5 Most Notable NXT Alumni (Who Never Had A TakeOver Match)

5. Liv Morgan/Sonya Deville

The majority of NXT call-ups are calculated affairs. The wrestler or wrestlers being promoted typically wrap up their ongoing storyline and have a send-off match either on television or at a TakeOver, more often than not putting over the next talent in line.

Some come completely out of the blue, however, usually when an influx of new bodies are needed for an upcoming programme. The announcement of the first ever women’s Royal Rumble match presumably led to the realisation that there were nowhere near the requisite amount of female performers on the roster and five were hastily drafted in. Just one of these, Ruby Riott, had ever had a TakeOver match, whilst Mandy Rose and Sarah Logan hadn’t appeared on NXT outside of a few throwaway appearances. Liv Morgan and Sonya Deville, meanwhile, were just in the throes of establishing themselves on the brand after a handful of appearances as enhancement talent.

Shoehorned into stables - the Riott Squad for Morgan and Absolution for Deville - the pair probably could’ve used some extra time in Florida to get experience of longer storyline programmes and pay-per-view events. Both have been floundering for some time now, Deville less so than Morgan given that she actually appears on television from time to time. Now that NXT is held in the same regard as Raw and SmackDown, could a move back and an eventual TakeOver spotlight for either be on the cards?