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Vince Russo Breaks Down NXT Revolution

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http://www.pyroandballyhoo.com/wrestling/bonus-podcast-nxt-takeover-r-evolution/

Russo had some interesting thoughts on the NXT PPV and he dedicated an entire podcast to it. The things that stood out to me most were:


  • He loved the wrestling
  • He loved the storytelling
  • Sasha Banks plays her character like a 20 year veteran
  • Will this translate to the mainstream audience?

The storytelling is an interesting point because Russo has never watched NXT and he understood everything almost completely. This just goes to show how effective the writing team is. The question of mainstream appeal also got my attention because I felt the same way before May. Niche audience, most of the call ups are failures, won't translate to casuals. It wasn't until I started watching the program weekly that I understood why NXT is so effective in captiviating audiences. It isn't JUST the indy wrasslin or hype smark crowd, it's the excellent booking, storyline creation, and the simple act of making people care.

RAW does not do this because of Vince and his idiotic lackeys being in charge, but if they are phased out and the NXT team is in control of their own products, then yes, these wrestlers can and will have mainstream appeal. They're all critically mishandled which makes it seem like their act only works in front of small audiences. Some like Emma were doomed from the start, but others like Big E and Xavier Woods could have been salvaged. Successful 5 count gimmick? Take it away and make him a bland heel. Brilliant mic worker with a PHD? Turn him into a dancing clown :StephenA
 
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I would never like to wish harm on anyone but the product needs Cena injured and out of the picture for a while so these guys can show they have what it takes to step up, I was totally done with Cena during Punks 400+ reign (and not because it was Punk it could have Bryan or anyone else) because that reign meant nothing in the long run as Cena was always the focal point of the Main Events. The reign should have brought some luster back to the title and been about people beating Punk and stop his reign and in all honesty should have been beaten at Mania not the fucking Royal Rumble because that also essentially gifted Cena another undeserved Rumble win so they could have Rock v Cena 2 as it was so good the first time round :jordan

Sorry for the lightly off topic just wanted to get my 2pence over on the Cena situation.

On Topic - On 2nd listen to this I realised Russo made an error in his evaluation of Balor and I guess that's down to his not seeing previous shows as there was a distinct difference in Balor's ring work etc while he was painted up, only minor gripe with his podcast though he was pretty much spot on with the rest.
 
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