Quote Originally Posted by XPac View Post
Hager was like a big deal for maybe a week... then they essentially did nothing with him, and he ended up a fairly generic big guy. Which is kind of a shame because I've always been a fan of Swagger. AEW wasted Hager just like the WWE did, only they didn't waste any time doing it. But he's likely getting a fat pay check for doing next to nothing, so I'm betting he's happy.

I'd probably say Spears is a big bigger than he was in the WWE, though that's not saying much since he was always used as an undercard guy, even in NXT.

Overall, I'm not terribly impressed with AEW's ability to make new stars. They're using guys who are already stars (mostly the ex WWE guys like Jericho, Moxley, and Cody) better than they were used in the WWE. But they're only doing a so-so job making new stars IM0.
I put MJF and Darby in the new Star category. I guess Jurassic Express. That's about it. But it's hard to judge since they never been on any major stage before.

Spears at least, had that Perfect 10 chant going before lack of use killed it.