10 Reasons WWE Fans Should Be Worried About Brand Split 2016

4. NXT Could Be Raided

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Latest rumours suggest that “up to a dozen” NXT talents are to be called-up to the main roster in order to ease the brand split transition, and while that will open-up a number of exciting possibilities on Raw and Smackdown, it’ll be disastrous for WWE’s developmental brand.

NXT might be low on WWE’s list of priorities, but it regularly produces the company’s most exciting weekly television, and its Takeover live specials are out of this world. It’d be a giant shame to see NXT gutted of its talent, but it feels inevitable at this point.

Take the reported “dozen” wrestlers away, and you’re leaving NXT with the likes of Elias Samson and Mojo Rawley to fight for scraps. WWE will find ways to replace Finn Balor and Samoa Joe, but it’ll take NXT a long time to return to its current levels.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.