WWE: 6 Ways WrestleMania 30 And Post-Mania Raw Mark A New Era

4. NXT Debuts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOzOeiYsZsI The post-Mania Raw recently has been highlighted by debuting/returning superstars and/or a big surprise. Three years ago, it was The Rock agreeing to return to the ring. Two years ago, it was Brock Lesnar F-5ing Cena. Last year, Dolph Ziggler cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase. Monday night, Rob Van Dam returned to the ring after several months away. But it wasn't just Mr. Monday Night coming back that provided the annual adrenaline rush. It was the debut of two NXT talents: Alexander Rusev and the anti-diva, Paige. Rusev made his in-ring debut at the Royal Rumble and has appeared on Raw several times in recent weeks, but Monday was his first one-on-one match (poor Zach Ryder). Thankfully, it was a quick squash, and not the slow, plodding one that drags on for five minutes and feels like 15. Hopefully, Rusev's talents will be put to good use and he won't be used as the Evil Foreigner for a megaface like John Cena to beat. Common sense says he has been built up and brought in like this for something more than that. Oh, and he's 28, so it's another member of the youth movement. Speaking of youth, 21-year-old Paige sent the New Orleans crowd into a frenzy with her much-anticipated debut Monday night. And while Paige capturing the Divas championship gives hope that WWE is going to turn its focus in the women's division to actual wrestling, it only works if other NXT divas join her in WWE. Sure, AJ and Paige can have a great series of matches the next couple of months, and Naomi, Natalya, Emma and Summer Rae are capable of contributing, but bringing up a couple more women from NXT (Charlotte, Raquel Diaz, Sasha Banks, to bolster the ranks is needed at this point. After seeing Trish Stratus and Lita at the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, it only makes the dearth of quality women's wrestling all the more obvious. Here's hoping that Paige is the first salvo in changing that.