Developmental
Developmental adjective - Made or done as an experiment.
New and developmental are semantically related. In some cases you can use "New" instead an adjective "Developmental".
Nearby Words: develop, development
New
New adjective - Taking the place of one that came before.
Developmental and new are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Developmental" instead an adjective "New".
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In 2010, Stevens was rehired and sent back to developmental, where he received a gimmick change and a new ringname (Damien Sandow).
Source: Wrestling / Damien Sandow -
The phrase "future endeavored" has become synonymous with the WWE for their habit of annually letting go a dozen or so of their C-List wrestlers in order to make room for new hires and promotions from developmental.
Source: C-List Fodder -
The new version saw the "competition for WWE contracts" aspects being dropped as its function is to give the developmental talent a feel to be on TV.
Source: Wrestling / WWE NXT
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