10 Ups & 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Sept 25)
1. Limited Entertainment Interruption
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Hard to know exactly where to place this, but this article assesses the show as a viewing experience first and foremost, so the lack of any angles this week is a Down, regardless of WWE's expert planning to allow for such a situation.
By bullying their way onto USA Network two weeks earlier than AEW Dynamite, they’ve made space for building stars rather than creating talking points.
NXT hasn't played a single big card yet, instead opting to set up some new characters and a big episode next week instead.
Drab to watch at points but brilliantly strategic from a Wednesday Night War perspective, the show has to seamlessly be something that can do both from next week onwards.
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