WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels believes that WWE NXT is the best two-hour show for fans to watch thanks to the variety of the gold brand.
Michaels has been in charge of WWE NXT for some time now, and the show has seen great success, with this week’s episode seeing a 38.5% demo rating rise compared to 2022.
During today’s NXT Deadline media call, Michaels was asked about the success of WWE NXT, which he believes is the best two-hour wrestling show out there today. He said,
“My feeling is, a lot of it is the movement of the show. Our show moves very fast. I think that’s something that resonates with that audience. I’ll also say, it’s a variety show, it’s sports entertainment. We have something for everybody. Certainly, for me, is what I believe is resonating with that audience. It’s quick moving, it’s going from one scene to another. It’s almost like scrolling on your phone, some of the segments we have.
“We can go from a Chase U segment to a backstage promo into the ring to a shot that happens from the Performance Center to an off-site with the Family at the restaurant. We have a lot of different atmospheric aspects to the NXT show. That’s why I do say that we’re the best two-hour wrestling television show on TV today because we have so much variety. That’s something that being in Orlando at the Performance Center allows us that other people don’t have. That’s one of the things that resonates.
“Also, we have younger writers on our show. The old man is still making the final decisions, but at the same time, we’re always trying to think of stuff that is natural and what is going on today. Certain emotions are there regardless of age group; anger, jealousy, joy, happiness, being hurt, any emotion you have under the sun doesn’t really have an age group. If you can find yourself tapping into all of those emotions, that’s what sort of attracts the 18 to 34 audience because I think they are a bit more focused on that aspect of television.”
WWE NXT Deadline will take place this weekend at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, CT. Seven matches, including two Iron Survivor matches, have been announced.
