NXT vs OVW

[The Golden Boy]

Okay now, this is a tough one in my book. OVW has been training stars for years. Cena, Orton, Batista, Lesner, I could go on for hours. TNA's smartest decision ever was to get OVW to help them with their development of future stars. NXT was a way for WWE to showcase new talent they were bringing up from Florida Championship Wrestling which they eventually left also. But here recently NXT has been providing WWE with a ton of talent that actually takes up at least 65% of their roster. So the question is which one is the most dominant minor league at the moment?

 

[ヒュー　G.　レックション]

Well NXT's on TV isn't it? At least in the UK it is.... and also I hear much praise of NXT and the couple of times I've seen it yeah it's been pretty good!

OVW I don't think is televised here so I can't give an opinion on it. It doesn't seem like anyone from OVW comes up to TNA though. Most of the Gut Check winners get sent to OVW but Joey Ryan, Christian York and Wes Brisco were put on the roster immediately.

Guys who've come back from OVW are Sam Shaw and Alex Silva. Both very boring and generic wrestlers. Gunner's spent time there and now back he seems to have improved a bit.

Now with NXT, every guy has to spend time there. So if you credit NXT with making The Shield, Sandow, Cesaro. Just those names alone makes NXT better easily.

 

[Jack-Hammer]

It's hard to really compare the two accurately since neither of them has a strong presence in the states as far as exposure goes. NXT airs in the UK and WWE is currently working to secure a US television deal for it this fall. As for OVW, it's completely without a deal of any kind as far as I know.

I have caught NXT on YouTube at times and what I've seen has been pretty damn good and gives me some idea of the overall feel WWE could have once Triple H ultimately takes over. Based on what I've seen of NXT & OVW talents, I have to go with NXT easily. The wrestlers TNA has brought up from OVW to Gut Check, with the exception of a few, haven't impressed me very much. Granted, most of the Gut Check guys are only on television for a few weeks before heading back down to OVW but TNA has booked the concept for wrestlers to be viewed by fans based on their first impressions. Based on said first impressions, I'm just not impressed by the vast majority of what I've seen. Joey Ryan had potential but he's little more than a comedy jobber now using the Val Venis gimmick with the sleaze factor turned up a few notches. Christian York's not going to be a major star due to his age and the guy's kind of bland & generic babyface. Alex Silva just flat out wasn't ready at all. Jay Bradley puts me in mind of Wade Barrett both in terms of style and look, which makes me interesting to see him. However, when I look at them compared to guys like Rollins, Reigns, Ambrose, Cesaro & Bray Wyatt; NXT just looks like it's on far bigger and better level than OVW.

 

[MINISTRYrising]

This is a hard one, but I would have to go with NXT at this point in time. Both shows are very enjoyable to watch, But NXT just about edges it when it comes to tallent. If OVW were to sign two or three established names from the indy circuit then I imagine they would be on a par with NXT.

 

[The Golden Boy]

So far so good. Just one note. OVW does in fact have a weekly television show. As a matter of fact episode 720 can be seen later today on OhioValleyWrestling.com and in the Louisville Ky area on Saturdays at noon on the ION affiliate there. A must watch for the true wrestling fan.