Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Apr 3, 2013 0:06:37 GMT -5
Honestly, the only one who got a major raw deal out of NXT Redemption ending was arguably Maxine. Who pretty much left before anything could be done with her, I think she left before NXT even wrapped up.
Kaitlyn's now the Face of the Divas' Division.
AJ's now one of the most highlighted characters of WWE's programming in the last year. Had several major storylines revolving around her.
Titus and Darren are now arguably a highlight of the shows and clearly are being groomed.
Johny Curtis is now going to (re)debut at Wrestlemania against Chris Jericho, where he may in fact beat a former World Champion. And, he has a lovely gimmick in the vein of Goldust that could launch him into IC title contendership pretty quickly. WWE clearly has plans for him.
Bateman is debatable but before he got hurt there seemed to be plans for him and the company seems to like him, and seems like they'll have ideas for him. So I could see him upon his return getting plugged into something big.
The non-rookie NXT regulars like Yoshi and Tyson, and Cutty, and co. all are stilled featured fairly often on Superstars, occasionally on shows like Slam & Main Event and RAW & Smackdown. While one could argue they had storylines on NXT, honestly, they didn't by the end. By the last few months of the show it was clear that the rookies had all the spotlight on them and that the rest were filler and/or a platform for the rookies to stand on.
I think part of the problem is that we're used to how WWE has done things for the past decade when it's obvious they're now doing things differently. Alot of talent is now waiting in the wings, sometimes for months, before management strikes with something big in mind for them. Many of the new talent, if you've noticed, have debuted in big or at least meaningful ways this past year.
Big E., Fandango, The Shield, Antonio, Sandow, all of them have been quickly and heavily inserted into the bigger scheme of things. One could debate the PTP were too for a tag team till they repeatedly had set-backs somewhat derail them, Washington's outburst and the flubbing of commentary.
Derrick Bateman has rarely, if ever appeared on WWE programming outside of NXT. He's arguably the least utilized guy out of the entire main roster. And now he's actually working NXT live events as if he actually were one of the developmental talents.
Once Redemption ended, Yoshi stopped being booked in any credible manner, and is only used for straight up squash matches now. Same goes for Percy Watson.
Curt Hawkins hasn't appeared on television either outside of being fodder for Ryback and a few random SMS matches where he doesn't even get an entrance
Likewise, Alex Riley, despite near consistent use on the house show circuit, used to at least appear on at least one of the WWE C-shows on a weekly basis and now doesn't.
And having these guys work the new format of NXT doesn't work, because then it means we only see them on TV once in an entire month.