8 Ups And 4 Downs From WWE NXT Takeover: Unstoppable

WWE's developmental territory hits it out of the park again.

The parade of WWE Network special events continued Wednesday with a heavily promoted, heavily hyped and seriously pumped-up NXT Takeover: Unstoppable. WWE has taken recently to paying a lot more than lip service to NXT, referencing it more and more often and featuring stars from the developmental territory. That is not by accident. Even WWE€™s brass gets it: NXT is one of the most popular programs on the Network, and the main company would be foolish to ignore it. In fact, quite the opposite should happen. So with WWE pushing another free month of the Network to new subscribers, NXT took center stage Wednesday. These quarterly special events for WWE€™s developmental territory have become must-see affairs for wrestling fans, as they blow off long-simmering issues and consistently deliver some of the best in-ring action you€™ll find on television. Unstoppable was no different, with two hours breezing by and giving fans more than their money€™s worth. The NXT PPV showcased several of the promotion€™s top wrestlers, with some turning in star-making performances. There was no fluff, no nonsense. Although no titles changed hands, NXT managed to provide some surprises and made Unstoppable feel like a really special show. So what moments should be promoted to the main roster and which ones should be future endeavored? Let€™s get to it.
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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.