10 WWE Videos You Didn’t Realise Were Huge Hits On YouTube

4. Punching Above Hi(t)s Weight

View Count: 54,410,000

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NXT remains the superior brand to most die-hard WWE fans, due to its TakeOver events, impressive roster and solid booking. This next entry is a reminder of what the product once was.

WWE's third brand back in the early 2010s was presented as a reality TV-style game show. The roster for each season had to compete against one another, with the aid of their assigned Pros, in a variety of challenges. This episode saw the likes of Husky Harris (Bray Wyatt), Michael McGilicutty (Curtis Axel), and Alex Riley taking part in a 'Power of the Punch' Challenge, for the chance to appear on next week's episode of Monday Night RAW.

This was the go-home edition of NXT before SummerSlam, where the first generation of the show, The Nexus, would take on the likes of John Cena, Daniel Bryan, and Bret Hart in that infamous Elimination match in 2010. A match The Nexus should have won.

Why does this clip have so many views? That's up for debate. Did the fans just want to tune in to see if there would be any surprising, last-minute developments? Maybe the answer lies in the Alex Riley's response to winning the challenge? Perhaps he is just a "star in reality."

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