10 Crucial Booking Steps Needed To Save Hideo Itami’s WWE NXT Career

8. Create Lots Of Video Packages For Him

NXT€™s video productions are among the best in WWE. When they created those €˜Who is Finn Balor€™ videos, which focused on Balor€™s time in NJPW, Balor€™s stock increased a thousandfold, and he was taken far more seriously as a wrestler now that people knew a lot more about who he was as a person This is exactly what Itami needs right now: a series of video packages that showcase where he came from, how he became famous, and what he brings to NXT. WWE could use Jason Albert's knowledge of Japanese wrestling to explain to audiences unfamiliar with Itami€™s past why he became so popular in the first place, much like they did with Balor. They could show a handful of clips highlighting his success in Japan. They could show him training and working to become a WWE Superstar. They could show him performing at NXT live events and getting enormous reactions from the crowd. The possibilities are endless and WWE could do a lot to hype Itami€™s return and subsequent marquee matches. Since NXT follows a different format from RAW and SmackDown, where wrestlers aren€™t shown each week and some episodes are more promo-heavy than others, it would make sense to showcase Itami in a hype video on episodes where he isn€™t actually there.