NXT: Season II

Meet your new NXT Rookies:

Rookie: Alex Riley
Pro: The Miz

Rookie: Husky Harris
Pro: Cody Rhodes

Rookie: Kaval
Pro: Lay-Cool

Rookie: Lucky Cannon
Pro: Mark Henry

Rookie: Eli Cottonwood
Pro: John Morrison

Rookie: Michael McGillicutty
Pro: Kofi Kingston

Rookie: Percy Watson
Pro: MVP

Rookie: Titus O'Neil
Pro: Zack Ryder

What makes some of these Rookies special? Lineage.
* Michael McGillicutty is a third-generation competitor as the grandson of Larry "The Axe" Hennig and the son of "Mr. Perfect" (Curt Hennig).
* Husky Harris is also a third-generation competitor as grandson of "Blackjack" Mulligan and the son of "I.R.S."

What makes others stand out? Height (or lack of).
* Kaval is the smallest rookie and IMO following in the steps of Daniel Bryan. They both wrestled in the indie circuit long before coming to NXT and they both appear to be underdogs. Oh yeah, the both lost their first match and both seemed to be having some sort of issues with the Pro(s).
* Eli Cottonwood stands extremely tall at over 7 feet tall, making him byfar the biggest NXT Rookie this season.

And those who just don't fit in anywhere else? A strange gimmick.
* Alex Riley is the self-proclaimed "rare breed" who isn't afraid to love everything about himself.. even to the point of making everyone else sick of it.
* Lucky Cannon's name comes from a near-death experience that taught him to live life to the fullest.
* Percy Watson is the alway-annoyingly-excited Rookie of season two. Apparently, he loves to party.. in case none of us realized that already.
* Titus O'Neil seems to be the outcast of the bunch so he might play on the loner status for a while.

Do any of these Rookies remind you of other WWE Superstars/NXT Season 1 Rookies?

Who do I have high hopes for?
My personal favorites thus far are Michael McGillicutty, Alex Riley and Kaval.