So Did Anything Ultimately Good Come Out of NXT?
A year ago, WWE started a bold new show called NXT. Personally, the concept just didn't work for me, and I never could get into the show. I found myself wanting more reality like Tough Enough.
After this week's RAW, we pretty much saw the last of the NXT'rs be shipped back to FCW. The show ended on a pathetic note as a webcast with the finale not even advertised on RAW. Did anyone care? The crazy thing is they are going to do a season 5. What a waste.
We did get Barrett and Nexus, but in less than a year, creative has practically buried these potentially great storyline makers. Ultimately, I think the show is/was WWE's biggest failure since XFL.
After this week's RAW, we pretty much saw the last of the NXT'rs be shipped back to FCW. The show ended on a pathetic note as a webcast with the finale not even advertised on RAW. Did anyone care? The crazy thing is they are going to do a season 5. What a waste.
We did get Barrett and Nexus, but in less than a year, creative has practically buried these potentially great storyline makers. Ultimately, I think the show is/was WWE's biggest failure since XFL.
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Ermmm..yeah. Unless you count 4-6 future major players in the company(Barrett, Bryan, Sheffield, Gabriel, Bateman, and Brodus) debuting as "nothing good".
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the original nexus and low ki but thats about it since low ki aka kaval got released i lost all faith in that program "next breakout star my ass"
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This!
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not really.
the actual superstars themselves don't really count, especially since none of them are much behind fodder at this point (even Barrett is a jobber). we could have gotten them anyway, we didn't need NXT. the stories are what count, and all NXT did was give us a failed Nexus tale, and a winner who is now released and an entirely forgotten about NXT 2, and as for the rest of them, well, they didn't even try after that.
so no, nothing good really came from NXT, outside of like the first two-week period of Nexus.
the actual superstars themselves don't really count, especially since none of them are much behind fodder at this point (even Barrett is a jobber). we could have gotten them anyway, we didn't need NXT. the stories are what count, and all NXT did was give us a failed Nexus tale, and a winner who is now released and an entirely forgotten about NXT 2, and as for the rest of them, well, they didn't even try after that.
so no, nothing good really came from NXT, outside of like the first two-week period of Nexus.
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The Genesis of McGillicutty
:lmao
But seriously
Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett
Justin Gabriel
Kaval (WWE screwed him over big time)
Skip Sheffield
:lmao
But seriously
Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett
Justin Gabriel
Kaval (WWE screwed him over big time)
Skip Sheffield
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Three things.
Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett
That first raw where Nexus invaded and tore it up- best tv WWE has put on in 5 years.
Daniel Bryan
Wade Barrett
That first raw where Nexus invaded and tore it up- best tv WWE has put on in 5 years.
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There was some good to come out of it with guys like Bryan, Barrett, Nexus etc...
The problem is, it's bloated the roster. With WWE either sending talent back to FCW or future endeavouring them.
The problem is, it's bloated the roster. With WWE either sending talent back to FCW or future endeavouring them.
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Maybe in your country, but here in Canada it's still on t.v. every week.
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Only Daniel Bryan and Michael Tarver, everything else was a waste. Even the Nexus storyline should've been given to a better group not consisting of rookies, but maybe jobbers and/or midcarders with a ME as leader.
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Sure, lots of good stuff happened on NXT. It's a show giving developmental guys experience in front of a WWE crowd. That alone serves a purpose. They use NXT as an experimental show, we got CM Punk on commentary, Cole refining his heel character, etc.
Not to mention PERCY WATSON.
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OH YEAH BABY
Not to mention PERCY WATSON.
OH YEAH BABY
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Most of the positives have already been said, so I won't re-hash what has been said already, I'll talk about what hasn't been mentioned yet.
I think AJ and Naomi are going to be pretty big when they finally get called back up to the main roster. AJ already has people loving her after NXT, and she can wrestle. But when they call her back up, they could totally do a 360 and instead of having her portray the Nerd that everyone loves, they can have her use her arrogant heel FCW persona and build her up as a crafty heel who gets over by cheating out the popular diva's. As for Naomi, they can bring her up now too, she would be the most athletically gifted diva on the roster right away, they just need to develop a character for her.
I think AJ and Naomi are going to be pretty big when they finally get called back up to the main roster. AJ already has people loving her after NXT, and she can wrestle. But when they call her back up, they could totally do a 360 and instead of having her portray the Nerd that everyone loves, they can have her use her arrogant heel FCW persona and build her up as a crafty heel who gets over by cheating out the popular diva's. As for Naomi, they can bring her up now too, she would be the most athletically gifted diva on the roster right away, they just need to develop a character for her.
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