NXT Wrestling Already Exists.... WWE Failed!

[Wordlife]

Shortly after WWE announced ECW is being shutting down to make way for the “NXT†generation of programming, a light was shined on an existing NXT – NXT Wrestling, an independent promotion based out of Scotland. NXT Wrestling sent out the following today:

NXT Wrestling. Established 2006.

A Renfrewshire-based company in Scotland has come under threat from US media giants after a global enterprise decided to use their name and tagline.

Global media giants World Wrestling Entertainment have recently announced their plans to launch WWE:NXT, the NXT Generation of wrestling. This has since been a cause for concern for Scottish promotion NXT Wrestling, a local company who risk getting squashed in favour of the multi-million dollar WWE headed by Vince McMahon.

NXT Wrestling was announced in 2006 and launched in 2007 as a way of giving young men with dreams their chance to break free from their lives and live for a few moments in the spotlight. NXT and it’s associated promotion the Scottish Wrestling Alliance have strived to bring quality family entertainment to towns and halls across the West of Scotland, culminating in the struggle to bring an ailing genre into the spotlight with events in Kelvin Hall, and has helped raise funds for charities including Torkhill Childrens Foundation.

When WWE announced their new brand as NXT, using the same tagline ‘NXT Generation’ and emphasis on developmental talent, staff and employee’s began to worry when they woke up to the new on Wednesday morning.

“We have had no direct contact from WWE regarding this matter but we welcome any conversation or resolution they would like to put forward.†Commented Peter Murphy, owner of the Scottish Wrestling Alliance.

“Everyone at the Scottish Wrestling Alliance is honoured that WWE have decided to name their latest product after SWA’s feeder programme, NXT. We would like to assure our fans that the original NXT is still leading the way for trainees in Scotland and the shows on 6th February, Spittal Community Centre, Rutherglen, 19th February, Bargarran Community Centre, Erskine, March 6th, Viewpark Community Centre, Uddingston and March 19th, Links Community Centre, Cumbernauld are all still due to go ahead as advertised.â€

After long and careful planning, SWA:NXT made it’s debut in January 2007 as a promotion designed to showcase up and coming talent within Scotland in conjunction with SWA’s Area 52 wrestling school. In 2009 NXT Wrestling split from the Scottish Wrestling Alliance to stand on it’s own two feet, taking it’s own creative direction in September last year.

The goal within the company is to give younger talent an opportunity to showcase their abilities and get noticed. Several of our NXT talents over the years have gone on to work across the UK, gain international interest and win NWA Heavyweight championships. NXT promoted shows across the West of Scotland with our next event scheduled this weekend, February 6th in Rutherglen which features some fresh young talent who have risen through the ranks of their training facility and earned their place on the event.

Contact:
Peter Murphy
Scottish Wrestling Alliance & NXT Wrestling
07877461913
fanaccess@scottishwrestling.co.uk

http://nxtwrestling.com

http://scottishwrestling.co.uk

Courtesy of www.24wrestling.com

Thoughts? WWE Epically failed....!!!

 

[Double J]

Problem is WWE probably doesn't even care. I'm sure they'll find some little way to get out of a law suit about it and continue to pretend like they came up with the idea.

Then again to be honest it's not that creative of a name/idea so they very well could of come up with the name on their own without knowing about the original NXT, although I would think they'd research any names they wanted to use.

Sucks for the guys in Scottland though.

 

[Wordlife]

^I agree, those poor bastards are trying to have a nice independent wrestling company until WWE comes in and tries to take their name, not knowing otherwise and are too dumb to care to check if it already exists

 

[DcDudley]

I'd call them lucky actually. In the last few days they have probably had more exposure than they ever dreamed of.

 

[Montana]

That's awesome. They will probably go with NEXT or something along those lines. Or buy out the name.

 

[noumenon]

I wouldn't have been shocked if Vince had called it TNA... he doesn't acknowledge their existence either.

 

[He who knows more than Nation]

Vince'll probably just add the "e" so it's NEXT or just call it NXT GEN or something like that. Or he could just offer that company, which sounds as small and irrelevant as an indy gets, a sum of money for the name and trademarks.

 

[Wordlife]

I'm surprised Vince hasn't contacted these guys and asked to buy out their company and have them as indy wrestlers for the WWE?

 

[chessarmy]

If that little rinky dink NXT promotion actually thinks WWE is going to change the name of their television show to avoid a conflict, they're on drugs

 

[straight_edge76]

I'm surprised Vince hasn't contacted these guys and asked to buy out their company and have them as indy wrestlers for the WWE?

I was thinking the very same thing, another developmental territory anyone?

 

[soulreaper545]

the part i don't get is they are getting rid of ECW and replacing it with a show for the new guys, that will only be an hour long, and on the same time and network as ECW was

sounds like the same fucking thing if you ask me

 

[noumenon]

I think it will be a little more than just a straight up wrestling show. I have a feeling there will be some sort of stupid twist in it somewhere.

 

[Wordlife]

^its still PG

 

[★Chuck Zombie★]

WWE could just not show their NXT in Scotland and be completely free of any problems.

 

[MizMasta3000]

lol @ SWA thinking WWE's naming of NXT had anything to do with them