Why WWE Didn’t Draft Many Top NXT Stars To RAW or SmackDown

My Friday column for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review talks about why WWE didn’t draft a lot of top NXT stars to RAW or SmackDown. Here’s an excerpt:The WWE brand-extension draft is over, and to no surprise, there seems to be more focus on who wasn’t drafted over who was.
It was made clear in the draft rules that six NXT talents would be drafted. Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamura, Asuka and Bayley were not included in that six.
Cue the madness.
All four of those NXT talents are among