WWE stars are wondering why women are doing so much better in NXT than men, too

WWE Women's Speed Champion, Wren Sinclair celebrates Kendal Grey's win of the NXT Women's Championship during The Great American Bash at the WWE Performance Center on June 28, 2026 in Orlando, Florida. | Photo by Conor Kvatek/WWE via Getty Images NXT is basically doing a rolling refresh of its women’s division these days. Developmental prospects from WWE’s various pipelines (the independents and other promotions worldwide, the indies via the ID program, the NIL program, or LFG/Evolve), feel ready for promotion to Raw or SmackDown shortly after they start on Tuesday nights. The men of Tuesday nights, on the other hand? Guys who make it to the red and blue brands generally seem to do well, but not as many of them get that far. They also seem to need more time in developmental than their female counterparts. Fans have been talking about it for a while. Lately, we’ve also seen a bunch of WWE figures weighing in. Some of that stems from how the company itself made it part of NXT’s story w