5 massive changes Vince McMahon has made to WWE since WrestleMania 35

Modified Feb 17, 2020 16:19 GMT

#1. A massive push to NXT

Shayna Baszler ensured that NXT won Survivor Series 2019

2019 saw Vince McMahon give NXT its biggest push yet. It all started with the move to the USA Network and the expansion to a 2-hour show - a format that NXT has utilized perfectly since.

WWE made a big effort in 2019 to fully cement NXT as the "third brand" and they did so successfully, with people abandoning terms such as "call-up", "developmental" and other terms that were previously used to describe NXT.

While the quality has remained great for years and the talent has always shined on the platform, Survivor Series was the perfect example of WWE giving NXT a massive push as the brand would dominate Survivor Series, beating SmackDown and RAW in a score of 4-2-1 respectively.

And in 2020, history was made when the Women's Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Flair chose to face NXT (Women's) Champion Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania 35 - with Triple H admitting that Vince McMahon "shocked" him with the idea.

That's right - Flair vs Ripley is a Vince McMahon idea and from last WrestleMania to this year's, things have changed in a big way.

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