RUMOR: USA Network Unhappy With NXT Changes

They might have a point. The biggest story in wrestling over the last week has been the string of NXT releases. Even more wrestlers were let go from the company and there is every chance that even more wrestlers will be let go in the future. It seems that things are changing in a big way in NXT, which is going to have some fans wondering what is going on. As it turns out, the fans are not the only ones.

Following the firings, news broke of Vince McMahon ordering major changes to NXT. These changes include shifting more towards a developmental approach and focusing more on younger, larger wrestlers. According to Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast, USA executives are unhappy with the changes as they are expected to be negative for NXT. There is no word on what this could mean for USA’s relationship with NXT or when the changes will be implenented.

Hearing a lot of chatter from USA Network higher-ranked reps regarding the releases from NXT.

"Personally I'm disappointed with how this is going"

The perception from many is that these upcoming changes will be negative. 1/2

— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) August 9, 2021

Perception means everything especially when you are working with partners who are not pro wrestling fans and don't have deep knowledge of the talent.

In reality are the changes coming to NXT a bad thing? Time till tell. 2/2 https://t.co/hNxa3qxZG1

— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) August 9, 2021

This could be it for awhile. Check out how NXT has worked over the years:

An inside look at the return of WarGames: WWE NXT, Nov. 15, 2017

Relive NXT’s incredible 2019

Who is No. 1 Contender to the NXT Championship?: WWE NXT, Jan. 13, 2016

Opinion: I can’t say I blame USA for being upset over this, as they signed NXT on under a certain format and then things are being shaken up. That is the kind of thing that could change NXT’s success and USA would not be pleased. I’m not entirely sure how many tweaks NXT needs, but this seems to be the way they are heading this time around. All we can do now is hope that things wind up working out.

What do you expect from the changes? Should USA be upset? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 60,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 6,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books.

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