Trick Williams ready for WWE main roster move from NXT

Trick Williams said he is ready to move from WWE NXT to the main roster, making the comments on Booker T's Hall of Fame podcast as he rides high from a recent cross-brand storyline that culminated in a chaotic title-versus-title match on the September 23 episode of NXT. The bout against NXT Champion Oba Femi, which was to be a winner-takes-all contest for both the TNA World Championship and the NXT title, ended in a no contest after a group of TNA wrestlers appeared at ringside and clashed with NXT talent.

Speaking about a potential callup to Raw or SmackDown, Williams said, "Yesterday couldn't have been soon enough, man. I've been ready to make that jump to the red or blue brand for a long time. I feel like it's that time, I feel like it's been that time. I feel like people want to see that. But, as for now, wherever I am, I'm just gonna make sure it's the hottest show." The comments reaffirm his public desire to step up to WWE's main roster, a question fans and company officials have discussed as Williams' profile has grown.

The September 23 main event had built on a weeks-long feud between Williams and Femi that began after a faction called Rulers initially dethroned Williams...