After failing to secure a match against Cody Rhodes as well as losing his championship, a 35-year-old superstar seemingly said farewell in a huge moment at NXT Deadline.That superstar is the 35-year-old Ricky Saints, who was the reigning NXT Champion at Deadline, where he faced the man whom he dethroned, Oba Femi. For context, it was revealed one night prior on SmackDown that the winner of the match would be facing Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at Saturday Night's Main Event. The reason for this was due to John Cena's personal request to make SNME an exhibition show featuring talents from NXT. That's why Bayley vs. Sol Ruca was booked.In the high-stakes opening match at Deadline, Ricky Saints would lose his title back to Oba Femi after being the champion for a little over two months. Failing to secure his spot against Cody Rhodes and no longer the NXT Champion, a dejected Ricky Saints would take the high road and shake hands with Oba Femi in a sign of respect. This was seemingly a way of saying farewell to the NXT brand, although it isn't confirmed at this point whether Saints is slated for a main roster call-up yet.In recent times, former NXT star Gigi Dolin, aka Priscilla Kelly, revealed that there is one big factor that determines which NXT star gets called up. That factor is timing and nothing else. This was revealed when she said that she directly asked Triple H what she could do to get called up to the WWE main roster, and he said that timing was the only factor.Of course, many NXT fans who watch main roster programming would argue that after 2025, RAW and SmackDown need an injection of fresh talent, and Ricky Saints is more than ready for the big stage.