Rate NXT: 10/2/19

[AndyUK]

8/10. Lots of good wrestling, Cole/Riddle the standout. Echo the thoughts above that even though they won't be able to put on shows like this every week, they were narrowly the better show tonight.

[Convoy]

Is there a “which did you prefer” thread for this Week 1 battle?

I preferred NXT this week, and I came in not being a fan of their product or parent company. They could have the best main event scene in the business right now.

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

Oct 3, 2019 9:19:03 GMT -5 Convoy said:

Is there a “which did you prefer” thread for this Week 1 battle?

I preferred NXT this week, and I came in not being a fan of their product or parent company. They could have the best main event scene in the business right now.

Not yet... Might leave it for the weekend so people get enough of a chance to watch both.

[Deleted]

Loved the show, but I only gave it an 8 because I didn't like the constant switching to a screen within a screen and trying to pay attention to the match in a smaller size with no commentary while commercials were trying to steal my attention. It took away from my enjoyment and the "flow" of the show. I don't know why they couldn't just have commercials between matches instead, especially in a situation where they even advertise that there will be "limited commercial interruptions". It seemed to happen during every match except the opening NXT Title match. I know it isn't WWE's fault, but I have mental problems and it's very hard for me to focus on more than one thing at a time.

[wakko]

I honestly enjoyed NXT more than AEW. Both shows were good, but NXT had the better wrestling for me. Plus the surprises were nice. What made NXT better for me was not having as much of a CF main event as AEW. But I understand why AEW had that ending. Still great night of wrestling all around.

[Mozenrath]

8. Was good, great even, and the returns were much appreciated, sure. Shayna winning just... I'm so f***ing bored of NXT women's champions doing the "destroy all the women" runs, because Asuka and Paige showed that we can't trust them to pay it off. At least Kairi beat Shayna in her first reign, but this has still gone firmly into "really f***ing boring" territory, and it hurt the show in a way I simply have to dock points for.

If AEW was Christmas morning, NXT kinda felt like the holidays with the parent you don't live with after the divorce trying to make up for things by giving you a bunch of gifts. Sure, it's cool, but it's difficult to avoid acknowledging the context of why it's happening, and knowing it's not likely to be sustainable. Like, they maybe should have kept Ciampa or Balor in their pocket for next week, because I don't really know what they can do next week that'd be on that level. Doesn't mean I am not hopeful they can rise to the occasion, though.

[darbus alan]

Ok, finally got to watch it. I'll give it a solid 8/10. Some fantastic work in the matches and I thought Cole/Riddle was phenomenal. Also great seeing Ciampa come back. Docked some points for the women's match because I'm not a Shayna Baszler fan at all. I'm also not entirely sold on Balor coming back to NXT. I'm a big Balor fan, but NXT's going to have to go a long way to take away from my current perception that this is a demotion for him due to a belief that he couldn't cut it on the main roster shows.

I'd say AEW was the show I liked more though NXT had more proficient matches. But it's hard to duplicate the emotion and excitement of seeing a brand new, good alternative to the WWE behemoth with all the heart, soul, blood, and guts poured into it.

[DZ: WF Legacy]

I respect the hell out of the athleticism seen in Cole/Bro, but I just can't get into those mile-a-minute finisher-fests. Feels like a video game or something. No denying how talented those guys are, they'll be great on the main roster one day, but I enjoyed the AEW show a lot more.