Former WWE Superstar Alexander Wolfe has claimed that NXT Superstars feared being called up and losing the bonds they had made in the gold brand.
Wolfe joined WWE as part of NXT in 2015 and would work as part of Sanity and Imperium before his release in 2021.
Speaking on the “So Catch” podcast, Wolfe explained why Superstars were apprehensive about being called up to the main roster. He said,
“Some of them I remember. Some of the guys said if I get the call up I will refuse. The best example was Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano because they’ve been Triple H guys for sure, and they’ve been both awesome wrestlers. So they did a lot for the NXT locker room for sure. They did a lot for a lot of talents and it was also always a pleasure to work with them because they are good, they are excellent.
“In that case a lot of people were kind of afraid of getting the call up and that was like spread out also through the office that they say: ‘Guys, what the hell?’ I mean guys were like: ‘I don’t care about the money. I want to stay here because the atmosphere is great.’”
“You have to understand, and a lot of people don’t, that if you go from high school or college up to the actually working, you’re more responsible for your own, but you have more freedom. The only thing you have to do is you have to be reliable. You have to be on time at the venues. You have to be prepared. You have to be full professional and NXT, they help you with that a little bit more. So you tour together. Of course, you have to be on time as well, but you tour together on the bus. They book the hotels for you, they take care of the food …. It’s awesome.
“Main roster, they take care of your flight. You have to take care of your rental car. You have to take care of your accommodations. You have to take care to be on time at the venue. And if something happens, you have to make sure that somebody knows it. You’re more in an adult life, but that’s also why you make more money. You are on a bigger TV product, you’re on a live TV schedule, you work at the live TV program. In NXT everything was taped at that time. Now it’s live as well, but it’s a different kind of sketch. So let’s say it’s college and the other thing is more like the adult life with more responsibilities.”
Since his release, the German wrestler has returned to wXw and reunited with Sanity alum Killian Dain/Big Damo in PROGRESS Wrestling last November.
