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Welcome to the Busted Open podcast. This is Dave LaGrecca.

On today's episode, WWE Hall of Famer, TNA Hall of Famer, and one of the greatest tag team

wrestlers of all time, bully ray and I talk about NXT 2.0. What's going on right now is we get

closer and closer to New Year's evil and the future of the new NXT brand. All that right now

on the Busted Open podcast. Let's dive into NXT 2.0 from last night. What did you think overall

of the live two hours on USA last night for NXT 2.0?

Here is my thought walking away from the show. I don't want to watch the JV squad anymore.

I don't want to watch the triple A of the WWE anymore. I understand why it's important,

I understand why it's on, I get it. From a business point of view, I understand every

last detail of what they are trying to accomplish on Tuesday nights at 8 o'clock on USA.

As a fan, as a fan who's been around the wrestling business, obviously 40 plus years,

I'm not as much into the up and coming developmental talent right now. To me, these new characters,

these new talents are doing well, but I want to be entertained at the highest level.

That's why I'm watching a Raw, a Smackdown, a Dynamite. Those are the top of the food chains

when it comes to the different brands we have at our disposal to be entertained by.

Last night, I felt very much like I was watching the minor leagues because NXT is the minor leagues now.

Me calling NXT the minor leagues is not, I'm not being disrespectful, it's not a detriment,

it just is what it is. If the black and gold brand was the minor leagues, then what's this?

If the black and gold brand was the triple A of the WWE, then this is like the Able of the WWE.

I understand why it's there. It's a necessary evil, but as a fan, I can only be so entertained by it

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