10 Ways WWE Fixed Broken NXT Call-Ups
8. Nikki Cross
Depending on who you ask, Nikki Cross was never broken, though a strange separation from Sanity looked disastrous for the former NXT star when the group rocked up on SmackDown in 2018 without her. It turned out to be a lifeline.
The ramshackle bunch disappeared as quick as they arrived save for blink-and-you'll-miss-them spots on the blue brand while the abandoned Cross played a crucial role in revealing who attacked Aleister Black in the black-and-gold brand's biggest angle of the summer.
It eventually carried to her to Raw, but things didn't look a lot brighter. Her wacky shtick was a touch on the silly side with Eric Young's gang let alone without, even when the more established babyfaces in the division giving it the old "what is she like, eh?" treatment in tag team matches.
An uneasy relationship with Alexa Bliss seemed to rectify it on the potential strength of Bliss' eventual turn, but Cross' likability in the role turned out to completely subvert expectations for the pair. Natural heel Bliss was suddenly a perfect fit as a babyface, and the duo became as close to a proper singles stars-become-a-proper-tag team success story as the Women's Division will likely allow.