WWE NXT returns tonight with its final stop before NXT Great American Bash, and this is exactly the kind of go-home show that needs to do more than simply run through a checklist. The card is full, the championship stories are locked in, the women’s division is carrying a major chunk of the brand’s momentum, … Read more
WWE NXT entered last night with less than two weeks remaining before Great American Bash and several important pieces still missing from the June 28 card. By the end of the night, Tavion Heights had earned an emotionally complicated championship opportunity against his former partner, Jaida Parker had suffered another damaging defeat, and the already … Read more
WWE NXT rolls into tonight with the road to Great American Bash officially taking shape, and this is the kind of episode that has the pieces to be productive, but also the pressure to be more than just productive. Last week’s show gave NXT real movement: Zaria captured the NXT Women’s North American Championship, Naraku … Read more
The road to WWE NXT Great American Bash officially started last night on The CW, but the June 2nd episode felt more like the first chapter of a larger story than a major destination on its own. Shawn Michaels announced earlier in the day that Great American Bash will take place on Sunday, June 28th, … Read more
Tonight’s episode of WWE NXT may not feature the deepest card the brand has produced this year, but it arrives at an important moment for a roster still attempting to establish its identity after several major departures and call-ups. The show will be headlined by Tony D’Angelo defending the NXT Championship against rapidly rising newcomer … Read more
Last night’s WWE NXT was a show built around the women’s division carrying the night, a new challenger emerging for the Men’s Speed Championship, DarkState trying to explain why it cut out one of its own, and Tony D’Angelo suddenly finding himself in the middle of a title picture that has multiple bodies circling him … Read more
WWE NXT returns tonight with a show that has to do more than simply put matches on the board. Last week’s episode was built around new faces making statements, champions being dragged deeper into trouble, and a tag team main event that ended with DarkState kicking Saquon Shugars out of the group in one of … Read more
Last night’s WWE NXT felt like one of those episodes where the brand was clearly trying to reset the board while still pushing several new faces into bigger spots at the same time. It was not a perfect show, and there were definitely moments where the promos felt forced, the pacing felt a little uneven, … Read more
Last night’s WWE NXT felt like another step in the brand’s current reset, but it was also a show that proved NXT is still trying to figure out exactly which stories are ready to carry the summer and which new faces need more time to breathe. The episode had a lot going on: Naraku finally … Read more
WWE NXT enters tonight’s episode feeling like a brand that is being rebuilt in real time, and that makes this show more important than the average week at the Performance Center. Last week’s episode was chaotic by design, with Tony D’Angelo surviving Tavion Heights in the main event before Mason Rook laid out the NXT … Read more
