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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 14:49:27 GMT -5
I'm watching NXT and Bailey in general makes me wonder how long people should be staying in NXT. I think some people are destine to stay in NXT and thrive. The whole goal is to develop talent then go into the WWE. So what's the longest someone should be in NXT? A year? 2 years? 10 years? Is it a matter of they either have it to be in the WWE in 2 years of development or they don't?
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Post by TolerancEJ on Sept 2, 2014 17:43:28 GMT -5
Technically, the majority of Tyson Kidd's WWE run has been in NXT, either his initial training or helping the current batch. If WWE sees some promise in them and a hopeful future, then keep them. If there seem to be problems that do not seem to be corrected, then perhaps it would be time to release and give another indy person a chance.
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Post by RKing85 on Sept 2, 2014 23:32:20 GMT -5
reminds me of minor league baseball umpires. If at any point in working your way up you ump the same league 3 years in a row, they release you. You always have to be improving.
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Post by deezy on Sept 3, 2014 3:32:35 GMT -5
I'd say 4 years max, treat it like pro-wrestling university, if you don't improve enough to make it to the main roster by than....time to be released.
Some people can just be there for a few months to get acclimated to the WWE style, and more importantly the ring itself, because not many places outside of WWE use actual ropes. It's very different, and WWE may be the only place that uses a 20 x 20 ring, that time in developmental helps, example could be Del Rio spending some time in FCW while Sin Cara just bypassed it. One came in polished and the other one could barely do any of his signature offense.
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Post by chrisarrant on Sept 5, 2014 11:25:31 GMT -5
I'm watching NXT and Bailey in general makes me wonder how long people should be staying in NXT. I think some people are destine to stay in NXT and thrive. The whole goal is to develop talent then go into the WWE. So what's the longest someone should be in NXT? A year? 2 years? 10 years? Is it a matter of they either have it to be in the WWE in 2 years of development or they don't? I think it's a case-by-case basis. Brock Lesnar was in developmental for 2 years, and that worked out well for Him. Nick Dinsmore did an amazing six-year tour-of-duty in OVW before being called up as Eugene, while I believe Damien Sandow holds the record with a combined nine years in developmental before becoming who he is today. I think it's matter of measuring a talent's potential in the beginning, and then how they're developed in training. If they plateau out or training reveals they don't have as much potential as they hoped, they should let them go.
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Post by Milky on Sept 7, 2014 11:40:24 GMT -5
In my opinion NXT should just be for getting guys ready for WWE television. If you're already an experienced indy worker then probably just a few months will suffice (to get you used to the WWE style, the different camera angles, etc). If you're a complete noob then maybe 3-4 years is more realistic (mostly for training on top of everything else). And yeah, if you're in NXT for more than 4 years I think you should seriously question your life. chrisarrant According to wiki Damian Sandow made his debut on Smackdown in 2006, which would have been 4 years after signing his initial WWE developmental contract.
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Post by chrisarrant on Sept 7, 2014 12:36:27 GMT -5
In my opinion NXT should just be for getting guys ready for WWE television. If you're already an experienced indy worker then probably just a few months will suffice (to get you used to the WWE style, the different camera angles, etc). If you're a complete noob then maybe 3-4 years is more realistic (mostly for training on top of everything else). And yeah, if you're in NXT for more than 4 years I think you should seriously question your life. chrisarrant According to wiki Damian Sandow made his debut on Smackdown in 2006, which would have been 4 years after signing his initial WWE developmental contract. .... but then Damien Sandow was released, later re-signed and did two more years of developmental. So in terms of WWE, they thought he had potential but still needed to be developed -- ala developmental. A number of talents have been called up only to be sent back down to developmental -- Ryback, Brodus Clay and Luke Gallows come to mind.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 16:56:37 GMT -5
This winter will mark four years that Tyler Breeze has been in developmental.
He is hardly someone who should be questioning his life choices.
Sometimes, even for talented guys, it takes time for pieces of the puzzle to be put into place. Breeze, for instance, didn't debut his current gimmick until last summer which is when he really started to connect with the fans.
And now with Miz jacking most of the gimmick, he may be stuck in developmental for another 6 months to a year.
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Post by Milky on Sept 8, 2014 3:15:19 GMT -5
This winter will mark four years that Tyler Breeze has been in developmental. He is hardly someone who should be questioning his life choices. Sometimes, even for talented guys, it takes time for pieces of the puzzle to be put into place. Breeze, for instance, didn't debut his current gimmick until last summer which is when he really started to connect with the fans. And now with Miz jacking most of the gimmick, he may be stuck in developmental for another 6 months to a year. I'm not saying every wrestler should quit WWE Developmental after 4 years, just that after 4 years you should seriously question where your future is headed. I don't know this Breeze kid but you are right, he is approaching 4 years in WWE Developmental (in a few months time) and I would just say that if things aren't looking serious by then he should consider leaving and trying another avenue. But he still seems young so whatevs. Maybe he can still do a few more years in WWE Developmental without wasting too many of his prime athletic years. But I just look at guys like Harry Smith, who moved on to NJPW and is probably making considerably more money and having more fun than he would have been in the lower midcard or in Developmental with the WWE. Wrestlers only have a small window of opportunity to make a name for themselves in the business and you have to use that time to try and be the biggest main eventer that you can be and draw the most amount of money that you can. WWE Developmental certainly has its uses but it can also be a purgatory for some guys. chrisarrant Ah, I see what you’re saying. In my mind his two stints in developmental were separate and therefore not a continuous time period, but for the second stint it was still a long time considering how experienced he was by that point. So point taken.
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