10 Major Differences Talents Face Transitioning From NXT To WWE

7. High Risk/High Reward

When an NXT performer gets the call-up to the main roster, it's generally seen as a good thing. No one can argue the opportunity is there for the talent to make an impact but, especially with the recent growth of NXT's popularity, it can no longer be thought of as a no-brainer nor the sure-fire next step on the road to stardom. As part of the WWE, the pay is better but if the talent struggles and becomes relegated to dark match status, it's doesn't exactly bode well for a long, fruitful career. Conversely, no one could realistically turn down a chance at the big-time, even if they wanted to, for fear that they would be perceived negatively and have it effect the rest of their career. In WWE, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle. For one thing, there's roughly twice the amount of superstars and divas on the main roster than there is down in NXT. While there is more weekly content produced between a three hour RAW and two hour SmackDown, the WWE television time isn't exactly dispersed evenly amongst the 80 or so talents on the books. With several characters, including some NXT alumn, rarely seen on television on a regular basis, it begs the question - is a call-up to WWE always the right thing for the talent? While WWE certainly has the higher ceiling, it also has a lot more cracks for superstars to fall through.