Kalisto is one of WWE's most promising new talents right now. He's on the backburner right now, having the slow burn in a tag team which should hopefully lead to a tag title run by the summer/autumn time.
But when that tag team breaks up, Kalisto could be set up to take the show by storm. His moves are already the highlight of every single Lucha Dragons match, giving today's audience the excitement we felt when a young Rey Mysterio first debuted in WWE 13 years ago (he also happens to be the same age as Mysterio when he first debuted)
However, can Kalisto replicate Rey Mysterio's main event success? He's certainly got the moves, although nothing as cheer inducing as the 619+West coast pop (yet). But he hasn't really had much experience on the microphone, which Mysterio had from the get go.
Mysterio was something unique, the first big time luchadore WWE had, who shifted merch by the bucket load. It's no secret WWE tried to copy that success by signing Sin Cara but that failed spectacularly. If WWE try to make Kalisto 'the new Mysterio' the same could happen again.
Also, in today's main event I do wonder if matches like Kalisto v Ambrose/Reigns/Seth/Wyatt/Owens/Zayn/Cena/Orton etc... could draw as well as Mysterios matches against Guerrero/Orton/Booker/Batista/JBL/Angle etc...
Could it be that kalisto, once he breaks up from Sin Cara, had a ceiling of the upper midcard matches for the IC or US belts, maybe the odd main event as a challenger. WWE champion though? I'm not so sure.
But when that tag team breaks up, Kalisto could be set up to take the show by storm. His moves are already the highlight of every single Lucha Dragons match, giving today's audience the excitement we felt when a young Rey Mysterio first debuted in WWE 13 years ago (he also happens to be the same age as Mysterio when he first debuted)
However, can Kalisto replicate Rey Mysterio's main event success? He's certainly got the moves, although nothing as cheer inducing as the 619+West coast pop (yet). But he hasn't really had much experience on the microphone, which Mysterio had from the get go.
Mysterio was something unique, the first big time luchadore WWE had, who shifted merch by the bucket load. It's no secret WWE tried to copy that success by signing Sin Cara but that failed spectacularly. If WWE try to make Kalisto 'the new Mysterio' the same could happen again.
Also, in today's main event I do wonder if matches like Kalisto v Ambrose/Reigns/Seth/Wyatt/Owens/Zayn/Cena/Orton etc... could draw as well as Mysterios matches against Guerrero/Orton/Booker/Batista/JBL/Angle etc...
Could it be that kalisto, once he breaks up from Sin Cara, had a ceiling of the upper midcard matches for the IC or US belts, maybe the odd main event as a challenger. WWE champion though? I'm not so sure.