Former TNA wrestler debuts as WWE's Vance Archer

November 4, 9:32 PMNY Pro Wrestling ExaminerAaron Glazer

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When WWE signed Lance Hoyt, then recently released by TNA, I wasn't thrilled.  Hoyt is a big, thin man in the mold of a young Test, which is to say he has a million dollar look, great agility, and no charisma or sense of the moment in the ring.  Still, as a big guy who could do insane moves like the Van Terminator, if he ever put it together, he's worth the flier to see... unfortunately, so few guys after the start of their career go from athletic to good, it's certainly a long shot.

So Lance Hoyt got a new name and came to WWE as Vance Archer.  His debut on ECW, a squash of Logan Jones, wasn't anything special and, at first, seemed pointless.  Then I remembered where it was Vance was debuting.  ECW is where big men go to learn to work.  Koslov went from an absolute train wreck to a servicable monster, while Ezekiel Jackson is learning charisma and timing.  Mark Henry went from a slow, unwatchable mess, to a slow, utterly watchable, entertaining giant.  If the magic of whoever helps young ECW talent could work on the aforementioned three, Hoyt, with his abundance of tools that those others lack, certainly could really develop.

So Hoyt is, right now, certainly a below average wrestler, but he does have well above average tools.  He's in the right place to mold those tools, ECW, and is a superstar worth keeping an eye on.