Following the debut of Samoa Joe, NXT can no longer be considered a developmental territory.
The promotion's top stars consist of a fantasy slate of independent wrestling alumni, including Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Hideo Itami and now Samoa Joe. The median age of that core talent is 33, which hardly suggests NXT is prepared to usher in the long-term future of WWE.
As I mentioned during this week's PodNasty Wrestling Podcast, with the addition of Samoa Joe, NXT is now a hybrid promotion. Gone are the days of the WWE developmental territory being judged st...
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