Another WWE WrestleMania week has come and gone, with WWE hosting SmackDown, NXT Stand & Deliver, the Hall of Fame ceremony, two nights of WrestleMania, Raw, and NXT all in Las Vegas.
By the time NXT took place, fan fatigue was evident. In addition to WWE’s events, numerous independent shows and conventions occurred throughout the week.
Speaking on Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez noted that WWE may consider changes to the schedule, potentially having NXT air from the Performance Center instead of New Orleans next year due to this fatigue.
“Well, if you watch NXT last night, it was like it took place in a crypt. This building, I think, sat 2,000,” Alvarez stated. “I think they got maybe 1,500 in. And this crowd, like, it wasn’t even like a dead crowd. It was just like a tired crowd because if something big happened, like Joe Hendry showed up, they summoned the energy to get really excited, and they were like, “Oh god, now we’re tired again. And then they would go on and on.”
“It did not go unnoticed by WWE. It appears that next year, when they do the show [WrestleMania] in New Orleans, it’s probably not gonna last through NXT,” Alvarez stated. “NXT’s probably gonna be back at the Performance Center. There is some thought of running the NXT before WrestleMania weekend in New Orleans, but probably not. I don’t think they’re going to be trying that, SmackDown Hall of Fame, WrestleMania, WrestleMania, Raw, and NXT again. It’s just hard.”
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