10 Clues That WWE Network Has Been A MAJOR Error
7. The Changing Face Of NXT
NXT's move to television has been, for the most part, a quiet success story.
The show may find itself beaten by AEW Dynamite virtually every week in the ratings battle specifically, but the narrative almost always results in two sets of very satisfied wrestling fans debating which great show they preferred. This is all very fan-friendly in the face of exactly why it came to exist in the first place (WWE cynically tried to marginalise AEW before it even launched by positioning it as a rival to their third brand) but the black-and-gold brand permanently remains in battle with the main roster by virtue of its new home.
Great angles threaten to be hijacked by other shows, wrestlers getting over may see them prematurely stolen for alternative use, whilst the 750,000ish viewing figure keeps USA Network happy regardless. It's solid standing suggests it could have been there a long time ago - further undermining a former cult-like status as a Network only proposition.