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Originally Posted by Inferno
Why can't it be both?
If they didn't make him part of The Brawling Brutes they probably would have. They could have sent down people like Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke sooner than they did too.
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Sure, but the implication here is you're saying he was sent back for development, which is what NXT is apparently for. I'm telling you he would have been sent back long before now, especially after he injured Big E in March 2022.
Ergo, if he needed more training to learn how to do moves safely, then he likely spent time in the PC before coming back to Smackdown. He didn't go to NXT, because he wasn't needed there. These are two different things.
Mandy Rose also didn't need more training. She was a huge draw on her own, they just did it to beef the roster up, after which she departed from the company.
With regards to AEW, their main problem has been ticket prices getting pricey, then dropping the price closer to the live event, which cannibalizes their ticket sales (especially with poor communication). They were also going to markets that just recently had wrestling events (e.g. WWE) and trying to tap blood from a stone IMO. Bad business move. But they did hire that former WWE guy (forget his name) to address the live event experience.
They also have a bad problem of making consistent appearances at live events a roll of the dice. People need to know well in advance who's going to be on the show.