August 2013

NXT is often the second (and sometimes THE) best show WWE produces. But its primary goal is to make future superstars who will one day grace our televisions on Raw. Each week we’ll scout the “minor league” talent in each segment and decide if they’re ready for the big leagues. This week we find out if the show’s gone SAWFFFFFFT after last episode’s Match of the Year main event.

Headlock’d is back on Mondays this week after last week’s (VERY ACCURATE) SummerSlam predictions to talk about the best storyline the WWE’s had since the Summer of Punk. And if you like references to former cultural touchstones that will be lost on a depressing number of young fans, then do we have a show for you!

Above all, this match felt like a real main event. Wrestlers in a top storyline were fighting with something meaningful on the line, and they delivered a match of worthy length that told a story that, even with many bells and whistles, was easy for the crowd to get behind.