Ali made some public comments last week pertaining to 205 Live and the general lack of respect it gets from WWE management, which is a damn shame because there are some incredibly talented performers. Ali referred to 205 Live as the “redheaded stepchild” of WWE, citing that the performers on the brand work incredibly hard and are extremely precise with their every movement in the ring, but are never appreciated as much for their efforts for whatever reason, and he’s not wrong at all.
This was a little bit of a down episode of NXT this week, but that can be excused as the first couple of episodes right after a Takeover event are always a little bit quiet.
One thing that is exciting, however, is that Matt Riddle is reportedly set for a very sizable push in the coming months (most likely because of his MMA background, because WWE tends to gravitate towards superstars with MMA backgrounds). It would be silly to argue whether he deserves it, because he obviously does. He is very good in the ring and he has a certain level of magnetism about his personality that cannot be taught and is exactly what WWE wants.