Bruce Pritchard and Christine Lubrano are now head of NXT creative

[DANJ!]

The only problem with this revamp, rebooting or whatever they call it is that it's completely using if they still won't acknowledge any aspect of NXT or it's accomplishments on the main roster.

I mean ‍ they weren't acknowledging what people did in OVW or FCW either... I didn't see them calling Batista "former OVW champion Leviathan". The only time I'd see them doin that is like when Kevin Owens started coming on Raw and he was still NXT champ. But I'm cool with it being more of a launchpad again, as opposed to the "stay here and just wrestle each other over and over" show. The fact that the Undisputed Era never went all the way up was crazy.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

honest i haven't hated NXT 2.0

it's different.. but probably necessary.

 

[Green Ranger]

Too much guys were hiding down in NXT because they were not ready for or afraid of being on Raw or Smackdown

Once guys started going back after they flopped on the main Roster( Joe, Finn, Ciampa and Johnny) i knew something was going wrong.....
I respect Ciampa for thugging it out tho and putting Breaker over, as opposed to running to AEW or wherever else will have him....hopefully(probably not) the WWE treats him right for his loyalty

Everyone keeps forgetting Hunter kept saying for years he wanted NXT as a third brand
So it was no different then Raw or Smackdown with the same guys at the top of the card & guys moving brands

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

I mean ‍ they weren't acknowledging what people did in OVW or FCW either... I didn't see them calling Batista "former OVW champion Leviathan". The only time I'd see them doin that is like when Kevin Owens started coming on Raw and he was still NXT champ. But I'm cool with it being more of a launchpad again, as opposed to the "stay here and just wrestle each other over and over" show. The fact that the Undisputed Era never went all the way up was crazy.

Times are different through and NXT is bigger and more noticeable than OVW and FCW ever was. With social media now, you can't pretend that NXT doesn't exist anymore when you're bringing talent up to the main roster.

That's something that Vince has yet to realize especially with NXT being on the same network as RAW. If that's what he wants to do, then they need to pull it from the network and go back to how it was before, which I would assume that it is the plan once NXT pulls the show because of ratings.

 

[Beautiful Bobby Eatin]

It's really the 4th version.

1. Gameshow version.
2. Local Florida TV version that was essentially just FCW with a cleaner arena.
3. WWE.com/WWE Network officially acknowledged brand with their own big events, this goes all the way through October 2021
4. NXT 2.0

Im so glad im not the only one who remembers this. The real NXT 2.0 was a weird wrestling improv hybrid but had its funny moments (usually involving Maxine/Prime Time Players/Johnny Curtis).

Problem is now NXT has less interest than it has had in a LONG time and seeing how the main roster is theres no hope in sight. Theres no amount of mental gymnastics that says goung back to the formula that birthed the Ascension, Mosh Pit Seth Rollins and Adam Rose is a fix over everything else theyre doing so wrong.

 

[stro]

Yeah I guess there actually was a period where they had dropped the gameshow part and were basically just its own weird pocket universe

 

[Ace Money]

I definitely hear and even partially agree that some overstayed their respective welcomes in NXT. However, where are we drawing the line between "flopped," "derailed," and "destined to fail regardless" when it comes to main roster call ups?

For instance, while we were never expecting much from Ascension and aren't surprised at their overall main roster tenure, what are we to conversely make of how AOP was (mis)handled (Ayo, is it true that these nikkas retired and are now working regular jobs? )?

 

[Rayzah]

Bruce has too many jobs , I don’t understand why they can’t find some young new guy to run NXT.

This overhaul is not working, I am not interested in this show or anyone on it. Bron breaker isn’t going to work on the main roster with that stupid ass name. Abs so far everyone they are pushing now could have been push before.

Until they make a star and have them come to the main roster and not be ruined. This makeover is a step backwards IMO.

I watched the special even or whatever last week and I was not impressed

 

[DANJ!]

I definitely hear and even partially agree that some overstayed their respective welcomes in NXT. However, where are we drawing the line between "flopped," "derailed," and "destined to fail regardless" when it comes to main roster call ups?

For instance, while we were never expecting much from Ascension and aren't surprised at their overall main roster tenure, what are we to conversely make of how AOP was (mis)handled (Ayo, is it true that these nikkas retired and are now working regular jobs? )?

Problem with AOP is it seemed they could never get too far along without one or the other getting injured... which of course isn't really their "fault", stuff like that sometimes can't be avoided. But you can't get a solid push out of a team that has to take time off every other month. And since the members were so synonymous with each other, kinda like Hawk and Animal or more recently the Viking Raiders, nobody wants to see one while the other guy is off TV.

 

[krazykid18]

Times are different through and NXT is bigger and more noticeable than OVW and FCW ever was. With social media now, you can't pretend that NXT doesn't exist anymore when you're bringing talent up to the main roster.

That's something that Vince has yet to realize especially with NXT being on the same network as RAW. If that's what he wants to do, then they need to pull it from the network and go back to how it was before, which I would assume that it is the plan once NXT pulls the show because of ratings.

Vince was doing this in the 80s with talent he has always gave them a gimmick of his own

 

[Jim Cornette]

I can tell. That week when they had nikkaz in the ring playing poker…..I knew then.

I hope Vince don’t find out NXT UK exists

 

[KFBF]

I don’t understand why they can’t find some young new guy to run NXT

They absolutely could but that's not what Vince wants.

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

So many people seem to hate the NXT overhaul, but if the idea is going back to developing guys who can go on to be main roster stars, that's cool to me... NXT was becoming a place for indie guys to stay and hang out on the roster for years at a time, which wasn't originally the concept of it. I don't hate the new NXT, they actually do stuff on there that they should do more of on the actual WWE brand shows when it comes to presenting characters. There's people on there with better character development than some dudes on Raw and Smackdown...

NXT 2.0 actually is showing the real future of WWE.

I like that everyone is young and hungry (for the most part)

Also, it will make fresh matchups down the road on the main roster

 

[Reality Check]

NXT 2.0 actually is showing the real future of WWE.

I like that every is young and hungry (for the most part)

Also, it will make fresh matchups down the road on the main roster

Shouldn't be live on network TV. Better off taping it so they can edit it to make everyone look better.

 

[SpacelySprockets]

yall love picking and choosing to fit your narratives, we gonna pretend bruce and christine(or any cacs in the back for that matter) are writing carmelo hayes and trick williams dialogue?