NXT Deadline is scheduled to take place this Saturday at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The show features Men’s and Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge. In the main event, Ilja Dragunov will defend his NXT Championship against Baron Corbin.
Today, the Head of NXT, Shawn Michaels, did the Deadline media call. John Pollock of Post Wrestling asked Michaels about NXT’s success in the 18-49 demographic. The WWE Hall of Famer said that NXT is moving from one scene to another very fast, and they have something for all ages. Michaels claimed that NXT is the best two-hour wrestling show on television.
“My feeling is, a lot of it is the movement of the show. Our show moves very fast. I think that’s something that resonates with that audience. I’ll also say, it’s a variety show, it’s sports entertainment. We have something for everybody. Certainly, for me, is what I believe is resonating with that audience. It’s quick moving, it’s going from one scene to another…
We have a lot of different atmospheric aspects to the NXT show. That’s why I do say that we’re the best two-hour wrestling television show on TV today because we have so much variety. That’s something that being in Orlando at the Performance Center allows us that other people don’t have. That’s one of the things that resonates. Also, we have younger writers on our show. The old man is still making the final decisions, but at the same time, we’re always trying to think of stuff that is natural and what is going on today.”