My latest column this week for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review is looking at some of the pro-NXT comment from fans in relation to RAW and SmackDown. Here’s an excerpt:
ORLANDO, Fla. — Thursday night’s NXT television tapings for the next month was packed full of action, but it also further emphasized to me the apples and oranges comparisons being done by fans.
Eight hundred of the most die-hard wrestling fans attend these NXT shows once or twice a month and are keyed into the inside rumors and happenings in the business.
They enjoy the product and are vocal in their support. I agree with them and am on the NXT bandwagon.
However, that doesn’t mean I’m on the witch hunt of blame as to why the main roster shows of RAW and SmackDown aren’t living up to standards recently.
“RAW should be run like NXT is.” “Triple H needs to be running RAW full time because he has a better vision than Vince.”
Those are two quotes I’ve heard quite a bit from fans here.
The problem is if RAW was run like NXT, then NXT wouldn’t be as cool anymore. The fans appreciate NXT, whether they realize or not, because it’s an alternative to the format of RAW. It doesn’t make RAW No. 2 in the race, because it’s essentially a whole different race.
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