Fightful - Nxt going back to taped format after takeover

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Well, NXT's best days had this format so maybe they'll get back to form now that they'll stop worrying about AEW lmao
 

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NXT is now the same as Impact again - good times.
 

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Now make it 1 hour again and I'll probably start watching regularly. :garrett rett
 
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I don't mind it being taped, lets see if they gut it even more though.
 

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USA minds thought, they paid for a live show :heston

I doubt it happened but realistically whoever negotiated that on WWE's side should have made sure they knew "Hey we've never done this live before, there's a chance we might have to go back." But of course you know they said "Nah live is no problem baby" or some shit :slip:
 

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I doubt it happened but realistically whoever negotiated that on WWE's side should have made sure they knew "Hey we've never done this live before, there's a chance we might have to go back." But of course you know they said "Nah live is no problem baby" or some shit :slip:
Yeah I mean if Im a tv network, and I paid you for a LIVE show I'd be wanting some money back because everyone knows live costs more to produce than taped, so now WWE is pocketing money they SHOULD be spending on the show I paid for. Dunno if that makes sense but thats how I would see it and I would be like yo that contract was negotiated in bad faith then and Id be looking at opting out
 

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Well I'm sure the USA knew this was being planned anyway and they didn't learn from the Fightful news lol they might not be happy about it but they're not gonna try and get out of the contract when I assume they've already approved this. If they said nah, then WWE probably would have just kept trucking on live and just unhappy about it. Ratings probably gonna drop being taped though, maybe from quality too, so I doubt the show even gets renewed at this point. Doesn't seem like WWE even wants it to.
 
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Finally the cinematic stuff comes to NXT :WOW
 
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Yeah seen reports that USA Network isn’t happy about this at all. Wonder what the chances are they piss these networks off enough where when it comes time to renew, they tell WWE to fuck off.
 

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Yeah seen reports that USA Network isn’t happy about this at all. Wonder what the chances are they piss these networks off enough where when it comes time to renew, they tell WWE to fuck off.
Yeah I've read those too
 
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If only they didn't lose a war that they said they were never in eh ?
 
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Well I'm sure the USA knew this was being planned anyway and they didn't learn from the Fightful news lol they might not be happy about it but they're not gonna try and get out of the contract when I assume they've already approved this. If they said nah, then WWE probably would have just kept trucking on live and just unhappy about it. Ratings probably gonna drop being taped though, maybe from quality too, so I doubt the show even gets renewed at this point. Doesn't seem like WWE even wants it to.
Yeah w spoilers going out 3 weeks in advance it's going to kill live viewership :(
 
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