[Lucky]

Sure. Given enough time D'Lo's value diminishes. He gets older, more out of shape, loses some of his skill. Less people remember his name or care about him. Clearly WWE already wasted some value for the excitement of his return by then forgetting about him. But I contend that D'Lo can be built higher than Stevie ever could, thus he's inherrently more valuable.

If they waste it and he basically becomes Stevie or worse? Sure could happen. Personally I'm of the mind that he only got hired because of Michael Hayes and considering that the IC, US, and ECW belts were all won by black men getting increased pushes at round about the same time, a black tag team was given a larger role and more serious tone, a black man was made GM of ECW, a black Hall of Famer was added to the roster as a manager, two black divas were given some stories, and Killings is getting a stronger build (the promos basically raising his value) and has more inherent skill and charisma IMO... Well D'Lo's kinda superfulous and I suspect he's already been forgotten.

So the mere fact that Tomko basically has the potential we saw in Batista (at like 10 years younger) puts him above a guy who probably never would have been anything more than a JTTS. Even if Tomko just ends up a JTTS. Right now he's just a breakout star waiting to become a wasted talent. And a guy who has been seasoned by Japan and TNA MUCH more than any WWE Developmentals do.

[DevSop]

Actually, to go with Tomko's inherent value, I'd really really be interested in the Tomko & Bernard team coming preferably on Smackdown to coincide with Edge's return and put those 3 together as the new uber-heel stable to go against HHH. Or align them with HHH and give Edge a hero's return as the face to oppose them.

I really like stables.

[Andy]

WWE could use the hell out of the Bernard/Tomko tag team. I love the idea of them, I love every match of theirs I've seen, and I love that they both got way better since WWE.

So, its never gonna happen.

[bdbdbd]

Do we really need to see Giant Bernard & Tomko jobbing to HHH, Cena, Undertaker, or Batista in handicap matches?

[madiq]

I think, in a change of pace, it'd be fun to have the Tomko-Bernard team feud with M&M over in ECW. On that show, they could be main eventers and tag wrestlers, and with the possibility of the Smackdown Crossover continuing, they could maybe reign as a Monster Face tag team, in the vein of the Road Warriors.