NXT is busting at the seams with talent and as time goes by new talent is being introduced and shown every week. From this, more room has to be made and veterans of the NXT brand need to gradually make their way on Raw or SmackDown.
Being a developmental brand and depending on if someone is homegrown or indie experienced should show who could be called up. Also, those that have been in NXT or the former NXT UK for years should have enough experience under their belts to make the move.
Lately, WWE has been organically calling up talent from NXT outside of a draft situation. Dragon Lee, The Creed Brothers, and Ivy Nile have recently been moved up. We’ve also seen Axiom showcase his talents and may be a future call up. This would be nice to continue throughout 2024.
Knowing that this is subjective, here are Diva Dirt’s five women who should be called up and successful in 2024.
Elektra Lopez
Elektra Lopez just looks like a star! It can be argued that she should already be on the main roster based on her affiliation with Legado del Fantasma which eventually turned into the LWO. When the members of LDF were called up, they were placed with Zelina Vega while Lopez stayed back. Since then, Lopez may not be standing put on her own, but she has become a mentor to the 2023 NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament winner Lola Vice.
Come February of 2024, Lopez will have been with NXT for three years and she has prior indie experience and time with Ring of Honor.
Lately, storylines have been woven together and we see not only talent on both NXT and the main roster but the storylines can intertwine. So now that Santos Escobar has broken away from LWO by turning heel, a call up of his former cohort Lopez and a feud with Vega just may be fun to watch!
Wendy Choo
It is hard to believe, but in February, Wendy Choo will be with WWE in NXT for five years! She also appeared in the second Mae Young Classic in 2018. She has had five years experience before WWE in the indies along with Ring of Honor making 2024 – 10 years in the business.
The amount of potential Choo has on the main roster is out of this world. We already know she can work a character whether it be the Wendy Choo character or Mei Ying from the Tian Sha stable. She has shown how good she can be in matches including a memorable Lights Out match with Tiffany Stratton.
Let’s get her to the main roster so she can shine like the star she is!
Gigi Dolin, Jacy Jayne, & Thea Hail
Okay, okay, so there will be technically more than five women on this list, so I cheated. But hear me out. Toxic Attraction reformed. Now it could be named different or perhaps when Sonya Deville comes back from injury she could be their leader or at least introduce them to the main roster.
I feel at some point in 2024 will be long enough for Jacy and Gigi to “bury the hatchet.” And I feel that Thea’s work with Jacy has only become stronger so why not include her at that point?
Both Gigi and Jacy have prior indie experience, with Gigi being a 10 year veteran. Both have been in WWE for about three years and have certain cemented their mark in NXT. Thea, who is the newest in this scenario still has what it takes to be called up. Maybe this all can happen late 2024 to give Thea a bit more seasoning?
Blair Davenport
Much as Gigi Dolin and Wendy Choo, Blair Davenport has plenty of wrestling experience and can go beyond NXT. She will be a 12 year veteran in wrestling in 2024 and has been with WWE for over two years.
The one thing that escapes her is a championship. She has had numerous attempts at both the NXT UK Women’s Title and has also gone for the NXT Women’s Title. She is currently set to face the current champion Lyra Valkyria in two weeks. At some point she should either become champion on move up to Raw or SmackDown. Perhaps SmackDown who can use the depth.
Roxanne Perez And Cora Jade
So I cheated again, this should be “eight women who should be called up.” But oh well.
Much like Toxic Attraction, I feel that come 2024 we can have a Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez tag team run on the main roster. With Perez feeling a bit darker these days she could team back up with her former best friend. This time havinf Perez eventually turn on Cora on the main roster. We’ve seen this done with the men dozens of times between NXT and main roster so why not the women?
Roxanne had her breakout year last year, stayed relevant this year, and next year could take the main roster by storm. Not many people at the age of 22 can say they already have 5 plus years of training under their belt. This works for Cora as well. Cora has become way better as a heel and gets great crowd reaction.
Having both Cora/Roxanne and Toxic Attraction reform at some point in 2024 would be a fun way to keep the women’s tag team titles relevant.
Who do you think should be called up? Discuss below.
