NXT Spoilers/Updates/News

[Cory]

But the thing is they don't always spotlight the different titles on each week as is, thats the nice thing about NXT, lets take last week as an example, we had Kevin Owens on the show and Adrian Nevel in the ME, but we did not see Sasha Banks or the New Tag team Champs.

But the show did not suffer for it, and they had even had weeks where they had no World Championship contenders and focused on the Midcard, honestly as long as things smoothly focus on the enviable blow off at each live 2 hour special every three months then I'm more than happy with them adding a second tier title.

This.

It just seems like theres a risk of guys in the middle not having any meaning...sometimes storytelling alone is fine but why not add some value to these feuds? Ownes/Zayn is going to be your long term main event feud, occasional Balor/Itami being tossed up there, but thats their angle.

Divas is phenominal, and the tag division is what it is, will develop over time (man how awesome for a Hass/Benjamin reunion to add to the mix down there, or Kendrick/London) but what do you do/reward the midcard guys?

Everyone raves how NXT does the right thing in terms of booking, but one of the key elements to a promotion is that mid-card belt that will eventually propel the mid-card guy to the main title picture AND until then the belt holds relevance, meaning and importance (unlike the US/IC title or whatever it is nowadays). Itami needs a little more work than HHH's other recruits, and how many times will someone in the midcard attack him burly on the basis of "your not better than me!?" aka Breeze right now, and was already done with Curtis Axel coming back.

With the talent that is there like Balor, Itami, Breeze, Crowe, Neville, Corbin in the middle add a meaningful title into the mix, and with the old guys coming back that are still over with Rhino/Kendrick and hopefully a few more (I've heard Shelton Benjamin rumors) I fear if they dont add a mid tier belt they'll either have to stick 2 of the guys above and have them tag for some reason for the tag belts or just have the old guys squash/put over, rince and repeat (+ Corbin).

Add a half hour to the show which will meet the growing demand for more NXT and give room for another title picture.

[Fnord]

- WWE has added The Brian Kendrick to the NXT roster page, just like they did with Rhyno after he debuted last week. There's been no talk of either Superstar signing a new deal with WWE.

- The April 23rd WWE NXT TV tapings are sold out.

[Rob]

Is there a chance in the future, if the network hits the level of subscribers they want, that NXT begins to get as big as Raw?

[¿PapaPancho?]

Is there a chance in the future, if the network hits the level of subscribers they want, that NXT begins to get as big as Raw?

No

[T-Bonizzle]

NXT apparently barely cracks the top 10 for shows viewed on the network each week.

[Black Death]

NXT apparently barely cracks the top 10 for shows viewed on the network each week.

don't understand why more people are not watching

[Reya Serra]

It's the main reason I got the network in the first place and 95% of what I've watched on it since I got it earlier this month.

[The TeeJ of Philly]

4 out of every 5 subscriber bought the network only to get the PPVs for 10 bucks.

[Reya Serra]

I must've been the 1 out of the 5, then lol

[T-Bonizzle]

I bought it for the PPVs, but I now watch NXT every week (though there was a stretch of time where I just didn't get around to it)

[Cory]

don't understand why more people are not watching

Doesnt help that they dont promote it on Raw/Smackdown.

[Gary]

NXT apparently barely cracks the top 10 for shows viewed on the network each week.

Heh not true. Last year WWE used to run 'Top 10 Most watched WWE Network shows of the week' on Raw and WWE NXT was always on it, this was even before Fatal 4 Way and [R] Evolution when NXT's popularity exploded. What held NXT back for a while was the episodes getting uploaded at 4 PM but ever since the Wednesday move that isn't a factor. We are now getting trending topics weekly on Twitter, you may roll your eyes at the trending thing but it actually matters, so that it isn't in the top 10 each week is laughable? If it was on it last year, it is sure as hell on it every week now.

[Gates]

Well, he didn't say it's not on there...

He just said it barely makes it...

[T-Bonizzle]

Yeah it would clock in between 6 and 9 each week behind re-runs of RAW, SD, PPVs, WWE Countdown, Total Divas to name a few.

[Gary]

Well, he didn't say it's not on there...

He just said it barely makes it...

It was in the Top 6 the last few weeks it ran on RAW and on the top 10 list every week the list ran. This was before Fatal 4 Way. Being in the top 6 is not 'barely making it'.  Also RAW/SD? They aren't Network shows so why would they be counted? And Total Divas are just re-runs. The only thing T-Lover mentioned that is actually considered would be PPVs (which are monthly and Countdown). So he is just speculating, wrongly I might add.