#6 NXT is on the rise again
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After the women’s revolution saw the promotion of Sasha, Charlotte and Becky, along with main roster debuts for Finn Balor, Sami Zayn, Bayley and Kevin Owens, it has felt like NXT might be crumbling in terms of relevance within the company overall. Nakamura, Asuka and Joe did their best to keep the roster afloat for a while, but Takeover Orlando was clearly a weaker show than Takeover Dallas, a year previous.
However, watching NXT this week, you could really tell that pieces are starting to fit into place again. This could mean we get a second boom period for the brand which can only serve to benefit WWE as a whole.
Alistair Black offers something genuinely different with his cool, meditative approach to his matches, while Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot are injecting a little more mid-card intrigue into a sinking women’s division. Dylan Miley aka, the man rumoured to be the next Brock Lesnar, doesn’t even have to try to grab our attention considering the size of him, and DIY is looking more like the new American Alpha every week.
Also read: Dylan Miley: 5 things you need to know about WWE's next Brock Lesnar
The good thing is that most of these performers will probably spend at least the rest of this year in developmental, which means the company has plenty of time to build some engaging storylines around them. By the time the next pre-Wrestlemania Takeover show comes around, it might well be in a position to give the main roster a run for its money, yet again.
