WWE without AJ

Hey Scott, seems as if AJ is sweeping best/favorite WWE wrestler of 2017 votings again, so WHAT IF he never joined WWE? No Rumble 16 debut, no phenomenal Cena matches, no WWE title runs, no replacing out-of-action top guys at short notice etc

Would someone else have his spot (Sami who also joined the main roster in early 2016…Joe? Balor?)? Would we have seen a worse WWE product with worse, and even more repetitive matches? God forbid, an even longer Jinder title reign? What say you?