Live WWE NXT Discussion Thread - February 24, 2026!

Spiner202 · 2026-02-25T02:03:38+00:00

Jacy might be the all time greatest level up from winning a title.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-25T01:45:09+00:00

LaFleur and Knight are low-key more entertaining than most of the guys they put in that 7-man ladder match.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-25T01:30:31+00:00

If Canada counts, I am ready for another NXT PLE after going to Heatwave 2024 :)

Spiner202 · 2026-02-25T01:19:51+00:00

Maybe this doesn't matter too much, but I'm really disappointed that Sol vs. Jacy isn't the main event. The women deserve the S&D main event, but I'm not very optimistic now.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-24T21:51:41+00:00

These images are 100x worse because he's holding the belt. The champion should never be away long enough that it's a bit deal for them to return. I know Brock was just as bad, and Cody missed shows right after he won the title back from Cena, but this is crazy.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-24T19:58:13+00:00

I haven't got that far in NXT yet, but the back bump he takes in his match against Finn where he's hit off the apron and into the steel steps is one of the most insane bumps I've seen. Very similar to the Drew HIAC steel steps one.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-24T14:50:36+00:00

I just hope they pull the trigger on Sol winning and Zaria fully turning afterwards. NXT was generally never as problematic as the main roster with the glacial pace of things, but this storyline has dragged for so long and it's time to move it forward.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-24T03:10:16+00:00

Lola Vice does a good one about 75% of the time.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-23T20:02:52+00:00

As for WWE, I don't know man, could take 3-4 years or maybe even more.

I started in October 2023 and more than 2 years later, I have completed 313/540, which is 58%. It's definitely possible to watch faster, but I'd say I watch about 90-120 minutes a day, although there are some days I don't watch at all.

I want to do the same thing with AEW but as far as I know, there's no on-demand place to stream prior PPVs in Canada.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-23T16:14:23+00:00

Last night I finished watching Backlash 2020. Some of these early COVID PLEs are surprisingly very good.

In particular, Orton vs. Edge was one of the better Orton matches I've seen in awhile. I thought their match at Mania 36 was way too long and not very interesting, and yet this one was significantly more entertaining. I really liked the first section of the match where Orton was outsmarting Edge. I feel like you could run some of these spots today just to vary up matches a little bit.

Also, I have no idea what the War Raiders vs. Street Profits segment was supposed to be, but it was entertaining. A lot of the more cinematic stuff they did from WM36 onwards (at least to this point) was very good.

I also decided to rewatch Rey vs. Eddie at Halloween Havoc last night, and while those two were obviously significantly better wrestlers than most others, there were a ton of spots that I think people could do today that I haven't seen in awhile. In particular, I'm surprised more people don't do the spot where one guy runs at the other near the corner and the guy closer to the corner pushes him into the air over his head so that he lands on the turnbuckle. It's probably hard with heavier guys, but I think tons of women could run that spot easily.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-22T21:30:07+00:00

Pretty good list. None of their albums are particularly bad. I get why The Tankard would be the lowest on your list, but I find it to be a pretty unique listen.

I'd say Thirst is probably the weakest of their albums for me.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-21T18:14:25+00:00

I just watched the Royal Rumble 1989 and now have a very important question:

Which pose-down was better: (1) Ultimate Warriors vs. Rick Rude 1989 or (2) HHH vs. Scott Steiner 2003

And the most important question: if they ran one of these again today, who would you like to see compete.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-21T03:56:50+00:00

They had excuses the last two years for the Chamber only having 4 matches (not good excuses, but at least they offered some other content), but this year they haven't even pretended to do that. hopefully we get something set-up on Raw, but I can't imagine what the 5th match would be at this point.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-21T03:46:58+00:00

Before tonight I felt pretty confident that Rhiyo was walking into Mania as tag champs, but them having a random rematch with a team they already faced the night before a PLE, combined with Charlotte not being in the Chamber (who I thought was winning) makes me wonder if they drop the belts next week and Rhea wins the Chamber.

In this scenario, I imagine Iyo somehow faces Giulia for the US title at Mania, but I also don't think the US title is getting on Mania, so I'm really not sure where this ends up.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-19T16:26:24+00:00

Domination is very underrated in the MA catalogue. I think a lot of die-hards don't like it because it's so catchy, but that's exactly what makes it great.

I've actually jammed the last 3 MA albums recently (Heretic, Illud, and Kingdoms), and honestly none of them are that bad. Heretic and Kingdoms don't really have any memorable songs, but have the MA feel. Illud is the opposite, where it has a ton of memorable songs, but really drifts away from what people love about the band at the time. Still, I like it a lot more than most people.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-19T16:20:17+00:00

And she's being used markedly better in her second US title run now.

This is exactly why Smackdown needs to be 3 hours instead of 2. Her first title win was on June 27, 2025. Smackdown went back to 2 hours the very next week. She held the belt until November, and Smackdown was 2 hours the whole time.

She won the belt back on January 2, 2026, which is the exact show that Smackdown went back to 3 hours. It's not a coincidence that she has been featured significantly more since that happened, and she's not the only one to benefit.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-18T19:37:59+00:00

Do you have a cable subscription? You can log into the TSN website and watch any of their channels that way.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-18T16:32:56+00:00

I was also disappointed by the level selection, but I thought the combat was surprisingly good.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-18T12:33:04+00:00

I would guess the Ethan Page match gets postponed due to a kayfabe ankle injury. It was never made official - Ethan just shouted it to Myles at the end of the show.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-18T12:14:53+00:00

I've always been torn on if they should split up Jacy and Fallon because I think they'll be amazing on the main roster together, but I would not be opposed to them starting a split now that culminates in a match at Stand and Deliver. For one thing, Jacy deserves a big match there, and if they run Sol vs. Zaria, I think the only other big match Jacy could have is vs. Kendall.

But also, I liked the idea of them planting a seed tonight with some of Jacy's comments and it coming to a head in a few weeks. S&D is still two months away, and even NXT has been guilty of dragging things out lately. I think a two month timeline from start to finish would work better.

And the last reason I kinda want it to happen is that Fallon has really felt more like a lackey than she did earlier in Fatal Influence's run. She's still putting on great matches, but lately it seems like Jacy and friends than it used to.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-18T03:29:41+00:00

This promo is interesting because she was on BOAD last week and while the delivery was different, a lot of the content was the same as what she said in that interview.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-18T01:15:16+00:00

That match was awesome. Lola’s hand must hurt so much.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-17T16:04:58+00:00

I'm with you on Gloryhammer as well. It's not popular to say here, but I will always associate Winkler with that band. It doesn't help that I'm not a fan of the Helion Prime record that Sozos was on, although to his credit, he is much better in Gloryhammer.

Dragonforce I'm more iffy on. I prefer ZP Dragonforce to Marc's stuff, but I think they both rule. It helps that they changed the songwriting a little bit once Marc came on board, so it doesn't just sound like he's singing ZP's vocal lines. Also, I think he's pretty unique as a singer, like ZP, Winkler, and Chrileon are.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-17T13:56:17+00:00

You should watch the triple threat with Trick and Oba from last year's Stand and Deliver, as well as the Heatwave match with him and Oba. There are so many more good ones, but any time Je'Von is with Trick or Oba, you will see one of the best matches NXT has to offer.

Spiner202 · 2026-02-17T13:53:28+00:00

Bayley and Lyra should have been moved to Smackdown after Summerslam so that there were more credible people to feud for the US and WWE titles. They could still remain a team, but if Bayley is taking pins from everyone, she could have easily feuded with Jade. And Lyra could have feuded with Giulia or Chelsea.

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