It was recently revealed that a number of NXT UK Superstars had been released from the company ahead of the launch of NXT Europe.
NXT Europe will be coming in 2023, and until then the company has released a ton of names to keep costs down until that time.
According to a new report from PWInsider, we now know a little bit more about WWE’s upcoming plans for the new brand.
“For those who have asked about the NXT UK shut-down front, it was described to PWInsider that this was a case of taking a step back to take a step forward” the site began.
“It was stated by one source that they were shutting down the brand in order to access and strategize the best way to launch NXT Europe next year with a staff centred there and the idea of touring the brand regionally when the time is right” the site revealed.
NXT UK to NXT Europe
“We were told the ‘door is open’ for some of the released talents to be brought back down the line but with the long hiatus ahead until the relaunch, it didn’t make sense to keep everyone under contract.
“Most of the talents released have a 30-45 day window before they can go work elsewhere beyond local independents” PWInsider concluded.
I’m hopeful that the talent who were released this week are able to get another shot in 2023, as many have worked hard to build the NXT UK brand over the past 6 years.
