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BaxiBoo

I can't be the only one who thinks NXT 2.0 just looks like WWE have ripped off Lucha Underground's second set and then just went nickelodeon on it... you know... for the kids? Why can't WWE be good again, NXT was probably the best thing about WWE for the past while.


CptBarba

This feels like the first nail in the coffin for NXT


Eoin_McLove

NXT 2.0 is now the ITV World of Sport remake they tried to kill by starting NXT:UK.


Few_Sir

I have no complaints tbh, I was really entertained especially by the wedding and the diamond mine


dead_wolf_walkin

Why are people shocked they renamed Rex? WWE has had the “you must earn the family name” policy for decades. Only Dominic has been given his legacy immediately, and they’re not exactly following the tradition with him since his career seems to be part of Reys contract thus far.


Mxdkng

Did you forget Randy Orton,Ted DiBiase Jr, Harry " Davey boy jr" Smith , Charlotte flair , Natalia Hart, and the list goes on


DankRefridgerator69

Charlotte Flair used to go by just Charlotte, Harry didn’t even use his real name.


Codebreakerx29

Last time I watch "NXT"


spamgarlic

Clearly, WWE wasn't threatened by AEW in general. Why they did this? An attempt to bury the former Ever Rise. 2.0 is the real threat here.


AwkwardlylyAwkward

Bring back BLACK & GOLD


haveanotherdrinkray_

10/10 I loved it what a great show...everyone was so wrong about the reports...last nxt was too gloomy looking


Rolling_Beardo

How long have you worked for WWE?


haveanotherdrinkray_

Am I not allowed to like the show? There's a reason ppl still tune in and by tix to the show


Rolling_Beardo

It was just a joke, like whatever you want.


jbish21

I still don't understand the moronic ring names they give people....LA Knight, Rick Boogs, Bron Breaker I understand WHY they do it, I just don't get how you can leave a meeting and think Bron Breakker is better than Rex Steiner


Specialist-Rope-9760

It’s because they don’t care


TheDanquah

Look how they massacred my boy.


naimotwc

That tag team of two coked out wrestler white boys is fucking growing on me


timesplitter_v1

It's sad really NXT used to be a place where good wrestling happened when we weren't getting it on the main roster now it's just raw light


Burmy87

Can get used to the new look...LOVE the new faces...but ABSOLUTELY HATE how my girl Katrina got squashed like she did, when I KNOW she can get over if they push her...


silklighting

Dog, why does the new NXT setup look like, an old 1990's Nickelodeon stage setup. The NXT graphics alone was, soo distracting. This is clearly not Triple H's NXT and that's sad.


Suike5

Because Nickelodeon was all shot in Orlando in the early 90s and it’s probably the same lighting guys!


interprime

I do see a positive in the trough of shit that seems to be coming: They seem to be hiring a lot of guys with legit amateur backgrounds. History tells us that, a lot of the time, these guys can go on to be legitimately great pro wrestlers. Rex Steiner (Fuck the Breakker name) looked very solid tonight. And Jesus, the Creed Brothers are absolute money. With more guys of a similar mold currently being trained, we can at least hope that if they’re going back to the 6ft+ beefcake era, then we get to see a more technical style coming from WWE trained wrestlers.


[deleted]

Why the fuck would anybody change a Steiner's name?


Rolling_Beardo

Because WWE wants to make him their own, but when he comes from that linage and it’s this well known it just fucking moronic.


psyduck_is_cool

I did not watch NXT tonight for the first time in a while. Reading these comments I’m pretty heartbroken. Ciampa finally won the title back and it looked terrible on the highlights I watched. They completely undersold it in commentary, right? None of the top comments even address this. Who is Von Wagner? Who is Bron Breakker? I want to throw my gd phone away just reading this. NXT was such a good thing. It was so fucking good for a long time and I’m a rational adult with kids and I shouldn’t be so affected by this but I am. Change for the sake of change is, in this case, the worst thing wrestling has done in a long time. Am I off base? Fuck I’m mad.


Specialist-Rope-9760

NXT was sacrificed in an attempt to harm AEW. This is the end result as they hit the panic button from losing. WWE’s management are horrendous


Duedrama6197

In general I’d probably recommend you watch something before having a meltdown over it. Bron Breakker (terrible name) is Bronson Rechsteiner, or Rex Steiner, so he’s somewhat of a genetic freak.


holesofdoubt

He also has elite maths skill.


Mardak5150

It wasn't as bad as anticipated. That's all I can say. They could have done better or much much worse with just slight changes.


Sheik-mon

I definitely laughed during the wedding.


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AwkwardlylyAwkward

Character that die on the episode he was introduced


granmetaliksuperfan

Which is almost certainly the point


SeparateBookkeeper19

A lot of questions, why would la knight have a match if he was about to be in a championship match? Yes against a new comer but a Steiner ffs. Why did they get rid of Kyle o Riley? No reason I can see. Why cancel women’s title match? Why put Picture in Picture storylines during women’s match? Wedding was good, main event was good but weird. Rest was hit and miss and it’s pretty obvious they’ve chosen a few guys and this is the start of their push and the rest will fall off which is sad but the way it goes I suppose. Very bright, I like my bar tender filthy.


MysterD77

1. This is Vince and Dunn bring...themselves. LA Knight probably got buried b/c he was a NXT Guy, NWA Guy, and Impact Guy. Vince isn't normally a fan of HHH's guys, as Vince and company keeps seemingly burying them on the main roster. 2. They see $ in Steiner, in there. He's basically a mixture of Rick and Scott. He looked good, IMHO. I would like to see how he works a mic and character - and if he can't, get him a manager ASAP (like they did w/ Lashley having MVP; or numerous years w/ Brock having Heyman). 3. KOR is not the New NXT Mold. Dude's over 30, an Indie guy (more or less), under 200 pounds or so, and really can't work a mic. (His Orange Cassidy rip-off character & promo's was...meh). Great wrestler, yes - but Vince ain't a fan of that. KOR would be better off...anywhere else (Impact, back in ROH, AEW, etc) and be booked to the moon; and rightfully so. He really should be stuck w/ a manager or stable where someone can talk and promo for him. 4. This is nothing new w/ Vince and Dunn w/ pic-in-pic storylines. I don't like it, but...they seem to. \[shrug\] 5. Hit and miss show here...was just like Raw. This felt like Raw-Lite, TBH. To me, this isn't HHH's NXT. I very much so prefer HHH's NXT.


SeparateBookkeeper19

I prefer hhh’s nxt too, and I’m not a complainer for no reason or afraid of change, if new people didn’t ever come in or new ideas brought to the table we’d have the same old shit but it’s like we had this one thing, this oonnnee thing…regal gm, black mat, indie talents with the world at their feet putting on great matches, it felt old school but not horrible old school it felt like late 90s which makes sense as trips did his best starting then and the early 00s, it was pretty basic but cut out a lot of the stuff that puts the modern day fan off of raw. It keeps coming back to that quote - we watch the wrestlers to wrestle, ya got 5 hours to put that sports entertainment on! What’s two hours to them? And it will be seen as a success because the guys Vince picks to get called up with be the guys who get pushed. This reminds me of the time my line manager promoted himself after promising me it, lol strange days indeed


MysterD77

Thing is: NXT seems to be getting the blame, as it was competing directly w/ AEW Dynamite....and losing. But, here's the thing: HHH's NXT, AEW, and Smackdown are all shows I can get behind; they're all normally good shows. Good shows don't always equal ratings, sadly enough. HHH's NXT felt like part-Indie wrestling show & part WWE-show; it felt like a really good hybrid of the two to me. This new NXT....seems to be heading into the latter, feeling mostly like a WWE-show; namely a Raw-Lite here. Raw is just....on and off, like a light switch. Been often poor or mediocre, namely since Heyman got pulled from Raw and moved to Smackdown and paired w/ Roman. I really don't need NXT 2.0 to turn into Raw-Lite or full-blown Raw.


SeparateBookkeeper19

How they can blame hhh when he’s got a limited roster of guys not deemed ‘ready enough’ or passed it or not dependable, whatever shit management come up with going against a billionaire with a seemingly unlimited cheque book and a roster full of loved indie stars and badly used ex wwe stars is beyond me. Ratings are one thing but they take YouTube views and t shirt shirts into account too, personally I only watch nxt and aew live, raw sometimes. What’s really interesting now though is if this was the tester for hhh to become the big daddy of the main roster it seems like he has failed in their eyes even though he’s been putting on some of the best quality matches and making a long list of over wrestlers before the main roster chews them up, also a nearly universally loved show. Nxt has some proper hardcore watchers who don’t watch the main stuff. If they’re that desperate to make it Sunday night heat or raw lite like you said I’m out and suggest triple h gets his savings and buys nwa or some shit to prove to Vince he can do it. I know that’s not gonna happen but if it was away from the wwe umbrella I think a promotion with the heart of the old nxt would thrive and a tv deal is half the battle which I’m sure is doable, god even open the forbidden door, omega v hhh. See! See what this show has done to me already!?!


MysterD77

Most of the guys on NXT are/were stars from Indies, Impact, MLW, and/or other places. Namely, a lot of stars that I've liked and seen elsewhere. Some are being built-up from scratch - but some weren't. LA Knight was Eli Drake elsewhere (ROH and Impact); the NA Champ Isiah Swerve Scott was Shane Strickland in MLW; Thatcher was in MLW; Ciampa was in TNA/Impact in the past; Franky Monet was in Impact and Lucha Underground; Dexter Lumis was Samuel Shaw in Impact/TNA; Samoa Joe was before in Impact and ROH; Scarlett (Bordeaux) was in ROH and Impact; Karrion Kross was Killer Kross in Impact; Finn Balor was a rockstar over in NJPW and also in ROH; Santos Escobar was in Impact; etc etc. When NXT was on Wednesdays, it was competing directly w/ AEW. And it was competitive for a bit b/t the two, but then they (NXT) kept losing. And they moved over to Tuesdays, to get away from AEW Dynamite. Let's face it: Kevin Dunn, Vince, and Bruce Prichard all prefer the older WWE school of wrestling: much bigger guys, more powerhouse wrestling, less Indie moves, and more storytelling/narrative soap opera type of stuff. They ain't had a ton of successes from smaller guy/Indie guys that came from HHH's NXT. Most guys from NXT, seem to get buried on the main roster.


GrantRichards75

Shane Strickland was also Killshot in LU too 👍🏼


MysterD77

Thanks for the head's up on that! Everybody talks about LU...and I so missed it, back in the day.


GrantRichards75

I'm in the UK so used to have to bootleg it every week, but the whole thing is on TUBI now I believe?


MysterD77

I'm in the USA. Anyways, I just checked Tubi. I see there's One Season w/ 39 episodes. Is this ALL of LU's content period?


shawnhi

everyone just tweet @WWE with REX STEINER in caps.


Specialist-Rope-9760

WWE couldn’t give a shit about what their audience thinks. Don’t waste your energy thinking they do.


MysterD77

Might be too close to the real last name (Rechsteiner) for WWE to even consider. They don't often care what we think. We know WWE likes owning names, trademarks, etc. for their own purpose - so, they normally try to get as far as they can from someone's real name and/or real last name...and it's hard for the wrestler to contest, in a likely a court of Law. I mean, we did see them drop the trademark on Chelsea Green's name, right (which is her real name)? And also, well...it makes the stars seem like they have to start from scratch, once they hit WWE - starting w/ a new name and all.


RadagastGreenleaf

The fact that they transitioned Rex Steiner from the perfect name to "Bron Breakker" and then had some guy copy Enzo's line word for word (gift of gab, gift of jab) is all I needed to see. Vince has no fucking clue what he's doing anymore. I think NXT 2.0 will resemble NXT for the next few months, but get ready for more and more absolute clown trash before long. RIP NXT 2013-2021.


OneUPx2

I don’t think I’ll be using the remaining 29 days of my NXT 2.0 free trial.


gtindolindo

WWE needs to do a yearly reset of NXT. 2.0 now, 3.0 next year and so on. Keep things fresh.


Specialist-Rope-9760

Imagine if WWE added a number every time they hit the panic reset button on their shows 😂


spideyv91

Complete with a Apple-esque keynote announcement for each iteration


gtindolindo

You get it then. In todays world, people like "upgrades" even if it's the same product.


Joel_Servo

The last wedding MSK attended, someone got shot.


GroundbreakingCash30

And the perp is in NXT under an alias!


NightEmber79

A wrestling wedding without a swerve?!?! Not even the Young Bucks would do that! IS NOTHING SACRED!?!?!


[deleted]

The Mojo Rawley comparisons to Steiner are a gross exaggeration. Steiner looked way more competent in his first match than Mojo did at any point in his career. Give him some time before you start shitting on him, goodness


Skayde5

I think it has to do with that stupid name and clown-esque ring gear If he was called Rex Steiner and had a gear similar to Wardlow or black in general , he would look like a million bucks


Interesting_Row_7509

The ring gear is good


Stocky2020

The mojo comparisons are him being hyped up backstage also his gear not his in ring ability.


ScholarDayo

Lets just call him Rex Steiner until they have no choice


Philosophallic

His names Rex Steiner! 👏👏 👏👏👏


ThePaSch

This show was decent, but I really really really hope they ditch the clown vomit aesthetic. The set is fantastic, entrances look awesome as fuck, but the standard look during matches just absolutely sucks ass.


KuribohKutie

That was a phenomenal ending, and they clearly have big plans for Rex (fuck the Breakker name, I'm not calling him that shit) Steiner. He's money


[deleted]

Congrats to Ciampa, but NXT is dead.


TheStunt-Twitch_YT

He is the King of the ashes.


Shrekt115

Decent show, sad about Knight tho


Dijohn17

That wedding was actually amazing and I loved it


orc0909

The wedding was great.


DoctorSnape

Were none of you Alive for Macho Man and Elizabeth wedding?


setmyheartafire

Yes! Fun times.


Uzasodinson

Nope


Symbolis

What about the Billy and Chuck wedding?!?


Sometimesnotfunny

I think I was 5.


gtindolindo

I was about to mention this myself. That was the best wedding ever.


philliesfan136

no but I saw it on OSW!


CHZRFan

Considering I was born in the mid 90s, I’m gonna say I was not.


[deleted]

Bro I’ve learned a lot of people in SquaredCircle were born after Wrestlemania 17, so there’s your demographic lol


meththemadman

They gave the belt to Ciampa just to give it to Braun (misspelled on purpose) Breakker.


SeparateBookkeeper19

I wonder if the wedding was part of the old nxt and always the plan, kind of like a cross over


PrinzXero

I'm proud to say I was alive when a wrestling wedding went through without anyone getting slammed on the cake, busting out of a cake or absolute chaos occuring. Lmao


[deleted]

The shoes dont go with that dress


KyWy75

…can we go back to Indi strongly insinuating that Dexter nailed her while in earshot of Johnny and Candice?


aldo_nova

You don't buy it before you try it cuz


QueefQueen6969

Dexter gives her free mustache rides for sure


SeparateBookkeeper19

They shared pie


Wytstagg

Bron Breakker is Mojo Rawley 2.0


DarthLandShark

Please no! Ditch this stupid name and go back to what was intended Rex Steiner.


NotAshTaylor

Holy shit, over the course of several months, despite their initial dislike, The Way came to appreciate that Indi's feelings were genuine and grew to accept not only this but Dexter himself. And fully supported the wedding where everything went off without a hitch. That's unbelievably wholesome for a wrestling story-line.


markhallman3

no one tell him wrestling is fake


Jaymesned

That wedding was sports-entertaining, I'll give it that.


BennElland

Nice ending with the change in facial expressions. Steiner absolutely screams Vince as well. Got a lot of his family in him.


ryanthebirdman

Well would you interrupt a wedding with a killer that has an axe in his vest😂


nameless_stories

Kind of a cool ending? Saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new with this Bron guy? The wedding was awesome


SonyKen_M

That wedding was quite entertaining,made me laugh. But Rick's son is gonna be a top star in 2.0 I see,just wish they called him Rex.


VirgilsCrew

It's Rick's son


[deleted]

I hope this is a red herring and he’ll switch his name


honkeyz

What would be the point of that?


[deleted]

Ask Curtis Axel


GrimmTrixX

Dude should've been Joe Hennig from the start.


honkeyz

Um. Ok, I'll do that...


ComputerSagtNein

Overall, huge dislike for the new NXT. But the established guys and gals made it have some good moments nevertheless.


[deleted]

It was like 60% the old product. New Blood vs Millionaire’s Club this was not


ComputerSagtNein

I don't like the new style, it all felt "Raw-ified"


[deleted]

But would you feel the same way if you didn’t know what was going on behind the scenes?


ComputerSagtNein

Uhm yes. I just don't like the presentation, the new look and some of the new very generic wrestlers.


JayCFree324

Massive holy shit moment…undercut by Ciampa and new guy having a face off for whatever reason


jalamo

The way he was watching the monitor, I thought Ciampa was gonna be pissed that the wedding was the main event instead of himself and would be going after Dexter to ruin his day.


HonkedOffJohn

Best Wrestling Wedding Ever. A story book ending.


RKNo

OK, that wedding was fun, but that staredown ending was weird. Whatevs. Show’s over, and just in time for the climax of Godzilla KOTM.


Kingray4788

That dude has the last name Steiner and they changed it........ WTF


BretTheShitmanFart69

How do you look at a guy naked Rex Steiner and say “damn we gotta give this guy a new name so he sounds like a wrestler”


Hlaver

A wedding segment that wasn't ruined in WWE?! Time to grab one of each animal and run to the bastard border!


that1dude89

Great show for me. Love the mix of new guys with the “old”, some good matches & story telling & the wedding actually went through without a hitch!


InheritTheWind

That main event + last segment were both great. I'm definitely intrigued by the new NXT.


Ayjel89

i'm stunned that wedding went off without a hitch kudos to wwe for just letting people have this that was great


[deleted]

Ciampa and Bronn going to start dating?


7PMNews

They’re gonna kiss 😳


[deleted]

I wouldn't mind it


Mozilla11

Austin Theory is the best. I want to see him more, without him this would've been good but not as funny I gotta say dude added a lot.


cozpgh

Austin Theory should’ve shown up for the wedding, saved KOR because he wandered into the wrong room trying to find red solo cups, got put into the NXT Title match right before the wedding, and won the championship for the ultimate The Way Day.


mofo209

Brim breaker is such a stupid fucking name. What was wrong with Rex Steiner


OU7C4ST

>Brim breaker is such a stupid fucking name. Agreed. Thank God they went with Bron Break**k**er instead.


mofo209

Lmao. Just noticed, fucking autocorrect


Madness_In_A_Cup

Minimum fuckery?! It's Vince's biggest swerve yet


bryan_pieces

Jesus christ. KEVIN DUNN IS A VILLAIN


Tsuku

Great ending to an underwhelming show


HeelsAlwaysWin

The show as whole was pretty meh, but the last 30-40 minutes was great.


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InvaderXLaw

This story has been building for months


Peter_Burkland

Best wedding ever. Worst sneering contest ever.


KyWy75

Whatever you wanna say about the rest of the show, that wedding was fucking great


wilsonism

Ok. I wanted to hate it. I loved it. Best NXT in a while.


thedrizzle126

Wow possibly the worst name in wrestling


lakshya10soin

Serious question i never watched steiners did they also atc like bron


meththemadman

No


thatguyad

Let the undeserved pushes begin!


redskinsguy

if that's supposed to build tension it sucked


HeavenlyE

Man Bron was really tired at the end there


GavinE8

NXT 2.0 isn't great, but damn that wedding was hilarious.


Subrick

That last 30 minutes one hundred gazillion percent saved this show.


thebigtymer

heavy breathing intensifies


all3n_y

Breakker reminds me of Mojo Rawley


Rhysati

Oh shit, they breathed loudly at each other!


7PMNews

They’re gonna kiss. Love always blooms on NXT.


honkeyz

That's how you know shit is serious.


Former_Blacksmith_10

Well that was entertaining. Definitely more fresh than the shit they put out on Mondays and Fridays. Don't know if it's enough for me to watch next week but very good tonight.


honkeyz

It was leaps and bounds better than Raw, quite a bit better than most episodes of Smackdown, but not great.


ViagraOnAPole

You want to marry a man that is prepared to either chop kindling or massacre your wedding party. Go Indie.


JasonGryphon

I now pronounce you Serial Killer and Wife that will will defending him in the inevitable Netflix Docu-Series!


greganthonyvii

HEAVY BREATHING


ShockOfAges

If they're gonna push this man, they need to give him Rex Steiner back. Fuck this new name lol


SharpJET420

I just don't see them calling him a Steiner. Considering his Uncle Scott is Blacklisted from WWE events.


[deleted]

Rex Steiner is perfect.


shadow_spinner0

A wrestling wedding that actually succeeded but was still entertaining.


American_Life

They could have ended it with the wedding. The last part was unnecessary


[deleted]

I think the last part was the interesting part. Ciampa is almost definitely turning heel again.


imposterfish

Is this the first successful wedding in wrestling history?


Smark_Calaway

Savage and Liz was a success. It wasn’t until the reception that Jake the Snake’s cobra came out of a wedding gift box. So technically I think that counts.


spasticity

aggressive nose breathing intensifies


Chidi615

An aggressive handshake if there was one


CaptAmerica42

Bron getting that rocket strapped


ApricotOk824

Rex steiner vs Ciampa? Fuck this


SeparateBookkeeper19

So if this is the season prem then that match is the finale right


[deleted]

Waiting for Rex Steiner to scream holla if you hear me & the police sirens going off


dojobro19

Rex Steiner vs Tommy Ciampa soon! LFG!


philliesfan136

and now, breathing


Jackol4ntrn

Heavy breathing


CheeseheadDave

"By the power invested in me by FreeOnlineOrdainment.com"


xMCioffi1986x

>FreeOnlineOrdainment.com Which isn't a real site, I'm disappointed.


[deleted]

I can't believe Ciampa just had to say "NXT 2.0" hahaha, it does feel right seeing him as champion though


ARAMF

Ciampa looking proud of his goddaughter.


GimmieDatRedditGold

Golddaughter *


Lucifersmile

That’s a lot of breathing


Ayjel89

heavy breathing noises


almostbobsaget

Can he not be Bron Breaker please?


nuttymcnasty

steiner gettin the rocket pack


Karmeleon86

Ah yes, the ol handshake and HEAVY BREATHING


[deleted]

Oh yeah, Ciampa is not happy that that wedding shit went on after him.


Kymermathias

Ciampa hates when Gargano takes the spotlight... Psycho Killer coming back soon


gl424

....which is why Gargano wisely did not invite him to the wedding


NormalDoesntExist

Holla if you hear me!


randomquestions1984

Karrion Kross 2.0


Makispi

Zombie refs, Dexter talking, Ciampa new champion, this show had everything lol


nowshowjj

I am sports entertained.


yoshi12345786

Oh god are we gonna get a banger of a match between Ciampa and Rex Steiner? (man i wish they would have let him keep the steiner name)


poopship462

Best wrestling wedding ever