8 Things To Watch For At WWE NXT (R)Evolution

Could the event hold a late contender for wrestling match of the year?

On Thursday night, NXT will hold its fourth €œspecial event,€ (R)Evolution, on the WWE Network. The previous three two-hour events have been well received by fans and critics alike and have been a bright spot of original programming on the Network. In many cases, NXT€™s events have outshined the WWE PPVs that have taken place right after them. A variety of factors have made these NXT Takeover events successful: There typically are two to three months to set up the feuds, so they are well-developed; The angles are usually pretty direct, simple and easy to follow; and the events themselves are two hours long, which means that there is far less filler and brisker pacing. Contrast this with WWE€™s monthly PPVs with feuds being set up in four weeks and then dragged out for two or three months at three-hour PPVs that include backstage hijinks and in-ring promos. That€™s a large reason why many wrestling fans who subscribe to the Network enjoy catching NXT, and Thursday€™s special event provides an opportunity for some really good in-ring action to close out 2014, including one match that could end up being a Match of the Year contender. With that in mind, here are eight things to keep an eye out for going into NXT (R)Evolution.
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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.