6 mistakes WWE has made so far in 2021

#2. WWE has called up many stars from NXT in the middle of storylines.

WWE has done this a lot over the last few years. Usually, a top Champion in NXT will drop his or her title before permanently moving to the main roster. Karrion Kross was in the middle of a feud with Samoa Joe. Joe had just been medically cleared and either man could have won.

Once Kross started randomly showing up on RAW without any hype or vignettes, it meant that he would fall to Joe. Kross lost to Joe, but he then also lost his first match on RAW to Jeff Hardy. He was still the Champion when he was defeated by Hardy, slightly devaluing the NXT title in the process.

Kross's call-up could have used more promotion. Ridge Holland was drafted to SmackDown while he was in the middle of a feud with Kyle O'Reilly and Von Wagner. Some in management see him as a future World Champion.

Hit Row was still feuding with Legado Del Fantasma when they were promoted. Austin Theory had returned to NXT for Indi Hartwell's wedding but was then drafted to RAW.

Xia Li was also drafted to SmackDown during a run with Tian Sha. Mei Ling was the leader of the group and Boa sporadically wrestled. Li was the focal point of the group. Since her call-up, however, Boa and Ling have both wrestled.

When Bianca Belair was called up in 2020, she was more than ready. She wasn't tied to NXT via a title or unfinished storyline. Rhea Ripley had lost the NXT Women's Championship and was ready for the main roster. The same goes for Shayna Baszler's promotion in 2020.

This should change with the NXT 2.0 reboot since Vince McMahon has more focus on WWE's third brand. Only time will tell if it will.