Part of me hopes that they are testing out how a shit Apex style card does in front of a live audience. If it's a success, it might encourage them to leave the Apex knowing that they don't have to load the cards with top guys when they go on the road.
That's probably wishful thinking though.
I will watch this show purely because it's in front of a live audience, if it was in the Apex, I would skip it. I haven't skipped a show for over a decade, but all of the Apex cards in 2024 I haven't bothered watching. They have been too weak.