Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 23, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 23, 2020 10 years ago since the original NXT debuted, and in turn lead to the Nexus showing up. What a time for a few weeks that was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted February 23, 2020 Awards Moderator Share Posted February 23, 2020 I can’t remember much about it now but I really enjoyed original NXT Season 1 at the time. The rookie/pro angle made it feel a little different, the first episode led with Chris Jericho vs Daniel Bryan (and the Bubba Poon thread on here), Barrett had his big coat, Justin Gabriel felt like a high flying revelation in 2010 WWE, and I’m reasonably sure we got some Skip Sheffield / William Regal comedy. NXT would hit greater heights with Lucky Cannon and Jacob Novak, but the debut bunch did pretty well (even if Bryan and Heath Slater are the only ones left). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grecian Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 I remember the outrage at Miz being appointed Daniel Bryan's mentor, people actually thinking Miz would be training him in some way. We still the definitive end to that feud too, I'm not buying the match from a couple years ago when it looked like Bryan was leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted February 23, 2020 Moderators Share Posted February 23, 2020 I miss NEWM. The NXT thread was the best one on here when him, me, Ian and Cletus used to watch the real man's NXT every week and most of that was his love for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted February 24, 2020 Author Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, PowerButchi said: I miss NEWM. The NXT thread was the best one on here when him, me, Ian and Cletus used to watch the real man's NXT every week and most of that was his love for it. I'll be honest, I'm 99% certain I've seen more episodes of the real man's NXT than the modern one. I believe NEWM entitled that thread "your action figure fed come to life" or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2020 How long did NXT Redemption go on for? That must've covered at least half of this ten year tenure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Crazy to think where NXT started and where it is now. I loved those seasons where they just seemed to give up and fuck around. That's the most fun I've had in ages watching. All credit to those who kept going and everyone involved that pushed it to where it is today. There is still, sadly, a questionable leap between NXT and Raw/Smackdown and I wish it wasn't the case. I wish they could keep talent hot and manage them properly but it's clearly very difficult and I'm not placing the blame in any one area. The biggest issue for me will always be WWE assuming everyone knows the NXT talent and not really giving them an intro on Raw or Smackdown. That's an easy fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted February 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, DavidB6937 said: The biggest issue for me will always be WWE assuming everyone knows the NXT talent and not really giving them an intro on Raw or Smackdown. That's an easy fix. 100% this, and it really hampered some of the stars when they made the jump. Emma, Nakamura and Bayley are three that immediately come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted February 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2020 7 hours ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: I'll be honest, I'm 99% certain I've seen more episodes of the real man's NXT than the modern one. I believe NEWM entitled that thread "your action figure fed come to life" or something. Yup, I certainly have. From what I recall it had quite a handy timeslot on Sky Sports after the football or something like that, and was quite an easy hour's watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, PunkStep said: 100% this, and it really hampered some of the stars when they made the jump. Emma, Nakamura and Bayley are three that immediately come to mind. Nakamura desperately needed it. He was hardly going to come in and blow people away on the mic and win them over. Instead they just thought his music was enough. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted February 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2020 Presumably this means it's also ten years since the best iteration of ECW closed it's doors to make way for NXT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted February 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, PunkStep said: How long did NXT Redemption go on for? That must've covered at least half of this ten year tenure. Ended after 59 weeks at which point Titus O'Neil and Darren Young moved to Smackdown and the winner by default (but never acknowledged as such)Â was, erm EC3. Totally forgotten part: Byron Saxton came sixth. Edited February 24, 2020 by JNLister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 10 hours ago, PunkStep said: How long did NXT Redemption go on for? That must've covered at least half of this ten year tenure. I loved how it stopped being a game show and just went on and on being the D show in its own little world, effectively being the genesis of what we have now, before getting moved from main show tapings to Full Sail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted February 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted February 24, 2020 Redemption Era > Undisputed Era Pretty certain I watched every single episode of NXT from the start up until about two or three years ago, my interest finally falling off when Gargano, Ciampa and Cole took over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCW Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) Punk doing commentary and constantly shitting all over Josh Matthews, Maxine and Johnny Curtis being one of the best double acts modern day WWE has had, plus that gobshite Low Ki being paired with and overshadowed by Laycool were all excellent. Far better than most of the programming NXT or the main rosters churn out these days. Bryan's promo when he was eliminated on the 1st season was great too. Â Â Edited February 24, 2020 by DCW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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