Tag: nxt 2.0

  • A Field Guide to the Gimmicks of NXT 2.0

    I watched NXT 2.0 last night. No, no, hold your applause and save your medals; I, like all of you, am human, and humans tend to fuck up from time to time. It is no secret that NXT 2.0, once a jewel in the crown of WWE’s unquestioned dominance over professional wrestling, is a barren…

  • I, Uh, Didn’t Know NXT 2.0 Had a Premium Live Event Last Week

    On Saturday, June 4, Bron Breakker defeated Joe Gacy to retain the NXT Championship at NXT In Your House. The event streamed on Peacock, a service I use to stream old episodes of Columbo, WCW Thunder, and, when I need to question the purpose of life itself, WWE Premium Live Events. At the risk of sounding…

  • Malcolm Bivens and Dakota Kai’s Releases Show How NXT 2.0 Has Changed

    Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reported earlier today that Malcolm Bivens and Dakota Kai have been released from WWE. Both having been fixtures of NXT 2.0 (and NXT beforehand, as far as Kai is concerned), the releases are reverberating through the wrestling community as something of a dull shock — it’s never a question of if…