5 Things WWE Subtly told us in 2021: Possibly bad news for part-time legends, New requirement for superstars to get pushed revealed

#4. WWE's change in direction with future superstars

This seems a little less subtle, but WWE's implementation of it prompted us to add this to the list. Earlier in the summer, it was revealed that company was "done" signing independent superstars who were in their 30s.

Instead, they would start signing young men and women in their early 20s and preferably those from a non-wrestling background. This would allow them to become completely WWE-trained Superstars. A bigger emphasis will be placed on the looks of both male and female trainees, with the old approach of pushing "bigger" male stars emphasized.

Nick Khan seemed to confirm this in his rare interview with Ariel Helwani on BT Sport, stating that WWE was moving away from featuring wrestlers with the "indie" style. That's why NXT was revamped into NXT 2.0. It was given a different set of colors, a change in direction of programming, as well as the superstars being pushed.

There are now new requirements to get a big push in WWE, and size, look, and homegrown talent will be given preference going forward.