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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
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.
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They could have sent him back down then. They decided not to and instead put him in a group where he always seemed like the third wheel. That doesn't mean they didn't send him down now because a) With the group disbanding they had nothing for him and b) they felt he could use more work which he does.
Mandy Rose wasn't a draw because of her wrestling. She could have used more work and was improving in NXT before she got released.
How you say NXT is "apparently development" is puzzling. It is development. Even more than old NXT was. A large chunk of that roster could have easily been on RAW or SmackDown. NXT now has talent that could be but most still need work.