NXT TAKEOVER: BROOKLYN Official Thread

**Dark One** · 08-23-2015, 04:14 AM

Amazing show. I'm not sure if it was just being in a HUGE arena for an NXT show that made it feel like a "Wrestlemania" show for NXT due to the scale difference, but it definitely had that aura.

It's bizarre how well the "indie" crowd scaled to a 15000 person show. Like, who would have ever thought "Blue Pants" would get a massive pop in a 15k-seat arena?

I don't really like Bayley (COME AT ME BROS), because I just don't feel like she's on the same level as the other "Four Horsewomen" but it was an incredible match that made me care about seeing her win, even if they almost died a few times.

Ladder match didn't quite hit the same bar, but it was good.

If WWE runs more of these day-before-a-big-PPV NXT in a giant arena shows, they're going to run a very real risk of a very peculiar problem: their "developmental" show is going to be a better product putting on better shows in front of a better, more engaged crowd of the same size as their "big PPV."

I'm not sure how exactly you handle that.

08-23-2015, 04:14 AM	#11
Dark One King of Suplexes/Oxy Posts: 18,466	Amazing show. I'm not sure if it was just being in a HUGE arena for an NXT show that made it feel like a "Wrestlemania" show for NXT due to the scale difference, but it definitely had that aura. It's bizarre how well the "indie" crowd scaled to a 15000 person show. Like, who would have ever thought "Blue Pants" would get a massive pop in a 15k-seat arena? I don't really like Bayley (COME AT ME BROS), because I just don't feel like she's on the same level as the other "Four Horsewomen" but it was an incredible match that made me care about seeing her win, even if they almost died a few times. Ladder match didn't quite hit the same bar, but it was good. If WWE runs more of these day-before-a-big-PPV NXT in a giant arena shows, they're going to run a very real risk of a very peculiar problem: their "developmental" show is going to be a better product putting on better shows in front of a better, more engaged crowd of the same size as their "big PPV." I'm not sure how exactly you handle that.