10 Quick Fixes To Save NXT
5. Generation NXT
A case of the whole currently being greater than the sum of its parts, a full-time return to tag teaming for Austin Aries and Roderick Strong may help an ailing division just as much it would their struggling NXT runs.
Newer to the fold, Strong as blended in rather too-worryingly, with his meat-and-potatoes 'pro wrestler' gimmick falling short of expectations from a much-heralded career on the independent scene.
Meanwhile, a medium-term injury was a rather fitting end to 2016 for 'The Greatest Man That Ever Lived'.
Arriving in NXT with the ballyhoo he deserved, his star aura was gobbled up by the debut of Shinsuke Nakamura in the same month, and despite a couple of choice matches with No Way Jose and 'The King of Strong Style' himself, it ended up a rather uninspired opening salvo for 'A Double'.
In an NXT championed by either #DIY or The Authors of Pain, the arrogant duo could relive their best Ring of Honor days as a cocky but cohesive unit on either side of the divide, making terrific Number One Contenders regardless of who's holding gold.
Strong has time to gain confidence and the approval of the Full Sail crowd, but Aries would benefit hugely from a confidence boosting run such as this immediately upon his return.