I dislike most of the characters that have been mentioned in this thread, but after MK9 and MKX, NRS have more than proven that any character can get a good revamp.
It all comes down to personal preferences now, really.
Takeda has Scorpion's Teleport and a whip pull move (similar to Scorpion's spear) in the ShiRai Ryu variation, and Cassie has Johnny's Nut Punch and Sonya's Cartwheel, so anyone that says that ___________ character can't be in because ___________ other character(s) has a similar move is just really full of shit and trying to nitpick.
This goes for Sareena and Fujin (which people have been trying to use that lame ass, strawman excuse with) as well as any other character.