Hello and welcome to the NXT review. I'm Michael Hamilton from What Culture and I'm

joined by Michael, Sidric from What Culture, it's just because everything that happened

on last night's edition of NXT. But first, if you're a fan of this sort of thing, make

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have round table discussions, and not this week, have a round of the week complete, but

the public acquies of course, on WrestleCulture. Sidric, I always feel like when we do this review

or preview or any kind of NXT content without Wilborn, we have to address the elephant in

the room, good afternoon Mr. Adafent, but also the fact that Wilborn brings certain flavor,

shall we say, to the NXT review, such is his enthusiasm for the show. He earnestly believes

to be the best show of the week. I like it when I feel the same. I did not this week.

I felt now for this. I don't want to get into the big macro. Why don't we like what it is?

I do it, but it's a bit rubbish, but we like it, I don't care, just get into it, get

out of it, and we'll try and have some fun along the way. My God, this is just rubbish television.

It's rubbish television, it's often really rubbish television. But I wasn't the case for

the most part with the opener, which I thought was sort of strong if instantly forgetable.

And I say that because we're recording this in the afternoon, instead of the morning.

And the three hours difference maybe in recording time might as well be three days.

Yes. NXT evaporates from your brain. As you're watching it, this was the opener of the show.

And I was very conscious that I was going to be hosting this and I thought, right, I want

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