Originally Posted by
Kal-El Summers
Eh, they definitely pushed him in a conventional sense. Hugely unpopular Heel Cole and Ultra-Asshole Miz constantly burying him on NXT making him look like the biggest underdog ever until he got eliminated and showed back up again with Nexus. The only thing they didn't see coming was Mattel freaking out over him choking Justin Roberts out using Justin's own tie and forcing them to release him, which worked out in divorcing him from the group and setting up him beating Miz for the US Title.