His NXT was used as a sacrificial first line of attack against AEW
>but he had to use the PC which hampered presentation
>Vince could still pluck anyone he wanted for Raw or Smackdown
>they couldn't get any crossover stars from Raw or SD except Balor and Charlotte
>show got wrecked by covid and couldn't compete with atmosphere of Dailys Place
>NXT was always built as "tomorrow's stars" not "today's stars". For casual fans who wanted watch stars, it didn't have what they wanted
>free agents were all signed up so all he had was Adam Cole
HHH could still get ratings victories: rhea vs Shayna, Halloween Havoc, fight pit, war games
