Introducing Shinsuke Nakamura, Tye Dillinger, and The Revival
This past weeks Monday Night Raw and Smackdown LIVE lived up to the hype of being the post WrestleMania shows. Four Superstars from NXT debuted, tag team The Revival (Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson) on Raw and on Smackdown LIVE, it was Tye Dillinger and Shinsuke Nakamura. If you are a fan of the WWE and have not been able to catch NXT, here is a short bio on each debuting superstar.
Shinsuke Nakamura - "The King of Strong Style" arrived at NXT on April 1, 2016 at NXT Takeover: Dallas and defeated Sami Zayn in a singles match. Nakamura is one of the most electric superstars in the world and he is a two time NXT Champion. As soon as the lights dimmed this past week on Smackdown LIVE, and violinist Lee England Jr. started playing the chords of Nakamura's entrance music, the crowd went wild! He made his entrance, stood in the ring for a few minutes after his music ended to chants of "Naka-mura." Then his music hit again and Nakamura exited the ring. That's how popular he is as a superstar, he doesn't have to say a word, his mere presence is enough go get the crowd hyped. Prior to signing with NXT, Nakamura held eleven Championships in New Japan Pro Wrestling, including five IWGP Intercontinental Championships and three IWGP Heavyweight Championships. He should be placed into a title picture as soon as tomorrow on Smackdown LIVE and a dream situation would be a feud between him and A.J. Styles.
Tye Dillinger - "10! 10! 10! 10!" is all you heard that last week when Tye Dillenger made his Smackdown LIVE debut and it shows just how popular he had been during his 3+ years in NXT. "The Perfect 10" was a surprise entrant at number 10 in this years Royal Rumble, which indicated his call up was imminent. Although he never held an NXT Title, Dillenger competed in three NXT Takeovers and will be a great addition to Smackdown.
The Revival (Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson) - "Say Yeah!", this tag team duo landed in NXT in 2014 and are the only two time NXT Tag Team Champions in NXT history. In my opinion, they probably should of been called up prior to the American Alphas but they finally made their well deserved and long overdue debut last week on Raw. Last week, they made a big splash by defeating former and record holding WWE Raw Tag Team Champions, The New Day. Subsequently attacking Kofi Kingston after the match in true "heel" fashion. If you have the WWE Network and haven't watched any of the NXT Takeovers, do yourself a favor and watch the triple threat elimination tag team match from the most recent NXT Takeover: Orlando between The Revival vs. #DIY vs. The Authors of Pain. It's one of the best tag matches I have watched and indicative of the talent that is still down in NXT even with the call up of arguably their most talented Tag Team.
With the "Superstar Shakeup" happening over two nights on Raw and Smackdown LIVE, these 4 superstars might have a short lived stint on their respective shows. In any event no matter what happens, they will make a big impact on a weekly basis.