RUMOR: It Took Them That Long? WWE Was Very Surprised By One Thing About This Superstar.

They look bigger off television. WWE has been undergoing a lot of changes to its roster over the last few months as the company tries to figure out a way to help fight off their ratings woes. That isn’t the easiest thing to do, but bringing in some fresh faces can help with a lot of the problem. WWE has been doing that, and one such name seems to have surprised them.

According to Fightful Select by way of Wrestletalk.com, WWE officials were surprised by how physically big Buddy Murphy looked in the ring. Murphy has been pushed harder on SmackDown Live in recent weeks, with back to back matches against Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan, including a win over the latter. Murphy was called up from 205 Live earlier this year as part of the Superstar Shakeup.

Murphy is doing well as of late. Check out his match with Bryan:

Opinion: That statement should tell you two things: WWE officials don’t watch 205 Live and Murphy has been sitting around for a long time now. It doesn’t come off as the best sign when WWE called him up about four and a half months ago and doesn’t seem to know how big he looks. Murphy isn’t exactly a giant but he’s bigger than most cruiserweights and that is very clear as soon as you see him wrestle. Now why did it take so long to see that?

Has Murphy impressed you? What do you want to see him do next? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books. His latest book is KB’s Complete 2004 Monday Night Raw Reviews.

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