current mood:

This is the first NXT that is live on USA for two hours, it’s competing against AEW, the alternative that has people constantly commenting under WWE going “AEW!” Or telling certain wrestlers to go to AEW.

Finn going to NXT isn’t an insult or demotion. Triple H has always valued Finn and saw more in Finn than Vince ever did and Finn is probably one of the few NXT alumni that has star power and never lost it while on the main roster, he has that connection with fans where he can never fade into obscurity or be ‘irrelevant’ (I think it’s the Irish in him, because Becky has that). Finn going to NXT is because Triple H has a plan for him, Finn came draw the eyes to NXT, whether it’s from AEW or the casual WWE fans. He is gonna draw audiences in. There are people that are going to watch NXT for Finn, but they will stay for the likes of Gargano, Ciampa, Adam Cole Bay Bay, Velveteen Dream, Candice LeRae, Io Shirai, Kyle and Bobby etc.