Predicting 10 Next WWE NXT Call-Ups To Main Roster

6. Samoa Joe

At times, you have to wonder if WWE likes to make money. They are a business after all, but they do so many counter-productive things to actually make money that it€™s hard to be sure. Case in point is Samoa Joe spending over eight months in developmental when he was main roster ready the moment he signed his contract. If WWE is planning long term on Roman Reigns being the face of the company, then they€™re going to need a line of strong heels for him to battle. The problem is, there€™s so few of them on the main roster. They€™ve been defined down as pathetic mid-carders for so long that it€™s going to be tough for fans to ever take them seriously. Joe has not suffered that fate, and could be a great opponent for Roman. It would be a fresh pairing, and their styles would compliment each other. However, it feels like there is a chance that Joe will never make the main roster. He certainly doesn€™t seem to possess the look that Vince McMahon likes in a star, and his in-ring work has slowed down a bit (understandably) over the years. He€™s not the hot-upcoming rookie anymore. Maybe they€™ll keep him down in NXT to work with younger wrestlers and draw fans to their live events. It's not a bad living, but he could be worth so much more. Joe has a lot to offer to the company. There€™s surely nothing more for him to learn down in developmental, and there€™s still a large audience out there that has never seen him in the ring. If WWE becomes injury plagued, or if the ratings continue to slip, you could see the man being called up at anytime.