The WWE brand-extension draft
is over, and to no surprise, there
seems to be more focus on who
wasn’t drafted over who was.
It was made clear in the draft
rules that six NXT talents would
be drafted. Samoa Joe, Shinsuke
Nakamura, Asuka and Bayley
were not included in that six.
Cue the madness.
All four of those NXT talents are
among the most popular, and all
can hold their own on RAW and
SmackDown. But what about
NXT?
You have to keep star power for
the ever-growing and surging
third brand. NXT has grown to
something bigger than originally
imagined and can sell out
venues that are also used by
RAW or SmackDown for their
Takeover shows. It has become
the cool brand under the WWE
umbrella with its melting pot of
talent and styles from all around
the world, many with an
underground following already.
If it’s going to stay that way, you
can’t pillage the entire roster at
once.
Sure, the four big names not
drafted are more polished
performers than Mojo Rawley,
Carmella or Alexa Bliss, all of
whom were drafted to the shock
of many, including myself. But
on RAW and SmackDown, these
new draft picks from NXT won’t
have the pressure or expectation
to be top draws on the top of the
card right away. They can get
more experience working their
way through the middle of the
card.
If Rawley, Carmella and Bliss
weren’t drafted and Joe,
Nakamura, Bayley and Asuka
were, do you think Rawley,
Carmella and Bliss have the
ability to headline NXT?
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