9 Ups & 4 Downs From Last Night's NXT (Nov 27)

The Post-WarGames period in NXT begins, as Finn Bálor takes aim and Adam Cole takes flight.

by Michael Hamflett
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Everything came up NXT following an electric WWE weekend in Chicago, but the very parent company that holds ownership over the black-and-gold brand insisted that nobody on the roster was able to sleep on their success.

Pushed over Raw and SmackDown during the 'Thanksgiving Classic', the decision was presumably to maintain a well-sustained buzz during the last month of "Brand Warfare" - a concept that generates interest almost entirely in spite of itself.

For those that shone under the brighter spotlight, it was a celebratory overdose - Adam Cole, Rhea Ripley, Keith Lee and selected others worked multiple shows in front of wider audiences and will doubtless be glad of the extra bumps they took in exchange for the time in Vince McMahon's presence well spent. For the brand as a whole, it served as a welcome and mostly-successful experiment. Another excellent Wednesday night episode has hopefully restored order on the show, if not their prior ratings slump...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 7 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 30 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz", Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 50,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett