Booker T has high hopes for NXT.
The NXT announcer recently praised the impressive rating of the August 8th episode on his Hall of Fame podcast, which drew an average audience of 776,000, the highest for the show in over 2 years.
The commentator for the show cited the inclusion of Raw and SmackDown talents as one of the reasons for the high audiences, in particular praising The Judgment Day’s Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio:
“I wanted to talk about that, the strong rating with NXT. There again, the rating’s up. I know it has to be due to the interplay with the main roster mixing it up with the guys on NXT. I just think it’s a great mix. Having Dominik in the mix, like I said, that kid has grown. He’s grown exponentially in his last 365 days. Unbelievable, what this kid has gone. Just to see Rhea Ripley playing that role right now too, playing a hell of a role. I’m just liking everything. I’m liking the mix, I’m liking the nucleus of it. So let’s just keep it rolling,”
Continuing the praise, Booker T believes that the Tuesday night show can draw an even higher audience, eventually breaking into seven figures:
“I really think NXT numbers, I think they can get up to a million views a show, just because the show is a really, really solid show. It’s really, really good entertainment. The characters really play their role. For me, to see those stars before they become superstars is something very, very important for me to be invested because I want to know who I’m gonna like when they get there. I want to know who’s the guy I’m cheering for,”
Booker T Pushing For Record WWE Rating
If the 6 time World Champion’s hopes for the show came true, this would mean that NXT would be outdrawing their closest rival, All Elite Wrestling. The episode that aired in the same week drew an average audience of 846,000 viewers.
Also reporting on AEW on the podcast, Booker T would give his comments on Rob Van Dam’s debut match.
H/t to Fightful