I don't think I'd ever even acknowledge EC3 was Derrick Bateman. He went out and made himself with people barely knowing who he was in WWE, let that reputation stand for itself. Maybe do what they eventually did with Tye Dillinger and acknowledge he was there, but I don't need to see "I'm Derrick Bateman, I was here, I left, and now I'm back." It worked for McIntyre, it's been sketchy for Kassius Ohno, and I don't think that would work here.
For those confirmed, this might have to be up there as many the biggest-name NXT class of signings. Candace LeRae is already over in NXT, even though her rep seems to be that she always worked better with guys. War Machine got over in Japan, which is like impossible for tag teams. Ricochet is one of the 2 or 3 best people in the world as a light heavyweight. He should raise the level of NXT the way Finn Balor once did. He probably should be on the show, in a match, at Takeover. I'd totally be here for Ricochet vs. Roderick Strong.