8 Things WWE Want You To Ignore About NXT
7. Poor Attendance
RAW and SmackDown Live aren't the only WWE programs to suffer from poor attendance.
Images of empty NXT arenas have been circulating more and more as of late. One of the most devastating images was of barren stands during NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2017, which the WWE production team was careful to keep out of frame during the broadcast by tarping off empty rows and using closer angles on the in-ring action.
While the average NXT show only brings in around a few hundred spectators compared to RAW’s or SmackDown Live’s 3,000-4,000, the Network Events tend to fare much better.
The fact that WarGames failed to meet expectations wasn’t a good sign for the yellow brand, in addition to Jim Cornette and Dave Meltzer's claims that NXT attendance was down almost 20% from last year.