While Paul Heyman was Executive Director of Raw, a lot of stars seemed to have bright futures. Aleister Black was one of them, Heyman going as so far as to pitch the idea of Aleister meeting Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 36. Black was pitched along with Drew McIntyre, and even if WWE went with McIntyre as the choice, it was clear Heyman had plans to make Black a star.
Since his removal, Black and a host of other stars Heyman saw promise in like Paul Heyman have suffered with lack of television time and various other things. Black has suffered a bit in recent weeks after a failed heel turn and now his wife Zelina Vega gone from the company. Earlier we reported on his status, and now it seems like we have more.
Black’s future looks even murkier after being one of the stars missing from the cross brand battle royal at Survivor Series. While other people like Big E and Lars Sullivan were absent, creative seemingly still has plans for those two. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discusses Black’s status and how it may not look good for him.
“I would say as far as Black goes, he’s forgotten about right now and it doesn’t look good. I know he threw a suggestion out there to go to NXT and that was turned down, or whatever, it was not taken. He’s, you know the people in charge now don’t see anything in him it appears. It’s tough, he’s a talented guy.”
Black’s status is unfortunate, as he is a favorite among fans. For now, the future doesn’t look good for him. Hopefully this can be course corrected.
h/t to Ringside News for the quote
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