6 Ups And 3 Downs From Last Night's WWE NXT (Mar 16th)

Downs - 3. Acting!

NXT's Women's division is among the strongest branches of all of WWE's programming. The Divas of the brand gained a reputation as some of the best workers in the company, and that was largely responsible for the Divas' Revolution, where Sasha Banks, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch were drafted to the main roster. Even without them, the women of NXT continue to thrive. Unfortunately, their acting skills aren't quite on par with their wrestling skills. In a backstage cutaway, Emma and her associate, Dana Brooke, came across Deonna Purrazzo backstage and began harassing her. Brooke was actually the strongest of the three, while Emma was less convincing with her verbal barbs. Purrazzo, though, was completely unconvincing with the few lines she had. Wrestling's never really been known for the quality of its acting, and superstars who come off as truly convincing are few and far between. Still, this brief segment stood out as weak.