WWE failed in its attempt to use NXT to stop AEW from establishing itself, and it is speculated Triple H, who was in charge of the brand, has found himself in the doghouse for this. A complete brand overhaul is currently underway, and a new logo has begun being exhibited across social media and on WWE television. Now in news that has caused “RIP NXT” to trend on Twitter, Bryan Alvarez has reported that Vince McMahon and his right-hand man Bruce Prichard are now running the show.
I have been told by several people that when they go back to live shows that this will be a Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard production. I want you all to remember that, and I want you to watch the show if that is the case because I was told repeatedly by fans that Vince had to be booking NXT for over a year now, and I told you that Vince wasn’t booking NXT and you didn’t believe me. Well, it appears that very soon he is going to be in charge of NXT.
Bryan AlvarezFor those not aware of Prichard’s influence in WWE, he is the Executive Director of Raw & SmackDown and oversees both sets of writing teams. Based on this report, it appears his workload is about to increase significantly with a third team. The show will resume being live from September 14, with a wedding between Dexter Lumis and Indi Hartwell. In the longer term, it remains to be seen whether the brand will continue to be booked as an alternative to Raw and SmackDown, but the use of Karrion Kross on the Raw compared to NXT will undoubtedly have longtime fans ánd likely some wrestlers concerned.
NXT launched in 2010 as a faux reality show featuring rookies allocated to established WWE stars striving to make it to the main roster. This version ran for five seasons and featured talents including Daniel Bryan, Naomi, Wade Barrett, Bray Wyatt (as Husky Harris), and Heath Slater. Then in 2012, NXT would replace Florida Championship Wrestling as WWE’s developmental territory, with their weekly show becoming one of the prominent selling points of the WWE Network when it launched in 2014. With AEW Dynamite premiering on TNT, NXT would move to the USA Network in September 2018 to be counterprogramming. However, what would be known as the Wednesday Night Wars were very one-sided, with Dynamite winning 63 times, NXT 10 times, and there being two ties.
