10 Bold Predictions For WWE Draft
7. NXT Loses Some Stars
Yes, NXT is in the middle of the Wednesday Night Wars. But the first week loss in the ratings may lead to a bit of a shakeup there as well.
We already saw the return of Finn Bálor to NXT, which shows there are certainly going to be some moving pieces between the rosters going forward. But with the draft looming, the big names that are brought in may be replacements for some big names on their way out.
Matt Riddle has been prominently featured in NXT's first week, opening the show against Adam Cole for the NXT Championship. But he took the loss, and that was immediately followed by the appearance of Bálor. This could be the writing on the wall for the bro to get his call up.
The Street Profits are another likely call up, as they have been on Raw for what seems like forever doing hype man duty. As the draft has approached they have also been heavily teasing their involvement in that, as well as promoting the event. They also lost their chance at gold on NXT's debut as well, and this led into an angle introducing someone else with Tommaso Ciampa returning to confront Adam Cole.
Shayna Baszler may be a shocking move as well, but given her dominance over the NXT Women's division for so long now, it may be time to upgrade the main roster with her.
And of course more names could join, but perhaps the biggest one would be...