{"id":124328,"date":"2024-05-08T09:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=124328"},"modified":"2024-05-08T00:14:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T04:14:50","slug":"king-him-the-case-for-carmelo-hayes-to-win-wwe-king-of-the-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2024\/05\/08\/king-him-the-case-for-carmelo-hayes-to-win-wwe-king-of-the-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"King HIM: The Case for Carmelo Hayes to Win WWE King of The Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Challenging the champion on your first day on Smackdown<\/a> is a bold move that only a select few can make feel legitimate. WWE is making a solid case for Carmelo Hayes to win King of the Ring this month, leveraging his impressive debut. As the highest NXT draft pick in history, Hayes has already been integrated into the plans for the blue brand. <\/span><\/p>\n

Significantly, WWE desperately needs new stars, and Hayes’ potential to fill that void is crucial, notably as WWE needs genuine heel challengers for Cody Rhodes. A King Carmelo would be the most intriguing way to get a real challenger for Cody and make Hayes a bigger star in the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Makes a Splashy Start for a First-Round Draft Pick<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you make somebody the third overall pick from developmental, you must capitalize on that story. Apart from winning a title straight away, selecting Carmelo Hayes to win King of the Ring is the fastest way WWE can pay off that story. In his interactions with Bobby Lashley, Melo has shown that his draft position has inflated his sense of worth. <\/span><\/p>\n

Much of the draft period was missable<\/a><\/span> in WWE. Still, character moments like this make the entire ordeal worthwhile to weekly viewers. In this case, too, Hayes ascending to the iconic throne that created stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin gives an air of legacy to Carmelo Hayes within weeks of his debut.<\/p>\n