NXT moving to The CW in 2024

[Comrade Khan]

CW is leaving the teen drama world and is doing a lot of sports. They have some major college football, LIV Golf, they now got NXT, they also air Inside The NFL (long running NFL studio show originally on HBO). It'll be interesting to see what else they get.

makes sense, Sports is the only draw on tv

 

[Smart Marx]

makes sense, Sports is the only draw on tv

Great for people who don’t care for sports.

 

[Butters]

They’re called nerds

 

[Comrade Khan]

Great for people who don’t care for sports.

everyone streams the rest

 

[Smart Marx]

everyone streams the rest

They have to air on network first to get made though.

 

[Comrade Khan]

They have to air on network first to get made though.

most good shows are not on tv tbh

 

[Storm Trooper]

Sports is the last bastion of the old Cable/Broadcast TV. When all the other shows can go to streamers the live aspect of sports is a goldmine for TV providers.

Streaming sports is not as popular due to the delay issues.

 

[Finishline]

Can we just get my One Tree Hill reboot back on the CW?

In all seriousness, very interesting. I thought with USA retaining SmackDown's rights, they'd go for NXT... but now this makes me consider where Raw will be.

We could have all 3 WWE brands debut on new (and separate) networks next fall.

 

[Death By Looch]

We could have all 3 WWE brands debut on new (and separate) networks next fall.

So they do these deals just so they can advertise them as a "season premiere" show then. Now it all makes sense.

 

[Smart Marx]

I’m gonna assume USA didn’t negotiate better for NXT cause they’re hoping to have both raw and SmackDown but I think there’s definitely a good chance they get outbid for RAW.

 

[Finishline]

So they do these deals just so they can advertise them as a "season premiere" show then. Now it all makes sense.

lol they marketed them as season premieres this year lol

Has nothing to do with the transitions for each show.
SmackDown: Fox --> USA
NXT: USA --> The CW
Raw: USA --> tbd

 

[Buffy]

It's a win for me since I still have cable at my house in all the rooms. Also happy that NXT is getting the love and respect it deserves.

 

[Chris]

During an appearance on NewsNation, Shawn Michaels discussed WWE NXT's new television deal with The CW Network.

It was announced this week that NXT will be leaving USA Network for a new TV home in October 2024. It's a five-year deal between NXT and The CW. Ari Emanuel stated on a TKO conference call that the deal represents a 70 percent increase in average annual value over NXT's previous contract.

Michaels told NewsNation that moving from cable to broadcast television is a huge deal for NXT:

It's a huge deal for us. Coming to CW in October 2024, this really is -- this is huge for the young men and women here in NXT. As you mentioned, the stars of tomorrow. And sort of since its inception in 2013, coming to network television is just gigantic. And for people who aren't in the television industry, that means the possibility of being in every home in America. Which is just huge for us. Incredibly exciting. And of course, people who may not know, WrestleMania of last year consisted of 90 percent former NXT talent. So make no mistake about it, the people that you're going to be seeing on CW in October 2024 are going to be people who are going to be main eventing WrestleMania in the very near future.

NewsNation asked Michaels what makes NXT different than Raw and SmackDown. Michaels responded:

Obviously we're much younger. We are recruiting college athletes coming out of college. And look, when Hunter started this 13 years ago, his vision was that within the WWE we could hone and develop the future stars of the WWE. Coming to The CW Network for a five-year agreement is just proof positive that his vision has worked. I'm obviously just honored to continue to keep that going.
I guess what you'll see from NXT is excitement, unparalleled innovation, and as they say where the wrestling business and sports entertainment are going in the future -- you're gonna see it first-hand on NXT.

When asked which wrestlers from NXT could be the next big thing in WWE, Michaels named Bron Breakker, Carmelo Hayes, Trick Williams, Tiffany Stratton, The Creed Brothers, and Tony D'Angelo.

Michaels, who runs NXT, has the official job title of Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/nxt/shawn-michaels-moving-to-the-cw-is-huge-for-wwe-nxt

 

[Smart Marx]

Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative is honestly a much cooler way of saying Booker / Head Writer of NXT.

 

[Smart Marx]

This will be seriously huge for them. I think people underestimate a little bit how powerful being in almost every home is. The CW numbers are low because of their programming choices. People who like wrestling will probably check out NXT regardless if they watch a single other thing on CW.