The New Day Leaves WWE, NXT Heating Back Up, Kendrick vs. Drake: 2 Years Later | BGW 231

About this episode

The episode discusses The New Day's departure from WWE, previews WWE Backlash, and explores various wrestling topics including NXT and championship predictions.

BGW is back in your life. On Volume 231, we break down the news of The New Day leaving WWE and what it means for their legacy, their importance, and what comes next. We also preview WWE Backlash and give our predictions, while asking if WWE is starting to fall back into familiar patterns with The Bloodline. Is NXT restoring the feeling with new debuts and new storylines? Plus, we debate who reaches world championship gold first: Kevin Knight or Carmelo Hayes. We also get into the long-term impact of WCW becoming WWE property, what a Tag Team Continental Classic could look like in AEW, and more.

People in this episode

Host: Gerald Roberts

Topics covered

• WWE news
• NXT developments
• wrestling predictions
• legacy of The New Day
• WCW impact
• AEW tag team classic

Keywords

• The New Day
• WWE
• NXT
• Kevin Knight
• Carmelo Hayes
• WCW
• AEW
• Backlash
• Kendrick
• Drake

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WWE, NXT, WCW, AEW

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