Not surprised. On that trajectory, the fact that Roddy Strong's crusierweight title is on the line to anyone (with an upcoming re-brand of the title), and his challenger is Bron Breakker who is on fire right now, I wouldn't be surprised to see Roddy's position start to wane as well with a title loss and an eventual move to a backstage coach over the next few months.
Who else is left really that is from the old guard? Ciampa, Dunne (even though he's young AF), Imperium, GYV . . . . All of those guys can still go, so it will be interesting to see how they're handled.
The Next in Line stuff - that is a turning point moment for NXT, and confirms they are changing direction.
Unfortunately for the WWE, if they're hoping to build/mold new talent that will follow WWE standard, they're going to realize in due time that these trained wrestlers are going to have the same grievances as indie talent - booking, usage, gimmicks, schedule, pay, and backstage politics.
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