NXT & 205 Questions
By Scott Keith on August 26, 2019
Hey Scott,
With NXT moving to television in a few weeks, are there any wrestlers from Raw or Smackdown that you'd like to see in NXT? I feel like Rusev would be treated like a mega-star by the Full Sail crowd. Maybe "The Revival", too, since NXT's tag scene isn't as strong as it was in previous years and they'd be instantly over.
Somewhat related, what should happen with 205? Do you keep it as is, or completely do away with the show, and move everyone to different rosters? And do you just move everyone to NXT and NXT-UK, or try placing a few on Raw or Smackdown? At the moment, I feel like the only 205'ers with a shot on the main roster are Gulak and Gallagher. And if you do dissolve 205, what do you do with the title? Move it to one show, make it cross-branded and have it on multiple shows (at least NXT and NXT-UK, and possibly even Raw and Smackdown), or dissolve the title completely? Personally, I never liked the idea of NXT's North American title, and wouldn't be opposed to unifying it with the Cruiser title; it would give guys like Gulak, Gallagher, Dunne, and Strong a "midcard title" to fight for without it looking like a midcard title. And if that champion defended against Murphy, Alexander, Ali, Ricochet, Rey, or even Bryan, that'd be even better.
Just a bunch of random thoughts. Thanks for reading. Enjoy "Odyssey", it's friggin' amazing.
NXT is so overloaded with talent right now that I don't even see the need to move people down for the good of the show. If anything it would be to help the people, like with Tyler Breeze currently.
As for 205, I've been on "Team Get Rid Of It" ever since it launched. Complete waste of time filled with guys doing the same things that the heavyweights already do, but held under an artificial weight limit. Honestly, I'd cut most of that group and let them go do indies. They're probably better off. But it won't happen, so I guess you can distribute them amongst NXT and NXT UK.
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