7 unpopular decisions made in 2018

#1 Not utilizing this years’ call-up of NXT Superstars

Cien Almas is one of many wrestlers underutilized since jumping on the main roster.

Going from the developmental show, NXT, to either one of the main weekly shows is a huge step, and as such not every wrestler gets called up. There are many wrestlers on NXT that either spend many years on NXT, or decide to leave and develop their careers somewhere else. This is why when the WWE does eventually decide that a wrestler is ready to make it to the main shows, it needs to be the right move for both the wrestler and the company.

In the past, some of the wrestlers that have made the successful jump from NXT include the likes of Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Charlotte Flair, who have now become household names in the wrestling industry. Unfortunately, this doesn’t apply to everyone that leaves WWE’s developmental program, as the likes of Tye Dillinger, Apollo Crews and The Ascension would tell you they are mere pawns to the WWE.

The reality of the ongoing problems with this is that the WWE are simply calling up too many superstars and not utilizing them properly. Unfortunately, with the exception of Drew McIntyre, this year is no different. This years’ call-up include the IIconics, No Way Jose and Sanity who have all done very little since their debut.

Even though there are people like Cien Almas and Ember Moon who are constantly performing at a high standard when they do get some screen time, due to the number of wrestlers and lack of feuds, they too are also lost in the shuffle. As for the AoP, it can be argued they are only the Raw Tag Team Champions due to how light the division is following events both in and outside of the WWE.

One solution to all of this is to lessen the number of wrestlers that are being called up, especially if they won’t be doing much. However, if the WWE continues to do this every year, then they need to address the structure of the weekly shows so that everyone gets utilized more effectively rather than having the same feuds go at it every single week until the next pay-per-view.

Arguably, this is the most urgent and important issue that needs to be addressed in the WWE today, because if the same trend continues, wrestlers from NXT may become reluctant to make the jump altogether.