NXT, while still technically considered the developmental arm of the WWE machine, is so loaded with talent that its perception is slowly but surely shifting, not just among fans but the wrestlers themselves. One of the biggest stars on the roster right now, Finn Balor, said as much when asked by Busted Open about a main roster call up.

His words:

"A lot of people keep asking me about the main roster and 'when is your call up to the main roster coming?' For a lot of us at NXT, we believe that NXT is the main roster. We feel like we're on the cusp of creating something very special. It almost feels like a wrestling renaissance right now down in NXT. I want to be a part of that. I want to be like Michelangelo painting stuff and creating art and leaving the wrestling community with something that they can attach themselves too and leave the wrestling business in a better place in five years time."

It wasn't that long ago that Triple H outright admitted he's hoping to grow his baby into a full fledged touring promotion that creates competition with WWE, something like WCW did in the late 1990s (without the crashing and burning, of course). Cultivating a roster of talent who believe NXT is the superior brand and are willing to bust hump to prove it on a weekly basis is how to make that happen.

All is going swimmingly so far, wouldn't you say?