Curt Hawkins: What's The Point?

One of the angles currently on Smackdown involves the return of Curt Hawkins. His return has mirrored the push Fandango was getting when that gimmick first debuted years ago. They spent time teasing his gimmick. They then debuted him, but had him backing out of matches. Nothing too fresh going on with Hawkins.

Will this go anywhere? Probably not. I already mentioned Fandango, but this push is just mirroring other things you have seen just this year. Look at Darren Young. They spent weeks teasing this new angle he was going to have with Bob Backlund. Those segments they had ended up being more entertaining than most of what they did since they officially started the push. And the push just fizzled out. That is what I think will happen with Hawkins.

Should this go anywhere? I don't really think so. Even though people complain about the lack of depth and the need to get more guys, there are still people on the roster right now with nothing meaningful to do. The WWE needs to learn to be more efficient with what they have. I don't think Curt Hawkins is amazing enough to deserve a long-term push. I don't think this gimmick he has is that amazing to deserve long-term attention.

What is he even there for? He will be a lower-midcarder. He will end up like Darren Young and Fandango. Smarks might even mark out if he starts an angle with Zack Ryder. Nothing too special. And when mass releases do eventually happen again, Curtis Hawkins is one of those guys likely to be under consideration to be let go. There will be more men debuting from NXT and the WWE will do more returns. That just pushes some people out the door.