Wrestlelamia: Is WWE about to implode?

 

[VIDEO] Basically this video discusses the drama behind the possible revamp of NXT - WWE's developmental brand. One proposed revamp involves talent of which a few recently were released some of the names were surprising such as recent former NXT North American champ Bronson Reed.

One explanation for that is that Vince McMahon who controls WWE wants the promotion to cater to younger and larger talent. McMahon has always wanted the muscular and larger than life performers like The Rock, Hulk Hogan and often eschewed smaller performers notwithstanding performers like Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart or even Daniel Bryan.

As stated I'd be disappointed if NXT lost some aspects of its identity as something of a WWE owned indie promotion. I'd be disappointed if they began to eschew much older more seasoned performers for example Mercedez Martinez who got some notice on NXT who was 40 when she was released recently. I'd like to think a very talented indie older performer over 30 could make it to a Wrestlemania main event even if they had to go through NXT.

Finally another concern is the status of Triple H with the developmental brand. NXT is his baby, it's his vision for where WWE could go. There's a reason that the PPV style events are called TakeOvers. Triple H may never leave given that he's married to a McMahon, however, what's next if he's pushed aside.

#WWENXT undergoing a revamp?

 

[VIDEO] A few major wrestling news from the YouTube channel The Sports Entertainer. I really wanted to discuss the ultimate revamp of WWE NXT.

I came late to the party on NXT and only started following that product once I subscribed to the WWE Network in 2017. The product is very different from what you might find on the main roster and it's exciting to see future WWE superstars develop in NXT.

Also many current performers such as Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Bianca Bel Air, The Street Profits, Viking Raiders, Sasha Banks, and countless others started their WWE careers at the NXT Arena at Full Sail (though right now NXT is based at the Capitol Wrestling Center in Orlando, Florida). However one issue that has cropped up with NXT is that once the superstars of NXT make it to Raw or SmackDown they flounder.

As they go through the revamp I hear that if Vince McMahon has his way NXT will be made up of younger talent and I've heard midgets or shorter wrestlers under at least 6 feet tall. There is a want to create a new logo and use different lighting. And Triple H and his crew will ultimately lose control of a brand that they crafted for many years.

Well I've always understood NXT as WWE's homegrown developmental territory. And I get that from NXT hopefully will be the next top superstar to main event at a future WrestleMania.

My disappointment would be in those talents who have that capability to be in the main event and only get cut off because they're on the wrong side of 30 or even 40. I also like the idea of WWE having their own homegrown indie promotion although ultimately you want NXT performers to be able to learn the WWE system. I doubt you can last as a trainee at the WWE Performance Center if you can't adjust to WWE's style.

I think that if the reports I've been seeing out there from pro wrestling outlets prove to be true I think McMahon is hurting the future of his company. I get that NXT essentially lost the "Wednesday Nite Wars" against AEW Dynamite and that necessitates a new direction. Perhaps NXT needs to go back to being WWE's minor league, however, I really do like NXT being it's own self-contained brand unconnected to the events of WWE's main roster.