4 reasons why NXT should be involved in the WWE Draft in the future

NXT is WWE's developmental program, and it is usually involved in one way deals during the draft that has been used to shake up RAW and SmackDown. NXT should no longer be seen as simply a developmental brand. Instead, it should be viewed as its own unique brand, especially recently, with NXT Takeover events being better received than the main roster PPVs. Even former NXT Champion Johnny Gargano has spoken about how NXT is the main roster.

However, it always seems that NXT talent is constantly being siphoned up to RAW or SmackDown with no one going the other way. While NXT has done a fantastic job at constantly replenishing their talent pool with some of the best independent wrestlers available, the chance to wrestle at NXT should be available to main roster members who wish to return to NXT or those on the main roster who could benefit from time down in NXT.

More than these two points, bringing NXT into the Draft and Shake-up will advertise NXT to a wider audience and make NXT feel more important. Consider how excited many wrestling fans when WWE held the first-ever Worlds Collide tournament, for the first time we saw superstars from Raw, Smackdown, 205 Live, and both NXT and NXT UK face off against each other.

The new and unique match-ups that could be found in these situations alone are a good enough reason for NXT to be treated with the respect it deserves. Here are 4 arguments as to why it's time for WWE to pull the trigger and include NXT in future Drafts and Shakeups.

This is even more important now that NXT has been put on USA and is no longer going to be treated as simply the development brand.

# 4 The Possibilities for Dream Matches

Bring stars to NXT could also bring a few dream matches

WWE has continuously teased its audiences with the allure of dream matches, from the unlikely between Undertaker and Sting to the possible future dream matches like Finn Balor and Adam Cole, not to mention the dream matches the WWE has already produced, such as The Rock versus Hulk Hogan and AJ Styles versus Daniel Bryan.

In NXT, WWE seems to have a stream of top independent talent coming through its doors. Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole, Shayna Baszler, Candice LeRae, and Io Shirai are some of the great names that currently wrestle in NXT. Imagine the possibility of seeing Johnny Gargano go up against Daniel Bryan, or any of the talented females in WWE facing off against the likes of Baszler, LeRae or Shirai.

This was briefly a reality when the WWE introduced the fantastic Worlds Collide Tournament early in 2019. The series event, which took place during Royal Rumble Axxess, saw wrestlers from NXT, NXT UK and 205 Live facing off against each other. This spawned a miniseries which also included wrestlers from Raw and Smackdown.

If NXT was included in the Draft and Superstar Shake-Up process in the future, more of these dream matchups could become reality for the fans.

# 3 The process is already in place

Breezango, a popular main roster team, has already moved to NXT

Many former main roster Superstars have visited NXT or returned to the territory. Drew Gulak, Apollo Crews, and Cesaro have returned to NXT for cameo matches. Now we have seen the return of Tyler Breeze, Fandango, and Finn Balor back down to NXT, there is an easy way for the WWE to include NXT in future Drafts or Superstar Shake-ups.

WWE has been able to move wrestlers to NXT, and not just bring NXT wrestlers to RAW and SmackDown. It often feels like NXT needs to constantly refresh its roster after a draft, due to many top performers moving on to Raw or Smackdown.

The idea of involving NXT in any subsequent Draft or Shake-up will mean that there isn't a talent drain like the one NXT has found itself in the past. The 2016 Draft saw NXT lose Finn Balor, Alexa Bliss, Nia Jax, Carmella, and Mojo Rawley. The 2018 Superstar Shakeup saw NXT lose Ricochet, Aleister Black, The Viking Raiders, EC3, Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross, and Heavy Machinery.

Thankfully, NXT has managed to get a steady stream of incoming talent, but sending wrestlers the other way could help things as well.

# 2 Involving NXT with the Draft and Shake-up will bring more eyes to NXT

The Undisputed Era, like many in NXT, would be ideal in WWE storylines

NXT is the least known of the three brands, and while it means that those wrestling on the developmental brand of the WWE are operating under less scrutiny, it also means that they are treated like the little brother. This needs to change, especially in the wake of NXT's new television deal on the USA Network alongside Raw. In addition to moving from the WWE Network to network television, NXT has now been bumped up to be a two-hour program.

Given the potentially expanded audience that NXT will be exposed to, WWE should be looking to bring in fresh faces from RAW and SmackDown to NXT as a way of bringing audiences.

While the likes of Johnny Gargano, Tommaso Ciampa, and the members of the Undisputed Era aren't known by the wider WWE Universe, bringing in the likes of Finn Balor, AJ Styles, and Daniel Bryan will certainly bring in more casual wrestling fans to NXT. As a result, wrestlers like Velveteen Dream, Keith Lee, Kushida, Matt Riddle and others will wrestle in front of a bigger audience then they have before.

# 1 Underutilized Main Roster Superstars can be used

It's hard to deny that EC III has been underused after moving to Raw, and would benefit from returning to NXT

NXT has been a great place for WWE to establish its next pool of main event Superstars. The promotion took the place of Florida Championship Wrestling and has introduced WWE audiences to the Shield members Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, and Seth Rollins, as well as Samoa Joe, Bray Wyatt, Shinsuke Nakamura, and Drew McIntyre, among others.

According to many reports, many WWE superstars would love to wrestle in NXT. With Tyler Breeze and Fandango have already gone back to NXT, this phenomenon may become more common. Lio Rush appears to be back on NXT after a hiatus following his stint on RAW.

Former NXT talents like EC3, Mojo Rawley, and No Way Jose among others could certainly return to NXT. This would likely see those wrestlers gain exposure and TV time that they are unable to get on RAW or SmackDown.

Even female wrestlers like Dana Brooke, Mandy Rose, Sarah Logan, and others could also be moved back to NXT. In exchange, Raw and SmackDown could be bolstered by stars like Mia Yim and Bianca Belair. This would keep not just the NXT female roster fresh, but also give a great chance for stars like Belair and Yim to mix it up with some of the best wrestlers in the world.

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