8 Things That Probably Led To Triple H's WWE Demotion

6. NXT UK Has Performed Dismally

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NXT UK is a punchline to most wrestling fans, except those that will tell you not to "sleep" on it after the next TakeOver to farm f*cking likes on Twitter.

It has gutted the BritWres scene, and diminished it by reshaping the "graps" in WWE's astonishingly stale and mechanical image. It's a one-hour show on which the entrances are produced like WWE entrances, the matches are performed like WWE matches, passive authority figures are pestered into making matches for later tonight, and there is a cold, dispassionate, controlled vibe that permeates everything. It is utterly devoid of personality and emotion. It is so goddamn staid it's almost impressive.

NXT UK is a bizarre and chronically unpopular paradox: with its ghost town feel and emphatic lack of larger-than-life stars, and its rigid, parodic adherence to formula, it is at once the least and most-feeling WWE show ever made. That region-specific aim is drenched now in irony; fans aren't galvanised, at all, by NXT UK.

The BritWres fans deserted by it mock it with no mercy, barely anybody attends in their place - look at that picture - and it is, in general, an hilarious and very sad indictment of Triple H's strategy.

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