Press release: WWE Confirms NXT Move

[Crayo]

The following press release was issued this evening, confirming our story that NXT was graduating to its own tapings:
WWE and Full Sail University are combining forces to make entertainment history! The WWE franchise NXT is moving full-time to Full Sail University and Thursday, May 17th, 2012 will be its inaugural event. A powerhouse night of hard-hitting action returns to the Full Sail Live Venue as WWE invades the Full Sail University campus!

The night will feature a special appearance by WWE's own Triple H and includes a WWE Superstar Showdown with World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus going against Alberto Del Rio for the World Heavyweight Championship and Kofi Kingston and R-Truth going against Epico and Primo for the World Tag Team title!

Want to sit ringside? Wear your favorite WWE shirt and bring your most creative wrestling sign and you could find yourself closer to the action than you ever imagined.

This event is free to all Full Sail students and staff with a valid Full Sail ID. Please send your ticket request to events@fullsail.com for tickets!

This reminds me of NXT's debut when all the stars were there, including Vince. I hope it succeeds this time.

 

[Snowman1]

Wait, what? So NXT will be at this university full-time. That's fine, but I really, really hope they don't change anything about the show itself.

Triple H on NXT makes me want to cry. If they want to change their best show into Smackdown 2, they've definitely lost my viewership.

 

[Rysenberg]

Good. That will hopefully mean the Smackdown crowd is slightly less dead as they only have to sit through 2 tapings.

 

[Stopspot]

Ponderings. Does this mean that NXT will now be live or still taped?

 

[Leo C]

I like this change, but I hope they keep NXT the way it is know. I don't think HHH's appearance is a problem by itself, I think it's just to get some viewers, some special attention for the first episode in the new venue.

 

[Crayo]

Ponderings. Does this mean that NXT will now be live or still taped?

No idea, probably taped though.

 

[Saylor]

NXT is the best show that WWE currently has to offer. I've watched like 3 NXT episodes and I'm loving it already, it's so entertaining.

 

[wolf_bl]

NXT je po meni nigde veze

 

[Leo C]

So NXT will be on thursday this week? Or will they record it with SD one more time, tape it in the new arena on thursday and show it next week?

 

[Stopspot]

Newly leaked info reports that we will get a new announce team for this new form of NXT. The team consisting of Regal and JR. We are getting JR for the best show people!

 

[Crayo]

Source? JR doing NXT seems like a massive troll.

JR and Regal would be pretty good though.

 

[Stopspot]

Source? JR doing NXT seems like a massive troll.

JR and Regal would be pretty good though.

Source

I guess the speculations on JR being part of the announcing team is because of his heavy involvement with FCW at the moment and FCW stars being integrated to NXT.

 

[Leo C]

JR and Regal? :yay:

 

[Snowman1]

JR on NXT?

:shock:

Unbelievable. Awesome. Amazing. Fantastic. The problem is, they had WWE's best commentary team already.

 

[Snowman1]

I just saw the spoilers for this out of curiosity, and it definitely looks like it's just a way to televise FCW. Jim Ross is on commentary for Episode One, then Byron Saxton takes over. Regal will still be there, but he will no longer be "match coordinator" and there's a new permanent GM.

Triple H and the title matches were not televised. Typical guys who we see every week are still in the main event, but that's all they're getting. The rest is for FCW guys.