I'm not going to hate on this in terms of "cronyism" because it's life lol. I mean, if you can deliver, then it's all good. Not everyone caught the eye of Eric Bischoff and Vince McMahon back in the day and it's a crapshoot today with so many more wrestlers and so little spots on the national/global platforms.
A lot of wrestlers have jobs because they know someone. Look at Adam Page. The guy is about as exciting as an empty can of Shasta. I've seen paint dry that got over more than Adam Page. Yet, here he is....
Week one: 1,409,000 viewers
Week two: 1,018,000 viewers (plus 122,000 on TruTV)
Week three: 1,014,000 viewers
Week four: 963,000 viewers
Week five: 759,000 viewers
Week six: 822,000 viewers
Week seven: 957,000 viewers
Week eight: 893,000 (first week to lose to NXT)
Week nine: 663,000 viewers (NXT higher)
Week 10: 851,000 viewers
Week 11: 778,000 viewers (tie)
Week 12: 683,000 viewers
Week 13 (after being off the week prior): 967,000 viewers
Week 14: 947,000 viewers