What Does FOX Deal Mean For NXT And 205 Live?

But what about the little ones? Earlier this month, news broke that WWE and FOX would be coming together with SmackDown airing on the new network starting in October 2019. The move coincided with NBC Universal signing a new deal to air Monday Night Raw for another five years. With the two big shows taken care of, one of the questions became what would happen to the smaller shows, like 205 Live and NXT. Well now it seems that we have an answer to those questions.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, neither 205 Live nor NXT will be leaving the WWE Network and moving to a television network. The only show that may come of the deal is a weekly studio show that would air on FOX Sports 1. NXT hasn’t aired on television since 2010 after airing about eight months on the SyFy network (albeit in the original competition format). 205 Live has never aired on over the air televisions

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Opinion: The words sigh of relief come to mind. NXT has become one of the best treats wrestling fans could have but the idea of moving the show to a regular network would be a nightmare. NXT works so well because it’s a stand alone product that doesn’t have the main roster influence. I’m almost worried about what might happen to the regular shows on a bigger network and any such influence would destroy almost anything good that the show has going for it.

Do you want to see these shows on the main networks? What is your favorite WWE Network show? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 27 wrestling books. His latest book is the NXT: The Full Sail Years Volume III: From Dallas To New Orleans.

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