10 Bold Wrestling Predictions For 2022

9. ...But Before That Happens...

Vince Russo
WWE

NXT 2.0 is going to land WWE in deep sh*t.

The brand exists now as a desperate, almost hilariously pathetic shock-generator. The camera just stops short of giving Toxic Attraction an up-skirt. Kevin Dunn would venture inside of them, if given have a chance, but those f*cking liberal snowflakes won't allow it. That explains the Joe Gacy character. He is a conduit through which Bruce Prichard can have a go at them.

Given what the audience has already seen - through cataracts obviously - NXT 2.0's creative team would have to do something bad to get cancelled. A few months back, Zoey Stark was disgusted at the prospect of eating sushi. She looked upon it like it was an alien foetus. There was no outcry, because it's NXT.

Nobody gives a sh*t about it.

Prichard is essentially the Texan Jim Davidson. He's still out there, doing his thing, but most people are calloused to its awfulness.

One suspects, given the appalling attitude extended towards Asian people on the show - they either eat "disgusting" food, are mystical, or aren't great at understanding the English language - that people will very quickly hear the dog whistle.

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