AFTER seeing Lord Tensai debut and Brock Lesnar come back to Raw, Smackdown also had some share of its new and returning stars too as Ryback (formerly known as Skip Sheffield in Nexus) and Damien Sandow (formerly known as Idol Stevens) made their presence known. The two will just be part of an influx of stars from FCW waiting to be called up to the main roster. With Triple H's decree that no developmental wrestler would be called up to the main roster without a storyline mapped out for them, expect Ryback and Damien Sandow to be in a program in the incoming weeks. With Damien Sandow's great promos and matches and Ryback's power, strength and look, they may be WWE's next biggest superstars in the years to come.





Ryan Reeves, who is wrestling under the Ryback gimmick, has been waiting for his redbut since his last run as Skip Sheffield. Reeves was a finalist in 2004's WWE Tough Enough 4, and from there he was signed to a developmental contract by the WWE. He has wrestled in Ohio Valley Wrestling, Deep South Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling before appearing national television in his Skip Sheffield persona in WWE NXT. After NXT, he, along with the seven other rookies appeared on WWE Raw as the rebel group Nexus, a group that caused chaos and havoc in the WWE. After injurinh himself in the August 18, 2010 live event in Hawaii, Reeves never appeared again in any WWE programming until last night's Smackdown.

Aaron Stevens already debuted in Smackdown in 2006 as Idol Stevens, one of Michelle McCool's favorite "Teacher's Pets". Along with KC James, the two went for London & Kendricks' WWE Tag Team Championship, which they failed to capture. He was then sent back to OVW and was later released. He came back to the WWE in 2010 by signing a developmental contract. He stayed in FCW where he developed his new persona as Damien Sandow, an eccentric and flamboyant wrestler. A former FCW 15 champion, he figures to transfer his success in FCW into the WWE.








Jed Mendoza is a writer for the Pro Wrestling Gazette. Engage with him by following him on Twitter @jedified.