5 Ways WWE Is Outclassing The Competition Right Now

5. The NXT TakeOver PPV Format

The pay-per-view format is something that is very hard to get right. There needs to be enough content to make it feel like a justified event while also not burning out a capacity crowd. AEW tends to lean heavily on longer format shows, as does New Japan Pro Wrestling.

It can be argued that these shows are too long to maintain audience attention. Double Or Nothing 2021 for example could have easily shaved off 20 minutes by removing at least one of its lagging matches. NXT have steered away from this format, instead leaning on shorter events that deliver incredible match after incredible match.

Each TakeOver features roughly five matches and each event often run to about two hours and a half hours. This is the perfect amount of time to keep the audiences engaged and can often result in a molten hot crowd.

NXT has shown that modern PPVs don't always need to be crammed with matches to be worthwhile. Instead, all that is needed is a handful of key matches and a great story leading into the show.