{"id":21630,"date":"2016-06-03T10:13:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T15:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=21630"},"modified":"2016-06-03T11:15:15","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T16:15:15","slug":"will-nxt-part-main-wwe-roster-brand-split-karl-anderson-talks-finn-balors-inevitable-debut-attacking-cena-raw-injured-star-wants-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/06\/03\/will-nxt-part-main-wwe-roster-brand-split-karl-anderson-talks-finn-balors-inevitable-debut-attacking-cena-raw-injured-star-wants-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Will NXT be part of the main WWE roster for the brand split?, Karl Anderson talks Finn Balor&#8217;s inevitable debut, attacking Cena on Raw, injured star he wants to face"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3182072016\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Karl Anderson provided insight on what the tentative plan is for the NXT roster when WWE&#8217;s brand split kicks in this summer in a new interview this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of my best friends Finn Balor is in NXT and when he gets up to either Raw or Smackdown we\u2019ll get to see him,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/amarillo.com\/sports\/more-sports\/2016-06-02\/wwe-star-anderson-promises-great-show\" target=\"_blank\">Anderson told Amarillo.com promoting this weekend&#8217;s Texas house show tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019ll be amazing and there are other superstars from NXT that will get to come up that the world needs to see. There is a ton of depth on the roster and we\u2019re all excited for the opportunity. It\u2019s going to give everyone a chance to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Balor&#8217;s role on the main WWE roster has been subject to speculation throughout 2016. Would he debut the night after WrestleMania? Would he help\/hurt A.J. Styles when he was in the WWE World Title feud against Roman Reigns? The answer to those questions was no.\u00a0Now, the NXT brand potentially being involved on the main roster\u00a0creates a\u00a0whole new set of questions surrounding Balor.<\/p>\n<p>Since the brand split was announced, the message\u00a0from veteran main roster WWE stars has been\u00a0&#8220;more opportunities for everyone to get TV time.&#8221; However, Anderson made it sound like the main roster(s) will become even more crowded with the addition of NXT stars. 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