In a lot of ways, out of all of the WWE releases that have occurred this year, the Colossal Bronson Reed might be the most shocking. Shortly before his release, those in charge of NXT were clearly grooming the guy for big things. He won the North American title and got to celebrate with his wife, Paige (who apparently the WWE brass felt having a tattoo of her name would have confused us dum-dums).
Reed was being featured (no pun intended) heavily on NXT right up until his release. As part of the NXT 2.0 initiative, the Colossal One was released just days after having a marquee match against Adam Cole. Even Shawn Michaels was shocked by the release and texted Reed as much adding “you have to show them it was a mistake.” Very much like nearly half their current roster is doing, perhaps Reed will show them being All Elite.
Bronson Reed Is A Throwback To Big Men Of The Past
In case you weren’t paying attention, a lot of the success of AEW is steeped in nostalgia. Sometimes that nostalgia is on screen with coaches like Arn Anderson running around. The Stinger has had yet another career rejuvenation. Should Bronson Reed land in AEW, the Colossal superstar consistently pays homage to his own heroes using his gear. On several occasions, Reed has worn gear reminiscent of great big men of the past like Earthquake and Bam Bam Bigelow. He even called out the TNT champ, Miro in a coded message challenging him for the old school title.
Bronson Reed Is A Big Man Who Can Move Smoothly
With Reed in their employ, not only would AEW have an up and coming talent, but a tremendous international talent. The Australian superstar has that international appeal that helps bring market share over tenfold. Not that they are anywhere close to the same level, but take a guy like Bret Hart for instance.
When WWE was first heading into Canada, they were able to use guys like Bret to market to the Canadian audience and helped bust the territory wide open. Having a guy like Reed on your roster helps sell your product to a whole new market.
Bronson Reed Fills A Void In The AEW Roster
There’s currently a unique problem with the AEW roster and it’s one that doesn’t necessarily affect just them, but it is interesting that Tony Khan has yet to hire a mammoth competitor that can go in the ring. Reed has shown he can hang with the best of them, having classic NXT matches against the likes of Johnny Gargano and Internet darling Adam Cole. The biggest men on the AEW roster are currently Jake Hager and Luchasaurus, and they are both dwarfed by Reed. It’s time for AEW to have its own resident working big man.
The benefit of having an attraction like Reed is just that - he’s an attraction. He doesn’t need to be plugged into a top title spot, but it wouldn’t hurt the guy or the company either. With a guy like Reed, he’s also a believable threat to anyone at any time as well as a guy who can sell to smaller guys as well. In North America, he’s also yet to do battle with someone anywhere near as big as he is. So while he dwarves a guy like Luchasaurus, it would still be the wrestling equivalent of King Kong Vs. Godzilla. As for marketing of a guy like Reed, considering WWE supposedly wanted him to cover up his tattoo, how about releasing a similar-looking shirt on ProWrestlingTees?
Similar to fellow big man the WWE has seemingly disengaged from, the possibilities with Jonah Rock, the former Bronson Reed are limitless, hopefully those limits will be surpassed in AEW.
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