What if the Wild Card Rule is applicable to NXT as well

#1 Nigel McGuinness calls SmackDown

The Wild Card rule could extend to the broadcast table.

The Wild Card rule has, understandably, focused on in ring talents up to this point, with main event level stars in particular in play to help push ratings for Raw and SmackDown.

If WWE incorporates NXT talents in the Wild Card, it opens a number of different possibilities for how WWE could use the device.

Top NXT stars like Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole, and Shayna Baszler would make the most sense guest starring on one of the main roster brands. WWE could also toy with The Street Profits or Moustache Mountain coming up to challenge for main roster tag titles one night.

To take a different tack, however, WWE could also have non-wrestling talent visit the main roster.

Nigel McGuinness’s work on color commentary has been well received in developmental, but there are questions as to whether his more technical style and accent would translate well to Monday Night Raw.

Both to lend the main roster presentation a different flavor for one week, and to try out McGuinness in a higher profile role, he could be a fun Wild Card beneficiary.