Several NXT stars had passed on contract extensions, why it happened (Patreon)

We've learned why so many NXT deals are coming up this year.

Johnny Gargano is one of several NXT talent that were offered new contracts in the Fall of 2019 when NXT went to the USA Network, as the company was in a major re-signing mode across all brands. Dozens of wrestlers either re-signed or restructured their contracts when WWE landed some of their most important television deals ever. 

A WWE source said that there wasn't much incentive for top NXT talent to re-sign for at the rates being offered for a long-term deal, which were "nowhere near" the Raw and Smackdown deals being offered at the time. There's been different payout structures within NXT depending on the wrestlers, but we're told that it wasn't just top names. Even though Adam Cole was another that passed on the 2019 offer, we've also heard that other names down the card and that weren't even being used on TV passed on the new contracts.