10 Ways The Move To TV Has Ruined WWE NXT
2. Longer Isn't Always Better
There's no denying that, for the most part, NXT was far and above better than it is at two hours.
The fact that, at one hour, it could still produce matches on a high-quality level proved this. Of course, this has remained the case since jumping up an hour, with an abundance of terrific matches already being mentioned throughout this article. However, the extra time has also provided a platform for tedious segments that wouldn't have had a place in the one hour timeslot.
For example, did we really need that 'who attacked Finn Bálor' story? Or how about the Roderick Strong therapy sessions? There were other ways the matches created as a result of those stories could have - and should have - been booked.
In addition, the number of championship matches, and title changes for that matter on the weekly shows since NXT went to two hours has dramatically increased. Keith Lee, Roderick Strong, Lio Rush, Angel Garza, Santos Escobar, Imperium, Breezango, and Rhea Ripley all began their title reigns on a weekly show, leaving just Karrios Kross, Damian Priest, Jordan Devlin, The BroserWeights, Charlotte Flair, and Io Shirai who did so on a TakeOver (or WrestleMania, in Flair's instance).
It's not a huge difference, but it's certainly a huge increase compared to what it was beforehand.