21 Things We Learned From The WWE Network's NXT All-Star Panel
What we picked up from Monday's must-see WWE Network special.
Monday night is traditionally 'wrestling night' in many a household across the globe. Sure, viewership numbers are dwindling, but Monday is still so often all about wrestling.
Whilst Monday Night Raw continues to suffer from overplayed match-ups, absurd booking and the 3-hour broadcast conundrum, this past Monday provided some much-needed must-see WWE programming. Sure, Raw was as 'meh' as it's been for the last few months, but the WWE Network aired what was dubbed an NXT All-Star Panel show.
Hosted by Byron Saxton, the show featured Triple H, Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens and Sasha Banks, with all of the talent out of character and talking openly about a multitude of fascinating facets of the business, of NXT, and of their time trying to make it as a WWE superstar.
The show itself gave viewers a glimpse behind the curtain, and all involved came away from the special with their stock increased. Along the way, we were given some great snippets of information, including an indication of just how and why NXT came to be and how it's run to this day.
In case you haven't had chance to watch it yet, or if you may have missed any of the key points, here's 21 things to take away from the brilliant NXT All-Star Panel.
21. Triple H Proposed The Idea Of NXT
Now we all know that NXT is well and truly Triple H’s baby, but it’s been rarely addressed previously just how the brand came to be.
As revealed by The Game on the All-Star Panel, it was Hunter that went to Vince McMahon about revamping the WWE’s developmental system in Florida. Vince’s response was to ask just what Triple H would do with the system if he was tasked with starting an alternative brand.
From then on out, complete control over the newly-dubbed NXT went over to Hunter.
The rest, as they say, is history.