10 Times WWE Made A Massive Mess & NOBODY Cared

3. Today's The Day The Heavyweights Have Their Picnic

Layla Kelly Kelly
WWE.com

Weird, this.

NXT's maiden offering on USA Network in 2019 debuted in celebratory fashion, with brand architect Triple H opening the show with a rousing roar amidst the fury and excitement of a white hot Full Sail University.

Why then, did it end with everything falling apart backstage?

Such was the case when another of several disappointing Matt Riddle/Killian Dain matches ended, inexplicably, with the entire NXT roster fighting with each other. The trigger point? Riddle and Dain's brawl bumping into a car park picnic table occupied by Imperium.

Walter and the gang looked pretty daft just sat between the production trucks even if they needed to be there as a narrative device, and this collection of vital and dynamic talents were reduced to lumbering goobers as the company closed the show with one of its laziest tropes.

The black-and-gold thing is luckily the best thing in wrestling - had it not been, NXT may have struggled to find any footing at all in the new slot.

In this post: 
Kelly Kelly
 
Posted On: 
Contributor
Contributor

Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett