has NXT completely lost it's luster?

[jadillac]

I know they need time to re-tool, but damn, I haven't watched in a long time, and I really don't even hear anyone talking about Takeover Brooklyn this Sat. Last year many of us were super excited about that show.....moreso than Summerslam.

I just feel about NXT right now

 

[Tuneday]

Haven't watched it in a year, have they got more non-match segments other than contract signings now?

 

[SpacelySprockets]

nope
hideo byke
bobby roode here
johnny wrestling
ember c00n about to give us the black excellence weve been waiting for
samoa joe aka the only man on the roster that could believably beat brock
asuka
nakamura about to be the goat japanese champ since mr satan

 

[luckyse7enz]

It's lacking luster because there are no real stories being told, mainly because everyone got called up in such rapid fashion.

Hideo's back, but has no storyline now because every single person he had any kind of kayfabe connection with is gone (Balor, The Ascension, Kevin Owens, even Enzo/Cass/Carmella who were in the video where he got attacked are gone.)

Bayley and Asuka are there, but there's no Nia Jax, Eva Marie, or Alexa Bliss, so who are they going to have a credible feud with. Bayley's probably on her way up to Smackdown sometime soon, so who's really next up? Liv Morgan, I suppose?

Corbin and Crews could've been developed more. Actually wanted to see Corbin build up to a run with the title. The greatest story they had down there was Sami's journey to the title, the Owens turn, and destruction of Zayn afterward.

After that, you got a lot of quiet killers getting called in and pushed along so fast that there hasn't been any real character development to make you care outside of "We get to see _____ against ______!"

 

[SpacelySprockets]

Bayley and Asuka are there, but there's no Nia Jax, Eva Marie, or Alexa Bliss, so who are they going to have a credible feud with. Bayley's probably on her way up to Smackdown sometime soon, so who's really next up? Liv Morgan, I suppose?

ember

moon

and watch that 6 woman tag match from yesterday, plenty of potential

 

[Scottie Drippin]

They just lost half their roster

 

[Versa]

nope
hideo byke
bobby roode here
johnny wrestling
ember c00n about to give us the black excellence weve been waiting for
samoa joe aka the only man on the roster that could believably beat brock
asuka
nakamura about to be the goat japanese champ since mr satan

Sounds to me like people stopped caring when NXT got a little more ethnic in the upper card

I guess they miss those Neville, Zayn, Owens, Breeze days a little too much

 

[PYRRHUS 88]

What match has more buzz than Joe vs Nakamura?

 

[Lord Scion]

nope
hideo byke
bobby roode here
johnny wrestling
ember c00n about to give us the black excellence weve been waiting for
samoa joe aka the only man on the roster that could believably beat brock
asuka
nakamura about to be the goat japanese champ since mr satan

Is Ember Moon really on that?

 

[Shaq]

NXT is going to continue to have these dry periods as long as they sign/bring in more talent than they actually develop themselves

 

[Ill Lou Malnati]

Transition period right now. Top talent got called up, they're introducing new people to help fill the void. People gotta start stepping up. I'll be watching Brooklyn, but yeah, it looks a bit weak on paper.

 

[Alexander The Great]

fell off once Dusty died?

 

[THE 101]

Nakamura's needs to be drafted ASAP. One of the best in the world wrestling in front of 500 try hard neckbeard fakkits is such a waste

 

[stro]

I'd say yes. Once they started pushing the "brand" and indie/international stars more than worrying about storylines and interesting shows. The house shows seem to have significantly more thought and effort put into them than the TV, which feels like it has a random generator to plug names into the same format every week. It's been "tune into Takeovers only" status for a looong time now, which usually deliver, but not always.

They've done a very, very poor job building up any new stars since....probably around this time last year. The guy at the top of the 3rd gen is No Way Jose.

 

[The Rainmaker]

Don't forget Ryan Ward (former NXT writer) is now on SD too