Spin: Where was the moment NXT started to decline for TSC?

[Bob Loblaw]

Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe Joe

the never ending Joe Finn then Joe nak matches

 

[Hey_zeus]

Gargano being Mr Takeover and the Gargano finish.

 

[Metal Face]

2017 easily

 

[RammerJammer]

Sometime right before the move to USA.

Yeah, it wasn’t right at the USA move but it was clear that they were growing stagnant when they didn’t have anymore top indie talent to grab.

 

[Breh the HitMang]

when Ciampa got injured and vacated the belt

Velveteen dream being exposed as an alleged pedo

 

[Peter Popoff]

Bay bay dude

 

[Champagne Kudo]

Once Balor won the title I remember distinctly caring about NXT a lot less. Andrade had a good run but then by the time the Gangano/Ciampa/Cole super indie era kicked off I had lost all interest.

 

[dh86]

I think halftime heat was the end of the good NXT.

 

[ADK]

Never gave a fukk about Gargano or Ciampa so whenever they took over.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

I was out after the Nakamura call up, because for the most part, I felt like NXT's strength was the roster rather than the booking, and I didn't really think they could get their hands on a bigger or more interesting name than him.

I missed all of the Black/Dream/DIY/ Andrade/ Undisputed Era wave, which people seemed to really like.

Their actual creative decline, from what I've heard/read started when they changed from a weekly pre-recorded one hour show to a two hour live show with the roster they had at the time.

 

[BrehWyatt]

Na, Andrade and Gargano held it down after.

For me, I stopped caring during Cole’s reign.

This. It was very hard for me to buy Cole as a dominant champion for a place that rarely has them.

Outside of that.... I think the move to USA kind of hurt them as well as the bad habit of calling up certain acts before they should have been (i.e. American Alpha).

NXT was NEVER bad programming from the point I started tuning in but on the WWE Network, that shyt was appointment viewing. Now I just record it and get to it whenever I get to it.

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

I hate that every time we talk about NXT Ciampas theme music starts playing in my head

 

[thaKEAF]

I was never a hardcore NXT watcher but I would keep up with what was going on and check out the Takeovers usually. The last one I remember even seeing was Drew vs. Andrade. That was like what 3 years ago?

 

[R=G]

I never watched after Asuka left.

 

[CBoz]

For me never has and never will. It's the show I enjoy the most.