10 Reasons It's NEVER BEEN BETTER To Be A WWE Superstar

6. NXT Fluidity

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Though it's far from a perfect formula or an instant fix, NXT has at long last become a regular spot for flailing main roster stars.

Perhaps its the improved synergy between Shawn Michaels and Triple H, but the two sides working together has benefitted the developmental brand just as much as some of the wrestlers that have found regular work on Tuesdays. Numbers are up, NXT's a year-on-year growth product, and the likes of Apollo Crews, Baron Corbin and Dominik Mysterio have been getting extra opportunities to retool, rethink and redefine their characters respectively.

Going in the other direction, NXT Champions have appeared on Raw in 2023, and the days of Von Wagner randomly running security as an unnamed extra for one SmackDown before never being seen again seem relegated to the recent past.

Barring wrestlers being forced to work on nights/shows they'd really rather not, there's yet to be any obvious negatives to the pleasing change in policy. With Becky Lynch becoming Women's Champion and Cody Rhodes and John Cena dropping into win a tuesday night ratings war, the company are only a Roman Reigns short of offering full freedom of movement.

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