10 NXT Rookies WWE Called Up Too Early

10. Emma

The WWE hierarchy more or less admitted themselves that Emma's 2014 call-up came too soon when they demoted the Aussie back to the developmental ranks the following year.

In this case, it was less to do with any unpreparedness on the part of the wrestler herself - who was, if anything, a more accomplished performer than many of her main roster peers - than it was the fact that the writers clearly didn't have anything much planned for her.

Whilst the likes of AJ Lee and Paige took centre-stage, Emma was instead made the latest in a long line of WWE women who are inexplicably powerless to resist the charm of Santino Marella, and after that relationship went south she had precisely nothing to occupy her time.

To add insult to injury, Emma's second call-up two years later was arguably even worse, owing to the now infamous "Emmalina" saga, which just about killed her chances of ever making a splash on Raw or SmackDown.