WWE: 10 future main eventers were named back in 2016 - what happened to them?

A lot can change in the world of WWE, especially in six years.

Back in 2016, the team that WhatCulture predicted which ten WWE stars at the time could turn into main eventers for the company.

Now, six years after that article was published, what are those ten names doing now, and did they live up to their potential?

Let us dive right into it.

We all love Xavier Woods, but while he may be one of WWE’s most beloved stars right now, he can’t be seen as a main eventer.

WhatCulture predicted that Woods would be a main eventer in WWE, and while that could still happen, he hasn’t reached those heights yet.

He’s had some iconic moments though, as part of New Day, but remains the only member of the crowd to have not won the WWE Championship.

However, it’s clear how much WWE values Woods, and given that he’s only 35, he could very well become a main eventer in the future, but as of right now, he’s not reached those heights.

When WhatCulture published this list (February 2016), Shinsuke Nakamura hadn’t even wrestled a match for WWE yet.

His debut would come two months later, at NXT TakeOver Dallas, and at that time, Nakamura seemed like a future WWE main eventer.

However, six years later, and he’s never won the WWE title, and seems stuck in the mid-card right now, despite his undeniable talent.

Things looked on the up in 2018, when he won the Royal Rumble and faced AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34, but the match failed to meet expectations, and Nakamura was sent back down to the mid-card.

Unfortunately, it seems unlikely that he’ll ever be picked to win a world title in WWE, and has arguably never been deemed a main eventer by higher-ups within the company.

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