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NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 1, September 2020 - Quick Recap The first 1 hour edition of NXT Unleashed certainly didn't disappoint, as Triple H announced a series of matches where each 2nd Generation member would go against an NXT member. If 2nd Generation won more matches in the 6 match series (1 match being a tag team match), then they would all get title shots at this months NXT Takeover. However, if the NXT talent won more matches, then the 2nd Generation group would have to break up, and none of the members would receive a title match for a year, but they would be allowed to stay as NXT talent, if they chose to. Triple H said all of the members of 2nd Generation have the talent to be on NXT, but he was very disgusted with the way they made their debut. The Von Erichs then got into it backstage with the Badd Boys, calling their run in this years Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic a fluke. Before fists could fly, NXT General Manager William Regal told them to get to the ring and settle it there. He also announced Finn Balor would represent NXT against Joe Hennig in the main event. Keith Lee won a 10 man Battle Royal and will face Harry Smith in next weeks main event. A very funny moment occurred before the match between Balor and Hennig. Balor made reference to Hennig's father and grandfather. "Larry, Curt, and Joe. Sounds an awful lot like Larry, Curly, and Moe. The Three Stooges, because that's what you are, is a stooge." The crowd certainly appreciated that wisecrack from Balor, but it was all business after that as he defeated Hennig, negating the Von Erichs win earlier, evening the series at 1. Comments I like how this 2nd Generation vs. NXT storyline is progressing so far, and the Three Stooges joke was just too good to pass up. The crowd loved it. I personally am not sold on the Badd Boys, even though they did have a good run in the Dusty Rhodes Classic. The Von Erich brothers, of course, are going to get every opportunity to showcase their skills. The debut edition of NXT Spotlight will take place next week. As always, any feedback, I'm always open to hear it. Oh yea, let's take a look at the debut show of SCW Weekly. Interesting booking, as all the matches were tag team matches, and no champions were crowned. Apparently Russo is trying to put some more tag teams together.

Wow! I certainly missed that. Must have been before I started watching it regularly. That might be something I instill every couple years or something. Not sure about every year, but maybe. If I did it annually, that would give me 6 special events/tournaments, and I could run one every 2 months. For someone like me that hates booking storylines, that might be the way to go. Good suggestion!

Thanks! Look forward to trying to balance the rankings system and the "wrestling as a sport" philosophy with the entertainment side of things (angles, storylines) etc. I get the best of both worlds. Tell me more about the NXT Breakout Tournament. Admittedly, I'm not familiar with it.

<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">NXT News</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Lots to talk about, as NXT is making some changes going forward. First and foremost, <strong>Triple H</strong> has opened up a developmental fed based in Seattle. It will be <strong>Seattle Championship Wrestling</strong> and several NXT talent has been sent to SCW to work. <strong>Jeff Jarrett</strong> will be in charge of SCW, and in a surprise move, Triple H has hired <strong>Vince Russo</strong> to be the head booker of SCW. The following talent will start in SCW:</p><p> </p><p> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Male Wrestlers</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Alexander Wolfe, Bronson Reed, Cal Bloom, Daniel Vidot, Danny Burch, Dave Mastiff, Fabian Aichner, Flash Morgan Webster, Jake Atlas, Kona Reeves, Mansoor, Marcel Barthel, Noam Dar, Oney Lorcan, Raul Mendoza, Ridge Holland, Travis Banks.</strong></p><p> </p><p> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Female Wrestlers</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Alisha Edwards, Isla Dawn, Jessamyn Duke, Kacy Catanzaro, Marina Shafir, Piper Niven, Sara Lee, Vanessa Borne.</strong></p><p> </p><p> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Referees</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong>DA Brewer, Jessika Carr</strong></p><p> </p><p> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Road Agents</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Paige, Terry Taylor (Jeff Jarrett and Nigel McGuinness will also act as road agents).</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>SCW Weekly</strong> will be shown on the NXT Network every Thursday night, after NXT Unleashed. The announcers for the show will be <strong>Joey Styles, Renee Young, and Nigel McGuinness</strong>.</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Ranking System</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> NXT will be using a ranking system for the NXT Cruiserweight and NXT Women's Divisions, as well as a ranking system for the NXT/NXT North American Titles. For those that qualify for both the cruiserweight and NXT/NXT North American rankings, Triple H said it was one or the other. In 3 months, if a cruiserweight wants to move up to the NXT/NXT North American rankings and start fresh, he can. At the same time a cruiserweight current in the NXT/NXT North American division can move down to the NXT Cruiserweight Division. For the matches that have already taken place, it was pretty simple, the winners got 3 points for winning a match. With the elimination championship matches, the first person eliminated got 1 point, second person 2 points, and winner 3 points. So initial rankings are in place.</p><p> </p><p> Triple H has branded a new show, <strong>NXT Spotlight</strong>. It will take place on Wednesday nights. A 1 hour show to be shown on NXT Network. Each division will have a random 4 way elimination match in which the first person eliminated receives 0 points, second person 1 point, third person 2 points, and winner 3 points. In addition, 1 division will have a second elimination match on each show, and that will rotate. For the first show, the NXT/NXT North American division gets 2 elimination matches. </p><p> </p><p> The rules are simple: competitors drawn at random, with the exceptions being if a wrestler is involved in a storyline, he will be ineligible for rankings matches until his storyline ends. Also, only 2 wrestlers per match can be the same as they were the previous week, so as not to have the same matches every week, if that makes sense.</p><p> </p><p> Every so often, championship matches will take place on NXT Spotlight, in which the #1 ranked superstar will receive a championship match. This generally will only take place when that title is not involved in a storyline.</p><p> </p><p> I hope this is making sense. Any questions, feel free to ask.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NXT Unleashed</strong> will remain on Thursday nights, but it is now a 1 hour show, and it will have the storylines and other matches. ONLY matches that take place on NXT Spotlight will count towards the ranking system. No other matches will. As far as tag teams, those individuals from the tag teams have been placed in either the NXT or NXT Cruiserweight division. Every so often I will display the rankings so you can get a better idea.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Special Events</span></p><p> </p><p> In addition to the Mae Young Classic and Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, Triple H has announced 3 other special events that will take place during the year. These events will take place once a year, with the events being spread out every 3 months.</p><p> </p><p> The other events that will take place are:</p><p> </p><p> A King of the Ring style tournament (name of event TBD)</p><p> A Young Lions Tournament in which the winner will receive an NXT developmental contract and be featured on SCW. </p><p> A Lethal Lottery/BattleBowl type event, # of participants and name of event TBD.</p><p> </p><p> It is not known which events will take place when, but we are being told events will be spread out every 3 months, with the King of the Ring and Young Lions tournament taking place at the same time.</p><p> </p><p> Suggestions for event names are welcome.</p>

NXT Takeover: Championship Night - Saturday, Week 4, August 2020 - Show Recap Comments I was going to have a long, drawn out write-up for this, but I decided that I just don't want to do big write-ups, not even for the NXT Takeover shows. If I need to make note of something, it'll be highlighted in the comments. If this costs me viewers, predictors, or means I never get nominated or selected for DOTM or DOTY, so be it. Long write-ups means less time to book shows, and I'm all about booking right now. As you can see it was a good, solid show. Don Callis is now in NXT, and he will be commentating the NXT shows with Mauro Ranallo. What does this mean for Nigel McGuinness and Beth Phoenix? More on that later. Congrats to #DIY for coming back to win 2 matches against The BroserWeights. Those are 2 of the best tag teams in the world right there, IMHO. A little bit of a surprise as Ryback won the NXT Title Match. I'll let you guys in on a little secret, something else that might draw people away from this dynasty. I haven't been choosing winners for the matches. I've been letting my road agents do that, and I think they've done a great job so far. Now, I do have plans, which I will reveal later, in which I will take over part of the booking, but my road agents choosing winners for matches is something that will continue. Who are the 8 members of 2nd Generation? That's what everybody wants to know. I botched that segment because I only had people rated on overness. But, as mentioned, I'm not caring too much about ratings at the moment. So, here we go, 2nd generation is: Brian Pillman Jr. Harry Smith (aka Davey Boy Smith Jr.) Joe Hennig (aka as Curtis Axel and Michael McGillicutty) Ross and Marshall Von Erich Rachael Ellering (she's injured right now so she's in the manager role) Miranda Gordy Tessa Blanchard These 8, well 7, members (can't count Ellering right now) will be trying to wreak havoc on our current champions, but it's not going to be that easy for them. No no, they aren't just going to come in and earn title shots. They start at the bottom of the line, like everybody else.

I will be running this show Friday if anybody wants to get their predictions in!

NXT Takeover: Championship Night Preview 5 title matches, and a group reveal. You've all seen the backstory, the results, let's get to some predictions: NXT Title Match- 3 way elimination The Velveteen Dream vs. Ryback vs. Dominick Dijakovic Comments: NXT North American Title Match- 3 way elimination Bronson Reed vs. Joaquin Wilde vs. Jack Gallagher Comments: NXT Cruiserweight Title Match- 3 way elimination Tyler Breeze vs. El Hijo de Fantasma vs Raul Mendoza Comments: Mae Young Classic Finals- Winner becomes first NXT Women's Champion Sarah Logan vs. Santana Garrett Comments: Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals- Winner becomes first NXT Tag Team Champions- #DIY must win twice #DIY vs. The BroserWeights Comments: bonus questions (2 points) Will the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic Finals be decided in 1 or 2 matches? (2 points each) Who will be the 8 members (5 male, 3 female) of the 2nd Generation group? I will run this show probably Wednesday, maybe Thursday. So get those predictions in please.

NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 4, August 2020 - Show Recap Comments This was a definite go home show, not a lot of impressive matches. The surprises keep on coming in the Mae Young Classic. Who would have thought our final in the Mae Young Classic would be Sarah Logan vs. Santana Garrett? I certainly didn't! Even though they lost tonight, Badd Boys have really, really impressed me, and judging by their little interaction in the locker room, I'd say they've impressed #DIY too. With his win over Mansoor, Raul Mendoza locks up his spot in the NXT Cruiserweight Title 3 way elimination championship match. And last but not least, HBK, Road Dogg, and myself, Triple H, have done some investigating. You see, we've been able to crack the clues on the male superstars. Here's what we know: 2 are part of a tag team. They come from a very, very good wrestling family. The other 3 males, all have deceased father (god rest their souls). 1 is actually a third generation superstar. All 3 of them, their fathers wrestled in WWE at one time. Well I couldn't get much more than that, but that at least gives you guys a chance to predict who might be in the group. NXT Takeover: Championship Night is going to be fun, but stressful as well. I can't wait.

NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 3, August 2020 - Show Recap Comments Our 3 way Elimination NXT Title Match is set and it is a doozy! The Velveteen Dream vs. Ryback vs. Dominick Dijakovic. That is going to be sensational! Our 3 way Elimination NXT North American Title Match is also set. Bronson Reed vs. Joaquin Wilde vs. Jack Gallagher. All I can say is whoever wins this title, probably won't hold it long. I definitely should have had more star power in the NXT North American Title Tournament. Once again, 2nd Generation strikes. At least, we have to assume it's them. This time, they got me. I'm furious. There is going to be hell to pay at NXT Takeover: Championship Night. I'm still recruiting new talent to add to the roster, and I'll pay big cash to take WWE talent. That's our way of competing with them right now, stealing their talent. We've already stolen 2 that will debut in the near future. Pretty big names too. We're working on a third. The cat will be out of the bag very soon on what is going on.

NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 2, August 2020 - Show Recap Comments We already knew that Joaquin Wilde was moving on to the NXT North American Title Championship match, but he made it official with his win over Ridge Holland. What is the deal with Cameron Grimes? The guy is a loose cannon who clearly thinks he was wronged. You know what, you lost to Isaiah Scott. It's that simple. 2nd Generation strikes again. This time they take out Shane McMahon. These guys are nothing more than cowards, and I can't wait until NXT Takeover: Championship Night in 2 weeks to reveal these bastards. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. NXT Takeover: Championship Night will take place on Saturday of Week 4, August 2020. Ryback has won Group B of the NXT Title Tournament. He will join The Velveteen Dream in that title match. Star power galore in that match. I'm currently looking for a new announcer and a new color commentator. I'll explain why at a later date. Norman Smiley came to me the other day and said that he really likes the work Pete Dunne is doing. That's good to know. As always, any comments or questions, feel free to hit me up.

<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 1, August 2020 - Show Recap</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <a href="imgur.com/Hi66DLX.html" rel=""><img alt="Hi66DLX.jpg" data-src="https://imgur.com/Hi66DLX.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Comments</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> First and foremost, I have got to decide if I serious want to worry about ratings, match placement, etc etc, or just book. I made some changes to this show, like making the main event a longer match, with storytelling, and you can see how that went. I think I just need to tell myself what I've said all along. I don't care about ratings, I just want to book. I'd be interested to hear some of your guys take on it.</p><p> </p><p> Now, to the show. Who would have thought <strong>Cal Bloom vs. Zack Gibson</strong> would be the highest rated segment of the night? Impressive. Our Pool A winners are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> NXT Title Tournament- The Velveteen Dream</p><p> NXT North American Title Tournament- Bronson Reed</p><p> NXT Cruiserweight Title Tournament- Tyler Breeze</p><p> </p><p> They have all advanced to their respective triple threat elimination championship matches. ALL matches count though, as I mentioned earlier, the point/ranking system has been decided upon, but I will explain that later. </p><p> </p><p> It appears that even though the 2nd Generation mystery group isn't showing videos anymore, they are still leaving their mark. <strong>Road Dogg</strong> last week, <strong>Sarah Logan</strong> this week. You can't convince me they aren't involved. I don't know who they are, but rest assured, it will get dealt with.</p>

Good luck! I have tried something like this before, but honestly my booking skills are terrible. So there are some of those that I would never complete.

NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 4, July 2020 - Show Recap Comments We decided to go to WWE land for this show, and I had signs to hand out to fans, anti-WWE signs. Unfortunately that backfired, as many of them snuck in pro-WWE signs, got them on tv, and really made us look bad. Needless to say, I won't be doing that again. We'll be laying off the dirty tricks for a while and focus on our company, and make ourselves better. Badd Boys over reDRagon you say? I have my reasons for that. I'm not the biggest Undisputed Era fan. I do like Roddy Strong from his TNA days, but not so sold on the rest. Again the angles were disappointing, except the angle where I found Road Dogg laid out in the back. I think we all have a good idea who did that. 2nd Generation, I'm still calling you out. That Cameron Grimes is a nut, isn't he? Does he really think he's going to get William Regal to pretend that match he had with Isaiah Scott never happened? There's a better chance of me and Shawn making a return to the ring. Wait.. on second thought, yea maybe not! The tag teams take a back seat next week. We'll have quarterfinal matches in the Mae Young Classic, as well as the final Group A matches in the other tournaments. To nobodies surprise, The Velveteen Dream and Keith Lee will be main eventing next week. I have some big, big signings coming up, besides just the signings that will be part of the 2nd Generation stable. Also, we have a plan in motion for what we are going to be calling our Ranking System, for lack of a better name. That will all be explained when we determine our initial champions. Oh yea, we now have a training facility, the NXT Dojo. Not a big deal, but falls in line with some other plans we have. The biggest news is yet to come though. Stay tuned!

<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 3, July 2020- Show Recap</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <a href="imgur.com/XKOZ5rN.html" rel=""><img alt="XKOZ5rN.jpg" data-src="https://imgur.com/XKOZ5rN.jpg" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Comments</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> I had a feeling the tag matches would dominate the show, and they did. The Ryback/Rusev match surprised me a bit. The angles have been disappointing. Other than Triple H calling out 2nd Generation, the rest of the angles just aren't producing. Another reason why I enjoy booking mostly matches. I do have some plans for a potential ranking system, but much different than AEW is doing. Wins and losses would matter, but there would be a points system as well.</p><p> </p><p> Anyways, more on the show. Remember that impromptu Isaiah Scott vs. Cameron Grimes match a few weeks ago? Well, I've decided that rather than have them wrestle again, since they've already wrestled, that result will count in the NXT North American Title Tournament Group B standings. That means Scott and Grimes have both wrestled their 3 matches, and Joaquin Wilde will be the group B winner no matter what happens in his match against Ridge Holland. So the NXT North American Title Tournament 3 way elimination match will be Bronson Reed vs. Joaquin Wilde vs. the Group C winner. Not exactly a lot of star power there, but there are some big plans happening.</p><p> </p><p> I've decided to have the 5 male members of the group 2nd Generation (3 singles members, 1 tag team) all give their clues during the NXT Takeover: Championship Night PPV. It'll be easier to write out that way, since I'm not doing show reviews for the NXT Unleashed shows anymore.</p><p> </p><p> As I said, big news coming. I'll reveal at a later date. Hope you all are enjoying.</p>

<p>Go with it! I'll read. People will either choose to read or not, you can't control what they do, and going elsewhere with it may or may not work either.</p><p> </p><p> There's such a wide variety of dynasties on here that there is literally something for everybody. I was a huge fan of WCCW, so I'm looking to see how it plays out.</p><p> </p><p> The last thing we need is for this to turn into a political conversation. Trump isn't my favorite person in the world, but I don't hate him either.</p>

NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 2, July 2020 - Show Review So I had a nice review written out for the show, but I hit the wrong button and lost it. Would you guys be alright with going forward, for the tv shows, if I just screenshot the show results and then have some post show comments? That's what I'm looking at doing, and saving the longer write-ups for the NXT Takeover Events. Anyways, here are the results of this weeks NXT Unleashed! Post Show Comments There was one segment that didn't get included. Apparently segments with minor impact don't get rated or included in the show recap. I had HBK Shawn Michaels came out to do guest commentary on the Lee/Balor match. That would have helped the show rating a little bit. But.. at the same time, I did say I'm going to try not to worry so much about show ratings, and just book the way I want to book. After all, I've locked NXT into small status for a while, and I have opened up the NXT Network, so I don't really have to worry about other broadcasters. The biggest news is some out of ring news. Apparently Tyler Breeze and Santana Garrett have been having an affair. Tyler is now divorced from his wife, who is no longer in the wrestling business, and Tyler and Santana are now in a committed relationship. I'm going to do my best to stay out of personal affairs, but it has been brought to my attention that a couple of the ladies backstage have issues with one of the mystery women I am bringing in. Now this, I might meddle in. I'd prefer not to have any bad relationships in my company. Next weeks episodes of NXT Unleashed will feature the semifinals of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, as well as Group B Matches in the NXT Title, NXT North American Title, and NXT Cruiserweight Title Tournaments. As you can tell with my shows, the majority is matches. Not a lot of angle time. i'll be honest, I hate booking angles, unless it is interviews or something like that. So I have the product set up to a 75/25 match to angle ratio. I didn't want to do all matches, because let's face it, angles are an important part of pro wrestling. Microphone and charisma are very important, and we need some of that in NXT.

Mae Young Classic Second Round - Sunday, Week 1, July 2020 - Show Review Lots of Upsets and Three Mystery Women Make For Much More Interesting Show! Coming into the Second Round of the Mae Young Classic, one had to think the 8 seeded wrestlers looked to be in pretty good shape. Without knowing exactly when the 3 women of the 2nd Generation mystery group would reveal their videos, everybody was a little bit on edge, and the result was 4 Second Round upsets, including the #1 and the #2 seeds going down! The biggest upset of the night saw Sarah Logan beat #1 seed Dakota Kai, but the upsets didn't stop there. Santana Garrett beat #2 seed Candice LeRae, Raquel Gonzalez stunned #5 seed Toni Storm, and Scarlett Bordeaux beat #8 seed Tegan Nox. With the tournament field now wide open, the Quarterfinals should be quite intense. Kudos to Sarah Logan and Dana Brooke, who Triple H managed to steal from WWE. They have both come into the company showing they mean business. Santana Garrett and Scarlett Bordeaux, fairly new to NXT themselves, also made good showings. At this point, one would think the favorite would have to be former NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley, but the way the Second Round went, nothing is for certain! The biggest suspense of the night was in fact when the 3 mystery women would reveal their videos. The first video came after the Scarlett Bordeaux/Tegan Nox match. Mystery Woman #1 gave us these clues: "Might as well reveal the manager of the group first, right? My father was the manager of one of the greatest tag teams ever. I have competed in the Mae Young Classic before, but am currently on the shelf. Until I'm healthy, I will be the brains behind the operation. Video #2 was shown after the Raquel Gonzalez/Toni Storm match. Mystery Woman #2 gave us these clues: "I am probably the least known of all the members of this group, but don't take me for granted. My father was one of the strongest men in wrestling, and he was a force in the Mid-South and Japan, among other places. He was a part of one of the bloodiest, intense, tag team feuds in Texas. My father is no longer around, but rest assured, I will make sure nobody ever forgets the family name." And in a twist, video #3 was shown before the main event, the Santana Garrett/Candice LeRae match. Here's what Mystery Woman #3 had to say: "I come from a wealth of experience. My father was a member of the greatest faction in wrestling history. People may dispute, but there is no denying just how powerful this faction was. My step-father was also a well known-wrestler before serious injuries ended his career. My father is currently a manager, and I am a former and current champion. I will prove that I am the best women's wrestler in the world." It sounds like the 3 female members of this 2nd Generation group are going to bring a lot of fire power to NXT! We haven't met the male members yet, but we will be getting clues about them in the upcoming weeks. The show itself pulled in a solid rating, much better than the First Round of the Mae Young Classic. The company is definitely going in the right direction. Everybody loves suspense and mystery, and NXT has plenty of that right now! Post Show Comments I know that some of the results were quite surprising, but I believe in opportunity. Let's be honest, Sarah Logan and Dana Brooke did not get the opportunity they deserved in WWE. Here in NXT, everybody gets a chance to prove themselves. I'm very pleased with how the mystery video turned out, and you can tell by the fact that it tied for the highest rating on the show, Mystery Woman #3 definitely brings a lot to the company. Toni Storm was disappointing. I had high hopes for her, but she was really, really off her game. Of course to be fair, she's spent most of her time in Europe, and now she is trying to get acclimated to being in the States full time. Not to mention, everybody has to get used to having their home base be in Washington instead of Connecticut. It'll take some time, but I truly believe we are on the right path. No predictions for this show, but that's ok, I'm still going to move forward. I hope to get a few shows knocked out over the next few days. The next show where I'll be taking predictions will be NXT Takeover: Championship Night, but that is still weeks away. As always, any comments, questions, concerns, feel free to let me know.

2020 Mae Young Classic- Second Round Preview This is the second prediction show of the 2020 prediction contest. Keep in mind that going forward, there will be 2 six month prediction contests. At this time, unless I get more people predicting, I'm not going to be able to do the fan challenge series that I was hoping to do. I do still plan on having a prediction contest though, and hopefully once I get more involved with this dynasty, I'll get more people predicting regularly. On to this show. The 8 first round winners will meet up will the 8 seeded wrestlers. Also, we are being told that the 3 female members of the Mystery 2nd Generation Stable will each be showing an individual video throughout the night, and each video will have a couple hints as to who they might be. When all the videos are done, you guys will have the opportunity to guess who all the members are. For now though, let's get to the card. The numbers in brackets represent the seed of the wrestler. Sarah Logan vs. (1) Dakota Kai Comments: Scarlett Bordeaux vs. (8) Tegan Nox Comments: Raquel Gonzalez vs. (5) Toni Storm Comments: Vanessa Borne vs. (4) Rhea Ripley Comments: Kay Lee Ray vs. (3) Mia Yim Comments: Marina Shafir vs. (6) Dana Brooke Comments: Shotzi Blackheart vs. (7) Io Shirai Comments: Santana Garrett vs. (2) Candice LeRae Comments: bonus question (2 points) How many of the seeded wrestlers will be upset in the Second Round? I will be running this show sometime tomorrow afternoon, so if you want to get your predictions in, do so. The show will run tomorrow no matter what.

NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 1, July 2020 - Show Review An Invitation is Accepted, a New Video is Shown, and the Mystery Group Reveals More Plans NXT is focusing around 2 things right now. The biggest being the mystery group that has shown videos on the NXT video board for the last 3 weeks. This weeks episode of NXT Unleashed started with Triple H finding an anonymous note telling him to be in the ring before the show ended. When Triple H came to the ring, he was met with a live (but still darkened and disguised) video of the Mystery Group. We've learned that every member of the group is a 2nd generation superstar, and that starting with Sunday's episode of the Mae Young Classic, each member would record a short video with hints as to who each member is. When Triple H tried to ask a question about the group, the feed cut off. Also, the tournaments are starting to take shape. This episode featured Group C matches in the NXT Title, NXT North American Title, and NXT Cruiserweight Title Tournaments. The main event saw Roderick Strong, now on his own, get a big win over a very tough Damian Priest. An interesting altercation took place backstage between Shane McMahon and Jeff Jarrett, who talked about the WWE/TNA wars that never came to fruition. Jarrett admitted the dumbest thing he ever did was go head to head against WWE, and he was happy to hear that NXT would not be broadcasting on Monday nights. The next show will be the Second Round of the Mae Young Classic. Stay tuned. Post Show Comments Not a lot to talk about right now. As the review mentioned, the focus is on the NXT/Mystery Group angle, as well as the tournaments. Kudos to Roderick Strong, who really took Damian Preist under his wing last night, and worked with him to put together a quality match. This is the kind of leadership we need more of. I'm still finalizing the 2nd Generation stable, looking for 1 more male member. The group will have 5 males and 3 females, at least starting out

NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 4, June 2020 - Show Review War between NXT and Mystery Group Intensifies, More is Learned About Mystery Group, 4 Title Tournaments Resume A wild episode of NXT Unleashed gave us new information on the mystery group that posted a video on last weeks show. Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Shane McMahon, and William Regal left last weeks show convinced that the mystery group was part of a WWE takeover. With a recent war of words between NXT and WWE, it would only make sense. The 4 NXT power members vowed to put up the strongest defense possible against this mystery group. Before the main event, the mystery group had another video, much the same as last weeks video, but this time offered up some new information. We now know that all of the members of the mystery group are second generation superstars. Males and females will be part of the group, and the group will be small, but powerful. It appears NXT has more than 1 war on their hands. Meanwhile, Isaiah Scott pulled double duty tonight, winning both matches. He beat Ridge Holland in a scheduled match, then beat Cameron Grimes in an impromptu match that was supposed to be Grimes vs. Wilde. No explanation has been given as to what happened to Wilde, but we are being told it was nothing more than just a communication issue. Ryback and Rusev had strong debuts in NXT, both winning their matches in Group A of the NXT Title Tournament. El Hijo de Fantasma scored a mild upset over crowd favorite Drake Maverick in the NXT Cruiserweight Title Tournament. No surprises in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic this week, as both the team of Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin and the team of the BroserWeights won their matches. Another solid show, and the intrigue continues to mount as to who exactly is involved in this mystery group, and when they will make their actual debut in the company. Post Show Comments Well, the big screw-up this week was me booking Isaiah Scott twice. Total accident, apparently I just didn't have Joaquin Wilde's name clicked when I booked the match. The Cameron Grimes-Joaquin Wilde match will be added to next weeks show, which will also feature Group C matches in the NXT Title, NXT North American Title, and NXT Cruiserweight Title Tournaments. There will be no matches in the Mae Young Classic or the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic next week. I have released Jason Jordan, who just wasn't cutting it as a road agent. I have also signed Debra Miceli (Madusa) to be a road agent, as I wanted another strong female road agent for the Mae Young Classic. I haven't decided how many more episodes of NXT Unleashed I will run before I schedule the Mae Young Classic Second Round event, which will be a prediction event. I know at least 1 more, maybe 2 or 3. We'll see how the weekend goes. I want to get a good jump on this and get some posts, and hopefully attract some followers and more predictors.

Very interested to see who will buy WCW. My vote is for Flair. Good call on giving Bischoff the axe.

NXT Unleashed - Thursday, Week 3, June 2020 - Show Review Strong debut of NXT Unleashed, highlighted by a mild upset and a mysterious video to end the show The debut edition of NXT Unleashed was a much, much better delivery than the Mae Young Classic First Round. Group A matches in the NXT Title, NXT North American Title, and NXT Cruiserweight Title took place, as well as 2 First Round matches in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. The surprise of the night was The Velveteen Dream beating Finn Balor in a Group A match in the NXT Title Tournament. This was the main event of the show, and it didn't disappoint, getting a rating of 51, the highest rating for a match on the show. The real drama took place after the main event though, when the arena went black, and a video started playing on the TitanTron. This brought out NXT Owner Triple H, who was visibly frustrated, trying to get the video stopped. In the video, a group of dark masked people with their voices disguised, claimed they would be invading NXT in the very near future, and that NXT needed a culture shock. It appeared that the group consisted of 4 males and 2 females, but nothing could be officially determined. Either way, whether this was part of an angle, or an actual shoot, it was a great way to end the debut edition of NXT Unleashed, as fans are already buzzing about who this mystery group could be. Could it be 6 members of WWE that Vince McMahon sent to NXT to disrupt things? Could it be current members of NXT looking to create a buzz? Or could it be outsiders not invested with WWE or NXT? Free agents? Time will tell. In any case, the show was viewed very well by the fans, and it is a step in the right direction. Post Show Comments It is very evident to me that if I worry about ratings, I will drive myself crazy. No way should an episode of NXT that had that much star power on it get a 48 show rating. As it stands, I just have to concentrate on booking, and telling the stories I want to tell. The big question right now is the mystery video. Work? Shoot? Angle? Let's just call it a worked shoot. I have a group of people in mind that I want to be behind this. I'd like to not call it a ripoff of the nWo angle, because of the mystery behind it. However, call it what you want. Velveteen Dream over Finn Balor is creating a lot of buzz. Look, I like Finn, a lot, but Velveteen Dream is a top future talent. Finn had no problem putting Dream over, but trust me, I have plans for Finn. I have decided to delay the Second Round of the Mae Young Classic for a couple weeks, because quite honestly I want to get a couple more regular shows booked today. Because the Mae Young Classic Second Round will be the final prediction show for a while (until NXT Takeover: Championship Night, which is several weeks away), I will run that show sometime next week. I'd like to get Groups B and C of the tournaments done this weekend. Any questions or comments, as always, let me know. You know I'm always up for interaction, sometimes to a fault.

Well for starters, I am a horrible booker lol. But I have yet to truly understand how the ratings work. As far as actually diving into the in-depth details of this game, I've never really done that. I've just booked the way I wanted to book, trying not to worry about ratings too much. Hence the reason why I've opened the NXT Network. I can have all my shows on there and not worry about them being cancelled. But I really don't know how to improve my ratings. The only road agent notes I really use are picking a winner, once in a while I'll use keep strong or domination, or open match, but I hardly ever mess with the match aims or anything like that.

Mae Young Classic First Round - Monday, Week 3, June 2020 - Show Review Uneventful Show Leads to Drop in Size for NXT The highlight of this show was Triple H introducing the fans to the new NXT. It drew a 71 rating. After that though, the show was a complete dud. 8 First Round matches. No angles, no interviews, no nothing. To say that this was a bit of a throwaway show is a complete understatement. The best match of the show was Sarah Logan beating Chelsea Green. It drew a 29 rating. The Kay Lee Ray-Jessamyn Duke match drew a 26 rating. Nothing else drew more than a 22 rating. The final show rating was a dismal 28. It's a good idea for Triple H to have the first 2 rounds of the Mae Young Classic as separate events, then move the Quarterfinals and Semifinals to the new television program, NXT Unleashed. However, more star power is needed. Next weeks show should be a little better, as we'll get the 8 seeded wrestlers, but even then, it would be wise of Triple H to have some male star power on the show, someone besides just himself. As a result of the low show rating, NXT, who came into the night as a medium sized promotion, dropped down to a small size promotion. They are now in shock for the next few weeks. Hopefully they can put on good shows throughout, which shouldn't be a problem with all the male star power coming up in the other tournaments. Full Results Post Show Comments Ok, well this was a complete disaster. As it stands, we are right where I want to be size wise. I wanted NXT to start as a small company, just forgot to change it. I'm going to cap the size at small for now, so that I can develop some workers. Right now, only about 12 wrestlers of a recognizable perception. The rest are all unimportant. That will change in due time no doubt, but for now, we need to run as a small company. I've given referee DA Brewer 2 months paid time off. His refereeing in the Mae Young Classic was not up to par with all the other referees, and it showed. On the flip side, I wanted to just use female road agents for the women's matches. Sara Amato did a fine job, but Paige, not so much. I'm hoping to hire Trish Stratus as a road agent, and give Paige some time off. Believe it or not, I'm already looking into a child company for NXT, as we have a lot of talent that could benefit from more development. I know, I know, the reason I started this new dynasty was because I didn't like WWE taking my good talent when I was running NXT as a developmental company. But when I run a developmental company, I do it a little different. I have a mix of established veterans and undeveloped workers paired together in the child company, getting the best of both worlds. Again, a child company won't happen until the tournaments are all over.

Last chance to get predictions in, this show will run this afternoon