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: can Sami Zayn keep his amazin’ match streak alive?
Reviews
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was this Thursday’s Impact Wrestling. Seriously. There were some TERRIBLE segments. And a surprisingly good one or two.
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.
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.
Most weeks, NXT is WWE’s 2nd best show they produce (and sometimes the best.) But its primary goal is to produce future superstars to one day grace our televisions on Monday Night. Each week Matthew Timmons takes a look at each individual segment to decide if it’s “Raw worthy.”
Last night was SummerSlam, the Biggest Party of the Summer and the second biggest PPV of the year. Though, even with grudge matches, title matches and a match where the ring was on fire, should everyone feel like they got their money’s worth? It’s a good question, but thankfully what’s why we pay Nick the Mega Bucks.
TNA put their World Heavyweight Champion on TV at the end of their first hour, then main evented two guys in a tournament to become number one contender. Huh.
In hockey, basketball, and other sports I’m sure I’m forgetting, individual players are held accountable for their team’s performance during their time in the game…
Even the most unbelievably miraculous comeback would have told a story more consistent with the Chris Sabin character TNA has built up. Sabin being champion could be a good shakeup for TNA, but the way they got there was abysmally bad.
Last night was the Money in the Bank PPV, where careers are made, bodies are broken, and we spend the entire night worrying whether or not wrestlers have legitimately blown out their knees or are just pretending they did. It’s also been the best Bang for Your Buck PPV over the last few years, and 2011’s edition is in fact the highest rated in our system (read: on the list in my head). Did this one live up to the legacy?