4. WWE "Gut Check"
WWE likes to pretend that TNA doesn't exist, but exist it does and, contrary to many beliefs, has done quite a nice job in innovating certain aspects of its product. The fact they've failed more times than not has no business here. The TNA gut check, if you're unfamiliar, takes a slightly established Indy guy, puts him on TV and we and TNA management see if they like them enough to offer them a job. Well, that's the idea in a nutshell. I'm not for one second saying WWE should throw an unproven Indy guy into the most watched ring in the world, but what about featuring the top NXT guys and giving the NXT brand more exposure? How I suggest this work is each month, one NXT guy, team or Diva is given a slot on RAW to work a match against an upper mid card guy/team/Diva and, if they win, they are elevated to the main roster. Let's face it, WWE management know when a guy is good enough to move on up, but they struggle to find an easy way to do it. This could be it. If management want a guy on the roster and on TV, they can use this as an easy solution. Have them go over an established wrestler and they have a ready built program for their first month on TV. Naturally, this wouldn't happen each month and I would suggest only a select few make it throughout a year. For the rest of the time, put an NXT wrestler who may need experience working a big crowd or working with an experienced guy out there, have him lose and he will go back to NXT knowing more clearly where he needs to improve. It could also be used as a tool for a current angle being played out between two established roster members. This still wouldn't harm genuine talent making the jump on their own merit akin to The Shield or The Wyatts, but for those performers stuck in NXT purely because creative don't know how to use them, this could be a great tool. The general audience wouldn't be mega hot for this, but who doesn't like the idea of an underdog story once a month? It adds just 10 minutes of difference to WWE's monthly TV time, but it would definitely be a nice little break form the norm.