Oba Femi has made a bold statement about the current version of NXT and if it has surpassed the classic Black & Gold Era.
During a recent interview with Good Karma Wrestling, WWE NXT Champion Oba Femi discussed the current version of NXT and if it has surpassed the classic Black & Gold Era.
“I mean, I agree. I agree with Shawn, in the sense that the brand is doing the best work it’s done forever. We’re on The CW Network, which is huge for us. Our partnership has been going on for the first year. We’re going into year two now so we’re expecting very big things, and I do understand that there is an era of NXT and Black and Gold which is like revered by the fans and that’s what they remember but, it’s very hard to understand that right now, we’re doing a lot better than back then. The version of NXT that is romanticized by the fans is not even doing as well as we are today. I do appreciate all the effort that the Black and Gold brand put forth. Without them, there is no NXT today, but, we have to understand that this, right now, is the best two hours of wrestling on television.”
He adds how the current NXT version can find its own path away from Black and Gold
“So of course, the Black and Gold era was defined by the introduction of a lot of the independent wrestlers that came with all the experience and all that. It was fast-paced action and you know, it was bang, bang, bang. The main roster has a little bit of a slower pace, where it is more entertainment-based and more about the moments and stuff like that. So, I believe that NXT today has found a way to successfully merge the two because there’s people who are like, ‘It’s too slow. I want more action’ and there’s people who is like, ‘Oh, this is too fast. We need more stars and moments.’ So NXT right now is the perfect combination of both styles, where you do have stars, big stars like Oba Femi and Trick Williams and you still have that fast-paced action by Oba Femi and Trick Williams so, this is the best version. The best possible version of NXT that we can have.” H/T to Fightful for the transcriptions.
Oba Femi will face Trick Williams in a Winner Takes All Championship Match on next week’s episode of NXT. The winner will then go on to defend both titles against Ricky Saints at NXT No Mercy on Saturday, September 27 at FTL War Memorial on Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
