WWE recently announced the news of NXT moving to TV and since then it has become one of the hottest news of the wrestling world with people discussing whether it’s a move to counter AEW’s programming.
Deadspin recently published a detailed story on this matter which takes an in-depth look at the situation and it features some interesting comments from a WWE representative.
The site had asked the company if NXT is being moved to compete with the upstart promotion and replying to it, the WWE spokesperson said that the premise to the story is wrong:
“The premise to your story is wrong. NXT has been on Wednesday nights since 2015 as I’m sure you know. It isn’t called counter-programming if you continue to air a series on the same day/time as it has been on for nearly five years.” The email response closed with a suggestion that “Perhaps you’ll ask AEW about counter-programming NXT?”
What do you think are the motivations behind WWE’s decision to put NXT on USA Network and stretch the show to two hours? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.
