What’s Next For The Recent NXT Callups?

What’s next? Earlier this week, four of the top stars of NXT made surprising debuts on the main roster, wrestling on both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live. Their debuts became some of the biggest moments of the year and just how important of a deal they can be if they’re allowed to showcase their skills on the grander stages. But with those matches out of the way, what’s next?

In a pair of tweets sent out by WWE, two matches were announced for this week’s SmackDown Live. On this coming Tuesday’s show, Johnny Gargano, with Tommaso Ciampa in his corner, will face Cesaro and the team of Aleister Black and Ricochet will face Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev. So far, is no mention of the four of them wrestling on the upcoming Monday Night Raw.

This Tuesday on #SDLive, #JohnnyWrestling will have his first singles match on the blue brand against @WWECesaro! @JohnnyGargano @WWESheamus @ProjectCiampa https://t.co/xy0kY31TIG

— WWE (@WWE) February 23, 2019

ALSO, @KingRicochet & @WWEAleister will join forces against @RusevBUL & @ShinsukeN (w/ @LanaWWE) THIS TUESDAY on #SDLive! https://t.co/NIQ40znhTn

— WWE (@WWE) February 23, 2019

Just because he’s in a corner doesn’t mean he can’t fight. Check out Ciampa and Gargano from this week’s TV:

Opinion: I’m still not sure what to make of these four showing up on the main roster but it’s still cool to see them when we can. The four of them have done so well down in NXT that it’s time for them to get more exposure, but at the same time it makes the NXT fan in me that much more nervous. I’m not sure where this is going, but at least we’re getting some cool stuff while it lasts.

What do you think will happen to these four? What do you want to see them do next? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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