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In. They're showing the show they taped in Ohio.
Breeze v Kalisto
Breeze v Kalisto
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Just watched a 3 min highlight video of the main event. They need to use this arena/studio much more often. The stage and high walls where the barricades are could make for some awesome spots.
BTW, does anyone really see that many of these NXT guys actually making it on the main roster over the next couple of years? Short of a mass exodus/sacking/retirements, and a drastic shift in how TV time is used, I just don't see that many actual spots opening up on the main roster.
What does bother me is the WWE getting the best wrestlers from all the other promotions and getting rid of the little competition they have.
I hope that's what it is. There's a lot of great guys from the indies that WWE has passed up over the years. However a lot of WWE creations have been pretty good, guys like Kurt Angle for example, so a balance certainly is needed.Could just be a recognition that producing new 'Superstars' from scratch in their own development territory isn't the only means of sourcing talent. There once was a time where everyone was trained and came out outside of WWE before making it there. Triple H probably recognises that a balance is needed, and doesn't see why the best talents outside the WWE shouldn't pass through their doors at some stage during their career.
Could just be a recognition that producing new 'Superstars' from scratch in their own development territory isn't the only means of sourcing talent. There once was a time where everyone was trained and came out outside of WWE before making it there. Triple H probably recognises that a balance is needed, and doesn't see why the best talents outside the WWE shouldn't pass through their doors at some stage during their career.
By the sounds of it HHH doesn't want NXT to be thought of as developmental anymore, but as a new brand.
That's exactly what they're starting to do. Last week's ep was in Columbus, OH (along with another show in Cleveland). This week they're doing a show in front of 5000+ in San Jose.how can they grow as a developmental brand if they're constantly taping in the one location/building every 4 weeks? best to get the performers on the road to work in front of different crowds.
My problem with this is nothing to do with the indies - it's to do with the wrestlers themselves.
It's becoming increasingly clearer that NXT isn't a developmental, it's their own inhouse indy promotion. They're running "king of the indies" with much better production than any indy fed.
Which would be fine - IF they're being upfront with the wrestlers they're bringing in. I suspect this isn't the case. I suspect all these guys are being brought in on "developmental" deals for a promotion (NXT) that is no longer a development; I suspect they're being brought in thinking that if they work hard and do well, they'll make it to Raw, when increasingly this is not looking like the case.
If they had a place for Tyler Breeze, they'd have brought him in by now rather than giving Miz big elements of his gimmick. If they were going to use Zayn, how much more do they need to see after nearly 2 years in NXT?
I'm sure some will make the cross over. But it won't be the case that all the guys in NXT that deserve a bigger platform will necessarily get it.
For the first time in the history of wrestling, I think it'd be a good time to have ovaries. The woman in NXT have a much better chance of promotion given their ability, given the holes in the 'diva' roster, and given they've apparently listened to the 'give divas a chance' push.