>>13487748Why have WWE never done an Ultimate Fighter
>inb4 Tough EnoughThat's not what I mean. Reality TV about trying to make it as a wrestler is stupid, you're doing a less worked version of people trying to shoot get into a worked product, then expecting their shoot reality self to be replaced by their work self.
Literally just take a bunch of trainees and do a 100% kayfabed Ultimate Fighter style show.
US champ and IC champ both pick 5 rookies each, every week there's scripted reality TV bullshit drama while they train and promo for team US vs team IC matches. Kayfabe all the tools of being a wrestler. They're judged on promos because "You might be good at beating people but its showbiz too, no good winning matches if nobody pays to see you you cant make a living that way". Work the matches, work the eliminations, work the whole thing, reality TV's already a work.
>one wrestler wins a lot but is kayfabe bad at promoting themselves, they're given a manager or told to be a bigger personality so start drama>one wrestler causes lots of drama, doesn't win much but everyone hates them, heel coach says theyre a great moneymaker>two wrestlers have a friendly rivalry that turns bitter when the contract is up for grabs>a rookie tag team get drafted to opposite coaches, what will happen now?>the two coaches hate each other, one costs the other their title on Raw, now their trainees dont respect them as muchThis is what original NXT could have been. You rip the Ultimate Fighter format but kayfabe it all for wrestling and kayfabe the promo/character aspect. Have someone have a fucking nervous breakdown and develop some crazy gimmick or outlandish character. Someone finds they had a Roman ancestor or whatever so develops a centurion gimmick to try stick out & win a contract. Winner gets a shot at the opposite coach's title, runner up gets a contract, rest go to developmental, but have had 8-10 weeks of character & gimmick development to build feuds off of
