If you thought this was over, think again. Now that weve come up with the ranking system, the way that it effects weekly TV and an exciting and prestigious Tournament to go along with it, its time to bring one of the most interesting elements of college sports to the WWEs developmental system narrative. That element is of course declaring for the draft and going pro. Every year after the big National Title Tournament, the winner will have the option to decide whether or not he wants to declare for the main roster or stay on NXT another year and make a run at another NXT National Championship the following year. Building up the drama behind this decision would be paramount, having him truly wrestle with what is best for his career. Sometimes the superstar will be told hes not ready and decide to go to the main roster anyway, sometimes hell stay for another run at the National Title. Regardless what they choose, the WWE will need to craft compelling narratives going forward for them, but having this annual ritual in place gives you a consistent and fruitful starting point at the beginning of each new cycle after Wrestlemania This doesnt mean that superstars cant be called up during the course of the year, but it just brings another fun element to the entire college athletic atmosphere that NXT could have broadcasting from Full Sail University. Usually getting called up onto Raw or Smackdown is at the discretion of the executives in the WWE, but winning the NXT National Championship Cup gives the superstar control over his own destiny. It is the only way to put the decision of debuting on Raw or Smackdown in your own hands (narratively speaking of course). It would be a spectacularly fun addition to the structure of NXT, and will give us the drama and excitement of annually having a new superstar possibly declare and debut on the Raw right after Wrestlemania. These changes only add intrigue to NXT, and the sooner the WWE sees this and considers these format changes, the better.
Matthew J. Douglas is an emerging screenwriter born in Toronto. A lifelong fascination with what makes a compelling story and the Toni Morrison quote "If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." led the often opinionated Matthew to the life of writer. Matthew is also a lifelong WWE fan, and a self diagnosed Reality TV Junkie.
