and didn't understand why they were together.

Hopefully he returns and goes back to NXT,where Triple H and company can use him properly.Give me a Balor Vs Black title match and program in NXT.Really sad to see how so many talent wrestlers like Black,Ricochet,Murphy,Ali,Benjamin,Hardy,Kalisto,Lee...ect are or aren't even being used on the main roster.The WWE has way to much talent and if they can't find a worth while role for talents are don't think they have any drawing ability should let them go and move on.Hopefully more talents get their release like Andrade.

How dare you. He also has a vague generic goth persona, and he does flips!

He is completely unique and valuable. For proof of how much of a difference-maker he is, all you have to do is look at the Raw and SmackDown threads nowadays since he’s been off TV. Nothing but complaints. Now look at the threads from when he was active and on tv most weeks - because Aleister Black is such a star, threads for shows he appeared on were probably overwhelmingly positive. I mean, maybe they weren’t positive and he’s just another flippy nobody, but that would mean he’s been overrated in this thread.

Heyman sure had some plans to use Black and others on RAW. Once they took Heyman away they just dropped any ideas they had to use them.

I feel bad when I see a guy like Ricochet being used as a jobber instead of a challenger. The boy, like Black have great potential to carry the WWE into the next generation.

Man I love Aleister Black would love to see him with a title in the WWE, I remember seeing him in the Indies in the UK met the bloke a few times top lad!