Trill Co$by
Believes in The Shield!
Even if you're like me and can only watch it on Hulu the day after it airs because you work Tuesdays, I believe that everyone should find a way to watch NXT on a weekly basis. And here are three reasons why...
1. It's FCW on a grander scale. One of the most common complaints I read on the boards is that WWE doesn't have a show for FCW stars, and that is total bullshit. NXT is exactly what that show is, and since the start of Season 5, I haven't missed a single episode. Honestly, I like how they've been allowing the eliminations from the regular "cast" to occur while also bringing in other guys and divas so that they can also get more crowd time. A perfect example is Maxine and AJ. They've put on some of the BEST divas matches in recent weeks and they didn't even need any more reason than Maxine and AJ fighting over Hornswoggle.
2. It's a great way to be familiar with someone before they come to live television. One of the biggest downfalls that Johnny Curtis had when he debuted was that the fans didn't have a CLUE who this guy was. If NXT were on the air, or if people started to watch it more often, then you'd see a lot more people benefit from it when they go off to another brand.
3. There's absolutely no reason NOT to watch it. NXT is live on Tuesday nights on WWE.com, and I get that some people can't stay up to watch it live... but that's just it, they put the episodes up on WWE.com, Youtube, and hulu every week after they go off the air, and they put them up for free. If anything, watch NXT on a Wednesday night or whenever your can. It's not like there's that much of a difference. And if you're not comfortable with watching it on the computer, then watch it on television through your 360 or PS3(?) on the Hulu-Plus features.
The way I see it, WWE not having NXT on actual TV is a good thing because for one, they don't have to pay a network to keep the show alive. If they want to keep running it, they can. And for two, they've got more room to work in better Raws and Smackdowns so that those products also get better.
Anyway, that's my take on it, but in the end it's everyone else's decision whether or not they want to watch it. To me, NXT is the best produced show by WWE hands down with Raw being second, then Smackdown, and then Superstars... but that's just me.
Anyway, I'm off to watch AJ vs. Maxine again.
1. It's FCW on a grander scale. One of the most common complaints I read on the boards is that WWE doesn't have a show for FCW stars, and that is total bullshit. NXT is exactly what that show is, and since the start of Season 5, I haven't missed a single episode. Honestly, I like how they've been allowing the eliminations from the regular "cast" to occur while also bringing in other guys and divas so that they can also get more crowd time. A perfect example is Maxine and AJ. They've put on some of the BEST divas matches in recent weeks and they didn't even need any more reason than Maxine and AJ fighting over Hornswoggle.
2. It's a great way to be familiar with someone before they come to live television. One of the biggest downfalls that Johnny Curtis had when he debuted was that the fans didn't have a CLUE who this guy was. If NXT were on the air, or if people started to watch it more often, then you'd see a lot more people benefit from it when they go off to another brand.
3. There's absolutely no reason NOT to watch it. NXT is live on Tuesday nights on WWE.com, and I get that some people can't stay up to watch it live... but that's just it, they put the episodes up on WWE.com, Youtube, and hulu every week after they go off the air, and they put them up for free. If anything, watch NXT on a Wednesday night or whenever your can. It's not like there's that much of a difference. And if you're not comfortable with watching it on the computer, then watch it on television through your 360 or PS3(?) on the Hulu-Plus features.
The way I see it, WWE not having NXT on actual TV is a good thing because for one, they don't have to pay a network to keep the show alive. If they want to keep running it, they can. And for two, they've got more room to work in better Raws and Smackdowns so that those products also get better.
Anyway, that's my take on it, but in the end it's everyone else's decision whether or not they want to watch it. To me, NXT is the best produced show by WWE hands down with Raw being second, then Smackdown, and then Superstars... but that's just me.
Anyway, I'm off to watch AJ vs. Maxine again.