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That concept was not the original plan for the new season of NXT as WWE cameras filmed interviews with a number of developmental talents over the last several weeks for introductory packages that would have been used to give backgrounds on the different competitors.
Within the last week, the decision was made to hold those new talents off and instead go with the "Redemption" theme. I was told that internally, the company felt this season was going to end up overlooked since they were launching Tough Enough on The USA Network around the same time. Obviously, Tough Enough is obviously a much bigger priority since its being produced for their most important television partner, USA.
So, basically, WWE decided that they didn't want to compete with themselves when it came to introducing new personas and characters with two very similar television outings.
I am told that many of the names originally planned for Season 5 will instead be used for Season Six down the line, although creative decisions could cause that list to change over time as well.
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