Rate the NXT!: 4/9/2024

[The Rick Jericho]

6.

Not a fan of the Tatum turn at least this soon.

AOP. Kross. Paul. Scarlett.

[FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM]

DW this week due to illness, will edit my post/rating once I catch it on Peacock.

[Lizuka #BLM]

It was a pretty watchable show but between the Tatum turn, the Wolf Dogs losing, and the random character assassination of Ilja it was kind of a bummer of an episode. I'll give it a 5 for the good stuff but it wasn't as fun as it could've been.

[Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000]

Apr 9, 2024 21:12:52 GMT -5 FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM said:

DW this week due to illness, will edit my post/rating once I catch it on Peacock.

Feel better, homie.

[Ludwig Kaiser’s Walk]

7

Not a fan of the Wolf Dogs losing, but I get it

Brinley Reece’s gear alone bumps this one way up.

[mistery]

Yeah, this episode kinda dragged. It doesn't help that Roxanne is basically two weeks away from vacating the title, since she declared her intentions to do so after she's drafted. So April 23rd is basically the do or die date on ending her reign and giving someone the rub. Problem is that there are literally zero credible babyfaces to dethrone her. Giulia was backstage tonight, and they could have easily built up to a match for that date (have Giulia and Roxanne come face to face backstage or something), but WWE decided not to do so. So now they are in a pickle, as Giulia won't be backstage next week.

[The Rick Jericho]

Raw might have felt like a new era.

Smackdown could feel like a new era.

NXT feels like it's sending down veterans who have no purpose on Raw or Smackdown.

OC, Testament, Natalya, Ivar, Stan Spears..... will the trend continue?

[GOTHIC CHARISMA 🧊 🥶❄️FURY]

7. nattie had her best match ever imo and the matches were generally pretty good but there were a lot of bummers. i wish the tatum turn didn't happen and they stuck together and I am hoping to god they keep corbin/bron together on the main roster now.

[The Rick Jericho]

Corbin is going to brutally attacked Bron and turn on him like he always turns on his partners.

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

8, I had a lot of fun.

[FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM]

Apr 9, 2024 21:14:43 GMT -5 Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000 said:

Apr 9, 2024 21:12:52 GMT -5 FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM said:

DW this week due to illness, will edit my post/rating once I catch it on Peacock.

Feel better, homie.

Thank you, I really appreciate that. It's one of those things where I feel like absolute death, to the point where the back of my head his migraine symptoms and food tastes "off" but don't have a fever and tested negative for COVID. I definitely sweated something out, though. Going to have a Nyquil and see how I'm feeling in the AM.

EDIT: I almost think it might be burnout symptoms, since I've only had two-ish days off in the last month. Going to talk to my boss about a PTO day tomorrow, that's if I don't call in sick

[Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000]

Apr 9, 2024 21:19:53 GMT -5 FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM said:

Apr 9, 2024 21:14:43 GMT -5 Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000 said:

Feel better, homie.

Thank you, I really appreciate that. It's one of those things where I feel like absolute death, to the point where the back of my head his migraine symptoms and food tastes "off" but don't have a fever and tested negative for COVID. I definitely sweated something out, though. Going to have a Nyquil and see how I'm feeling in the AM.

I hear ya, it's been a little rough for me the last couple weeks. But you're an NXT fan, you're tough as nails. You've got this.

[Cyno]

This was a pretty lousy episode. Even the feel good moment of Nathan and Axiom winning the tag belts was ruined by those Final Testament cornballs doing a run in. Tatum randomly turning on Lyra was also dumb.

5. A couple of good matches is why it's even that high.

[Celgress]

8 out of 10, IMHO.

[john84]

I give it a solid 7 out of 10. Not the best NXT I've seen but it had some good matches, Tatum turning face (I know, I know lol). Roxanne is doing well as the heel character too.

[Legion]

8. I enjoyed it.

It does feel like a bit of a holding pattern position for them to be in, given the draft is coming and they may lose people, so it makes sense to have some vets. come in and do some holding stories until after the draft and you can start building with whoever is left.

Roxanne finally made her heel character work for me, Ivar getting a repackage of sorts was interesting and Trick clearly being positioned to be the new start over the next year when both Melo and Ilya get called up all made sense.

[john84]

Apr 11, 2024 5:17:51 GMT -5 Legion said:

8. I enjoyed it.

It does feel like a bit of a holding pattern position for them to be in, given the draft is coming and they may lose people, so it makes sense to have some vets. come in and do some holding stories until after the draft and you can start building with whoever is left.

Roxanne finally made her heel character work for me, Ivar getting a repackage of sorts was interesting and Trick clearly being positioned to be the new start over the next year when both Melo and Ilya get called up all made sense.

I feel the same way with the bold part in particular.

[Doo Doo is Worse Than WCW 2000]

I'm worried that NXT may be going through its 2017 Smackdown phase right now, but I'm still ride or die for this show!!!

I did enjoy this episode, though.

[J is Justice]

I gave it a 7. It was fun.