Former WWE NXT star Priscilla Kelly (Gigi Dolin) has commented on why some call-ups to the main roster take so long.
There are numerous examples of talents on the NXT roster who have been on the brand for years now, and fans are wondering why they haven’t been called up yet.
Speaking with Ringsiders Wrestling, Kelly explained that, from asking Triple H himself, it comes down to timing with what fits on the main roster more than simply whether someone is ready for the call-up.
She said:
“I know there’s people backstage that definitely felt like they should have been called up to the main roster a long time ago. But sometimes it’s not even based on if you as a wrestler are ready for the opportunity. Sometimes it’s just a matter of timing on the main roster – who can they use at this point, what kind of characters are they looking for right this second.
“And sometimes people get lucky and they fit that mold of what they’re looking for right there at that moment. Maxxine was a great example. She was in NXT for maybe a year, definitely less than two years, and that’s what they were looking for right then and there, and she got called up immediately. So sometimes it’s just a timing issue, it’s not even based on if people are ready, it’s just timing.
“That’s one of the things Hunter told me himself. When I went up to do Main Event one of the last times, I said, ‘Hey, what can I do to get up here, I wanna come to the main roster, what do I need to do, what do I need to improve on, what do I need to do to get here?’
“And he said, straight from his mouth, ‘It’s just timing.’ And it really is. Everything is just timing.”
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Kelly was released by WWE this past May after starting with the company in early 2021.
She held the NXT Tag Team Championship twice alongside Jacy Jayne.
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