WWE Considering Further NXT: TakeOver Specials?

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by Michael Sidgwick
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On Sunday's edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer revealed that, in addition to filming live events to drive something of a price hike aimed at the most hardcore of the hardcore, WWE is also considering adding further NXT TakeOver events to the annual schedule.

Provided we're not in for a deluge of content for content's sake - do we really need to see Kona Reeves wrestle every month on 4.5 hour shows? - this isn't too worrying a development.

Take, for instance, Keith Lee, who - spoiler warning - hasn't yet made us bask in his glory. He isn't set for a TakeOver: WarGames match. Indirectly, this casts him as the stocking filler among William Regal's so-called "shiny new toys". A performer signed subsequently to him, Matt Riddle, is receiving the TakeOver debut treatment instead. Lee's PWG ***** rival, the renamed Dominik Dijakovic, barely gets on NXT TV. It's difficult to take seriously the push of Reeves, when the 'Finest' can't find himself on the pseudo-PPV stage.

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All the while, as time passes, these performers develop the dreaded "also-ran" stigma, something more - three more at a maximum - TakeOver events could prevent, in addition to sustaining the Sunday morning high that makes wrestling such a better place five times a year.

It isn't even too realistic a development either, observing this subjectively; for an eternity now, we've heard reports that WWE is on the verge of adding content from Insane Championship Wrestling, EVOLVE and PROGRESS to a new tier of the Network, a move that would involve nothing taxing beyond uploading existing material.

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Until it happens, don't get your hopes up...

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!