Owens thinks NXT should be treated equal to Raw and SmackDown

Kevin Owens really enjoys the NXT product, folks.

Owens clearly admires the level of work that he sees from the black-and-gold roster every Wednesday night. Speaking with Comicbook.com, KO expressed some confusion over why NXT is treated as a lesser brand during WWE Drafts:

“They were able to draft people from an NXT, but you never saw a Raw or SmackDown superstar moved in a draft to NXT (in the past). I think that should be the case. I think we should be able to take from NXT, and NXT should be able to take from Raw and SmackDown, because I think the level of competition is just as… It’s extraordinary over there. I don’t see why we wouldn’t be able to do that.”

Owens goes on to explain that the NXT brand is just as good as Raw and SmackDown:

“I do think they should be included in the Drafts. They should be viewed as a third brand. I feel in a lot of ways they are, and I think they should continue to be portrayed that way, and pushed that way, and put forth, presented that way to everybody that’s not necessarily a hardcore fan, more of the casual, the elusive, casual fan that we talk about sometimes. I think they should be made aware of NXT and how it’s just as good as Raw and SmackDown. A good way to do that would probably be to add them to the Draft, and see Raw and SmackDown talent ended up in NXT, as well. I think that would be really an interesting mix of talent, and it would be a good way to get more eyes on there.”

With complimentary words like that, is it any wonder that Owens has considered a return to NXT throughout the last year?

Would you like to see NXT become a fixture in future WWE Drafts? Or is it better for WWE to figure it out on a year-by-year basis?

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