10 NXT Wrestlers Who Will Never Make It To WWE's Main Roster
3. Bayley
Theres no denying that Bayley has become surprisingly popular with the NXT audience. Theres something about her gimmick that garners a positive reaction, no matter how cheesy or strange it may seem. But a weird gimmick and accompanying hairstyle to match do not a main roster Diva make, no matter how many hugs she might give. Consider the main roster career of Bayleys rival Emma. She had a unique (read: awful) entrance theme and dance, which somehow became popular with the NXT roster. But, as demonstrated by numerous graduates from NXT to the main roster, Emmas gimmick received no reaction whatsoever, and within a few weeks, she became a comedy character, before disappearing from the show altogether. This is the kind of fate that would await Bayley should she consider debuting on the main roster right now. Though she's a great wrestler, and her gimmick is a huge sigh of relief for those who are tired of seeing WWEs women act like catty, jealous b*tches (read: everyone), Bayleys an NXT act, through and through. Thats not necessarily a bad thing, though. NXT is Triple Hs domain and he, like Bayleys core gimmick, is a wrestling fan. A woman playing a wrestling fan character belongs on the wrestling show, instead of on the entertainment show that features little-to-no storyline and character development for every woman not named Stephanie McMahon.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
