NXT

Gargano does the one thing he has not done in NXT; LeRae’s time to become champion is quickly approaching Johnny Gargano kicked off the first Halloween Havoc in 20 years by becoming the first two-time NXT North American Champion. Johnny Wrestling has done just about everything in NXT except for becoming a champion as a … Read more13th Halloween Havoc

The Prince Reclaims his Kingdom Finn Balor became the third two-time NXT Champion in the 10-year history of the brand. One of the primary reasons Triple H decided to put the title on The Prince after the unexpected and unfortunate shoulder injury sustained by Karrion Kross was that the black and yellow brand experienced its … Read moreWWE NXT 9/8/2020

Keith Lee Drops the NXT Championship to Karrion Kross It’s a tough task to put a positive spin on Keith Lee losing the NXT Championship, but I’ll give it a go. Perhaps Lee dropped the title because Vince McMahon sees the “it” factor in him and has deemed that it’s time to test him now … Read moreNXT Takeover: Thirty 8/22/2020

The events Keith Lee engaged in are a prime example of why you have to love the business (that’s why I fell in love with it). Superstars who rise to prominence in WWE typically reciprocate back to their peers who helped them evolve as performers along their journey (Lee did this on July 15 by … Read moreWWE NXT 7/15/2020

First, we need to rewind back five weeks to Takeover: In Your House on June 7 when Io Shirai dethroned Charlotte Flair for the NXT Women’s Championship. Flair is doing some of the best work of her career both in the ring and on the microphone across all three brands. Charlotte is reportedly not done … Read moreWWE NXT 7/8/2020: Double Champion in NXT

This match is being orchestrated to create excitement surrounding WWE’s third brand so they can hopefully get the edge in the Wednesday Night Wars with AEW (which NXT is consistently losing). This is probably why nearly all the build for this match is taking place on NXT TV as opposed to Monday Night Raw where … Read moreCharlotte Flair vs. Rhea Ripley at the Show of Shows

Matt Riddle suggestion Matt Riddle may want to start taking his opponents slightly more seriously if he ever intends to get over as a major star in WWE – the kind who is worthy of facing Brock Lesnar and potentially retiring The Beast, as he has said he wants to do one day. He creates … Read moreNXT – 2/5/2020

Triple H and Shawn without a doubt made the right decision in booking The Broserweights to win the Dusty Cup. Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne were clearly the most over team getting strong reactions, but this was not the only highlight of the tournament. The tournament was so well-executed as it established yet another young … Read moreWinners of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic

Jan 22 was a good night for Mauro Ranalllo calling the action, giving The Grizzled Young Veterans the name GYV (which sounds similar to JYD, the name for The Junkyard Dog back in the 80s). Ranallo also compared Keith Lee falling off the top rope to an elephant falling off the Empire State building, two … Read moreSolid Night for Mauro

NXT UK Takeover: Blackpool II had a great ending that perfectly set out the Worlds Collide event airing January 25 on the WWE Network. The Undisputed Era invaded after the WWE United Kingdom Championship match. NXT has now graduated to being considered WWE’s third brand. NXT UK also appears to have graduated to being considered … Read moreNew No. 1 Contender

Keith Lee more than deserved to be put over by Triple H and earn an NXT North American Championship match against Roderick Strong on January 22. Another side note from this match was the fact that Cameron Grimes is being elevated into the upper echelon of NXT. The Johnny Gargano injury only serves to provide … Read moreLee’s Opportunity

NXT’S product mirrored that of AEW Dynamite during the first segment of the night, however, NXT did it a little better. It’s not that the quality of these two matches was drastically different, it’s just that the opening match on NXT felt like it carried a little more weight since the NXT Championship was on … Read moreRhea the Champion