By Wade Keller, PWTorch editor

On last Friday's PWTorch Livecast (listen here), Sean "X-Pac" Waltman said former ROH standouts Claudio Castignoli and Chris Hero are his picks to make it big in WWE. He also had high praise for Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat's son, Ricky Steamboat Jr..:

"Just in the last month or so I've been going back there and the talent there has really, really picked up. It was a pretty good show last night. Claudio Castignoli and Chris Hero are both going to be stars. Chris looked good and Claudio had a heel of a 20 minute Iron Man match with Ricky Steamboat Jr. and Jim Ross sat in on commentary. It was really fun to watch."

He said one thing is working against Steamboat, though.

"I think he's doing great. He's in a tough spot. He's down there. You have the nepotism factor down there that a lot of people think about. I feel bad for him because it's almost like he's got that working against him. How do you fill Ricky Steamboat (Sr.'s) shoes. They're taking their time with him. They haven't thrown him on the main roster yet and that's smart. They're taking their time with him. I was impressed last night the way he switches gears and the way he was coming up out of selling and fighting back. It's hard for me to explain to the layperson what I mean, but psychology-wise he's doing really good. He's a safe bet in the future, without a doubt."

Part of the 90 minute interview with Sean Waltman is available here. The rest was part of the PWTorch VIP Aftershow, which is available to VIP member. For info on going VIP, click here.

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