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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I also agree with what a columnist said. NXT pays too well and is too cushy and dosen't foster competition. Competition made Stone Cold and the Rock and Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels what they were. fight for the top spots and the money. instead there's a sense of satisfaction and luxury and you get a bunch of NXT players that are like nah, I don't want to go to the main roster, I want to stay here.
A demotion from the main roster where you still make your guarantee and all that while getting a share of the top of the card doesn't foster hunger.
The WWE workers almost seem passionateless right now because there's no competition breaking the glass ceiling.
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I hadn't really thought of it that way, but yeah, that does make sense.
There's a lot of negative talk right now about such and such wrestler leaving, but at the end of the day, this is entertainment...it's not professional hockey. Why would the WWE invest in a talent that they can only use for 2-3 years when they could do the same for someone younger and get 10-15 years of PPV's, merchandise, etc.
Keith Lee is another good example of that. So many negative comments about his "mis-use", without taking into context his age (almost 37). Regardless of what you think of his ability (I don't particularly think he's a great wrestler despite what the pundits say), they have almost no time to get him to main event status and even less time to profit from that main event status....and that's IF he even get over (which I don't think he would).
LA Knight is 38! There's no way the WWE is going to give him a big push at this stage of his career...even though I think he could be great on the main roster.