WWE Hall Of Famer ‘Can’t Think Of A Negative Thing’ About NXT/Main Roster Crossover

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With the recent appearance of Seth Rollins on NXT, a WWE Hall of Famer has explored the upside of the main roster crossover.

Recently, it’s been a two-way street, with Carmelo Hayes making his main roster debut on the June 26 episode of WWE Raw and Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn being drafted to SmackDown whilst still the NXT Women’s Champions.

WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff has given his insight into the decision to have main roster stars on the “developmental” brand of WWE.

During the recent episode of Strictly Business with Eric Bischoff, he revealed his love for the concept, saying:

“It’s great for the brand. It’s great for that developmental talent to be on the show and be a part of something that’s growing and [getting] bigger. It’ll give everybody confidence.

“It’ll give some talent a chance to learn at a higher level because they’re working with more experienced talents.

“In the case of Bron Breakker, he was in there with Seth Rollins. So I can’t think of a negative thing to say about it. It’s all positive.”

Rollins appeared on the June 20 Gold Rush episode of NXT, putting the World Heavyweight Championship on the line, with highlights below this news story.

Footage of Shawn Michaels and the WWE World Heavyweight Champion sharing a moment after the match was shared online, with Rollins reflecting on the pivotal role the Heartbreak Kid has had in his life and career.

While Bischoff was positive about the impact main roster talent has on the NXT roster, he did caution against overuse of the concept, saying:

“In terms of can go to the well too often? Sure you can, sure you can. When it’s no longer a big deal and a special event, then you’ve gone to the well too many times.

“But I think they’re a long way from that. I’d love to see, you know, if not monthly, at least every other month, a story playing out on ‘NXT’ from the main roster.

“It just makes sense to me. I think the numbers will certainly justify it.”

The viewing figures for the June 20 episode of WWE NXT revealed that the Rollins vs Breakker match saw a growth in audience.

Per the report, NXT’s main event saw the audience grow between 15-17% with the eight-minute overrun seeing a peak viewership of 950,000 and a 0.29 rating in the 18-48 demo.

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