Future of NXT

[Roadster]

So NXT is apparently under a mandate of hiring younger, and bigger guys. They released over a dozen people with no consultation with the guys running NXT, Triple H or HBK. The rumors say that the environment at NXT is extremely grim with most people walking on pins without any idea of their job security. What do you think the future of NXT is? I think NXT's future under this new direction is going to be a 180 from where they are or were. I was never a religious NXT viewer, but I think NXT offered a great alternative to the main roster. WWE for a while really encompasses various styles and brands of wrestling whether it was the sports-entertainment style, the indy style or a mix of either. I think this will be detrimental overall for NXT.

I don't think big guys are useless. I just think training guys to be big guys is nonsense. The mainstream audience of wrestling has largely the same idea of wrestling being that there's various types of wrestlers and the story matters more than the build. WWE is reportedly trying to sign Adam Cole to 1m/year yet wants to stop his guys from progressing. WWE cannot produce stars whether they're big, charismatic, good wrestlers, good talkers, young, old, experienced or inexperience. WWE is running the clock back rather than looking forward. WWE should look at why AEW is attracting 1m viewers/week and look to counter or replicate that. I don't mean to say they should copy, but obviously there's a profitable market of consumers willing to pay to see smaller guys, and publically pushing them out isn't going to help the current nosedive of viewers.

 

[Tyler2]

Idk what to say I'm a huge fan of say young AJ Styles and his flippy stuff. Or Daniel Bryan and CM Punk the small underdogs. But sadly except maybe Daniel Bryan that doesn't sell tickets. Ryback at one point was getting good ratings. Sadly the mainstream audience likes the big guy freak show aspect

 

[Roadster]

Idk what to say I'm a huge fan of say young AJ Styles and his flippy stuff. Or Daniel Bryan and CM Punk the small underdogs. But sadly exceot maybe Daniel Bryan that doesn't sell tickets. Ryback at one point was getting good ratings. Sadly the mainstream audience likes the big guy freak show aspect

SmackDown couldn’t fill an arena with Mahal as champion, business picked up with AJ Styles. When’s the last time a big guy drew. The only time WWE has given a big guy the title was when they were already bonafide mega stars like Lesnar or when there was no crowd like Strowman.

 

[Tyler2]

SmackDown couldn’t fill an arena with Mahal as champion, business picked up with AJ Styles. When’s the last time a big guy drew. The only time WWE has given a big guy the title was when they were already bonafide mega stars like Lesnar or when there was no crowd like Strowman.

Mahal was interesting I remember him being cheered when he beat Orton but not really that over afterwards. Braun is probably the last good example of a big guy being over. WWE took too long to pull the trigger on him. And as much as I don't like him Corbin with the Hogan skullet was over too

 

[Roadster]

Mahal was interesting I remember him being cheered when he beat Orton but not really that over afterwards. Braun is probably the last good example of a big guy being over. WWE took too long to pull the trigger on him. And as much as I don't like him Corbin with the Hogan skullet was over too

How was Corbin over?

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

Prob talking when Corbin was lone wolf crowd counted to see how long until he beat his foe

 

[InsaneAlphaBeta]

I can sum up the future of NXT in a single GIF.

 

[Roadster]

I can sum up the future of NXT in a single GIF.

WWE wants to start producing their own talent again. I understand the initiative, but really it never works. Nobody can be successful in wrestling by learning to play a part. Unless WWE starts loaning their PC graduates to ICW, Progress and other American promotions, I see this failing horribly.