No offense to NXT, but really I hope AEW beats them in the ratings again tonight. Trips sending the Good Brothers, Sonya, Owens, Rhea and Raquel down tonight with potential of more just reeks of desperation and I kinda just want to see it fail because of that. Because he loves a good backtrack doesn't he? Back when he was head of NXT it was a 'marathon not a sprint' and then he gets the Main Roster and suddenly NXT is 'just developmental', but now SUDDENLY he's scurrying to try and force a W just like Vince used to, ironic isn't it?
So yeah, my apologies to KLR (sorry, 'Alba Fyre'...as she feuds with still NXT Women's Champion Mandy Rose who will likely interfere), Roxanne and Grimes, as well as Dragunov and Bron who are due a segment, but this really is a clear sign that Trips doesn't have faith in you guys to stand your ground, and he should get comeuppance for that. Also sorry to Rhea, Sonya and Owens because you do deserve better than that.
just thinking about how great nxt could've been in 2020 if covid hadn't happened. how great it could've been if rhea had a run with the title in front of a crowd before losing it to io (without charlotte being involved). how the undisputed era's last year as a group could have been in front of a crowd. how big keith lee and io shirai's pops would've been for their title wins. how great a proper damian priest reign with the na title could've been. how velveteen dream would've done in the world title picture. how good takeover: tampa bay would've been.
Anytime I feel down at college I boot up the network and find myself watch... usually some combination of Black, Ciampa, Gargano, Cole, Andrade or Ricochet to be honest.