NXT Superstar Johnny Gargano Explains Why He's In No Rush To Move Up To The Main Roster
Fans often wonder when veteran NXT Superstars such Johnny Gargano are main roster-bound, but in a new interview Johnny Wrestling explains why he's perfectly happy on the yellow and black brand for now...
Though NXT is arguably the most popular show under the WWE umbrella, it is still primarily viewed as a developmental brand, with Superstars "moving up" to either Raw or SmackDown LIVE.
Because of this, fans often wonder when some of the longer-tenured NXT wrestlers might be debuting on the main roster, but it sounds like many of them are quite happy top stay where they are.
During an interview with The Star, Johnny Gargano explains why.
"Everyone’s dream – and mine too – is to wrestle at WrestleMania, but right now NXT is such a special place. You have guys like me who have been wrestling around the world for ten years whose goal was to get here, and now we are all here tighter. We are focused on building something wrestling fans can be proud of, and we are building it together.
Everyone always talks to me about when I am going to the main roster, but I love NXT. And that’s not a company answer, I genuinely love it and I very proud of it.”
Though the lure of a big main roster - and possibly WrestleMania - payday must be ever present, it's probably a concern that many NXT stars move up to the main roster only to be underutilized, or even buried completely.
What do you guys think? Should more top NXT Superstars stay put and help build the brand?