Week to week, the stories in NXT are always changing and evolving. Whether it is a minor storyline to get someone some heat or a major storyline that has major title implications. Here are the top storylines on NXT television at the moment.
Chase U vs The Schism
This is a storyline that has the chance to be one of the best stories that NXT has done in a while. I think that there are so many people that can benefit from this if it is done correctly.
On one hand, Chase U is one of the hottest acts in the company. I think that they could use another person with them to even the odds against Schism but if this is a long-term storyline, which I hope it is, then there will be time for that.
On the other hand, the Schism has been doing much of nothing for the past few months. It is crazy to think about this but they have been on television for so much over the past few months but nothing has come of it.
It has been a lot of character building with no pay off. Well it is finally here and we get to see how they really work as a unit.
Also, I hope that we finally get a chance to see Ava Raine get into the ring. I don’t expect much but we have to see at some point.
If NXT plays their hands right, when this is over, we will have two new stars in Andre Chase and Joe Gacy, two solid tag teams to utilize, and two women’s stars to put into the number one contenders mix.
Jacy Jayne vs Gigi Dolin
This storyline is strange. Most people were under the impression that Toxic Attraction was heading to the main roster. I thought this also because the main roster women’s tag team division is probably the worst division in wrestling today.
Toxic Attraction would’ve instantly made the division at least two times better and that is selling them short a bit.
What the start of this storyline has done is screw the main roster over while taking a step in fixing one of the biggest issues in NXT today, the star power of their women’s division.
I think that this feud has the potential to be one of the best feuds that NXT has done in a long time. The women involved are both great in the ring and it is something that fans never saw coming even though there were seeds of issues.
Even when the group had Mandy around as their leader, while her and Jacy were getting boos for being heels, you could still hear fans cheering for Gigi. People love her.
I think that this will be another breakout year for these two, this time as singles stars. In the end, Gigi will be the division’s biggest babyface while Jacy will be its biggest heel.
Ilja Dragunov vs JD McDonagh
Is it even possible for this match or feud to be bad? I think that it is impossible. These two have so much history between them and a great story to tell.
If it was up to me, I would instantly say best of 7 series and let them go well past WrestleMania weekend. I wouldn’t rush the matches either.
I think that they can add some stipulations to a few of the matches and also do a match or two on Raw or Smackdown to allow the main roster fans to see what NXT is all about.
Now that we are out of fantasy booking mode, I think that these guys are going to create something special. I kind of wonder will another person be added at some point to try to stretch the story further.
While I hope not, I wouldn’t be opposed to it if it is done right. Companies should always look for ways to keep things fresh and the roster fresh.
Something else that I like is how NXT can create major storylines and interesting things on their shows without having their titles involved. It really allows for the champions to get some rest and wrestlers that aren’t involved in the title pictures to get some shine.
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