Getting Over: Wrestling Podcast

AEW, NXT: Repetitive booking gets stale, Stand & Deliver card looks strong

Episode Summary

AEW is clearly still finding its footing coming out of Revolution, while NXT is fast on its way to Stand & Deliver with its penultimate episode ahead of the big show. Host Adam Silverstein dives into some of AEW's booking problems -- rematches, stale finishes and a lack of focus on champions -- before praising the first hour of Dynamite and discussing the continued improvement of NXT, including a strong build for Stand & Deliver with some controversial decisions made not he show.

Episode Notes

AEW is clearly still finding its footing coming out of Revolution, while NXT is fast on its way to Stand & Deliver with its penultimate episode ahead of the big show. Host Adam Silverstein dives into both brands as they head in different directions. "The Silver King" starts with AEW [3:10] where rematches, stale finishes, feuds unnecessarily continuing and a lack of focus on champions were obvious concerns. Still, the first hour of Dynamite was an absolute blast with CM Punk, Jon Moxley and Jeff Hardy making an impact in fun matches. Adam next moves to NXT [31:40] where a controversial change was made after the Women's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic concluded, Robert Roode got a chance to shine against Bron Breakker and the North American title ladder match filled out ahead of Stand & Deliver. Plus, everything else from the week that was in AEW and NXT. Follow Getting Over on Twitter @GettingOverCast.