MORE NXT Superstars Drafted To Main Roster
Raw and SmackDown flesh out the rosters even more with developmental wrestlers.
When Raw went off the air Monday night, another handful of NXT superstars were on their way out of the developmental brand and up to the main roster as part of an annual rite of passage.
But if you went to sleep immediately after the show ended, you missed several more NXT wrestlers having their name called to join Raw or SmackDown.
First off, in addition to the former NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly and former NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Kayden Carter & Katana Chance, Cameron Grimes was drafted to SmackDown with the final pick of the night on Raw. Grimes has not wrestled in NXT since losing to Joe Gacy in November.
During Raw Talk, Indus Sher - Jinder Mahal, Veer Mahaan and Sanga - were drafted to Raw, along with Odyssey Jones, while Grayson Waller was sent to SmackDown.
The incredibly humble @GraysonWWE celebrates getting drafted to #SmackDown as only Grayson Waller can!#WWEDraft pic.twitter.com/Kp9069XFRm
— WWE (@WWE) May 2, 2023
If we're being honest, SmackDown got the better haul of NXT superstars, with Waller having the potential to be a huge breakout star. Grimes has a fun appeal to him, though it remains to be seen if it translates in large arenas. The same could be said for Pretty Deadly, whose act worked exceptionally well in NXT. Veer and Mahal have been on the main roster before, with Jinder obviously being a former WWE Champion.
Overall, there's been a pretty big chunk of wrestlers called up from NXT, so it will be interesting to see how they restock and soldier on in the coming weeks.