Re: Will Nakamura and Asuka´s lack of English language skill derate their push in the main roster?
If I could count how many people who were over in NXT, who didn't translate to Main Roster, whether their popularity faded or their success plundered into the dirt and in some cases have done a few great things but mostly overall have been tarnished, well I don't think I have enough fingers to count.
Ascension
Adam Rose
Bo Dallas
Big E (singles)
Emma
Sasha Banks (if you have a problem, post me anything great she done on main roster)
Neville
Fandango
Lucha Dragons
Otunga
Woods (singles)
Wyatts
Where to fucking start.
-Ascension
Immediately had their entire gimmick of squashing jobbers buried by JBL, and were jobbers themsleves soon after
-Adam Rose
Was barely on NXT, and has said himself he was called up too fast, before he could really develop the gimmick into something substantial. He was booked like shit, too.
-Bo Dallas
Got a completely new gimmick upon being called up, and in fact it was getting over until they randomly decided to end his winning streak to R-Truth with no buildup on a random RAW, then make him a jobber from then on.
-Big E
Did pretty well at first, with Dolph/AJ, later getting a little bit of a push with an IC title reign, even though they completely discarded the 5 Count gimmick that had made him popular in NXT. Then they stopped doing anything with him until the New Day.
-Emma
Had probably the worst possible handling of her gimmick imaginable. She was dumped out there with no context and whitebread suit Cole telling you it's "fun". Being stuck with Santino killed it, too.
-Sasha Banks
Has done very well. I have no idea why you listed her. Should have won at WM, given they've done nothing with her since WM ("saving it" for Summerslam has proved pointless).
-Neville
Was immediately slotted into a midcard hell position, and they never developed his vague superhero gimmick behind a cursory cape. Hint to WWE, superheroes tend to
win.
- Fandango
Was never in NXT. Johnny Curtis was on some early NXT episodes, but never Fandango
- Lucha Dragons
Could have done ok, but they got slotted into 50/50 hell quickly and never have been pushed hard. They also were not all THAT popular in NXT anyway.
- Otunga
Was on the main roster over two years before NXT (as developmental) even existed, and has never been popular in his entire career. Why did you list him?
- Woods
Got dumped on the main roster with zero build and zero story, just randomly showing up at the bottom of the card with R-Truth one week and doing nothing until the New Day.
- Wyatts
Have been consistently handled horribly by always losing their feuds and going far too much into the "spooky supernatural" nonsense instead of the religious cult they were in NXT, BUT, it would be silly to say they have not been a success anyway. They've been consistently featured on TV and in high profile feuds for the past three years, even if they lost all of them.