Straight out of a Brit's mouth on the deleterious effects of the soon to be departed #NXTUK
https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamilton-looking-skeptically-at-nxt-europe/
On the heels of NXT UK's closure and the impending launch of NXT Europe, Ian Hamilton takes a look at the results of WWE's first go around in Europe and wonders whether there really is going to be a second time around.
To the surprise of everyone but me, #NXTUK is going away and will supposedly be rebranding as NXT Europe in '23.
The wrestling scene in Great Britain is all the poorer for what Triple H did 5 1/2 years ago
Priestley didn't last long in #aew given the pandemic and Jimmy Havoc's departure after his involvement in the #SpeakingOut scandal.
Storm had initial success in #nxt before being wasted on the main roster.
Priestley is now in #nxtuk and Storm is All Elite.
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The UK scene has been in shambles for years. When the World of Sport relaunch took place, Triple H quickly squashed that momentum by raiding that country's indies to form #NXTUK.
WOS relaunched 1 1/2 years behind schedule due to WWE's monopolistic behavior and hasn't had a follow-up season since as almost all of the people involved have moved on.
The much hyped "TNA beat WWE in the UK" spiel in the early '10s was due to Impact being on free TV and WWE on paid TV
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.wrestlinginc.com/news/2020/12/eric-bischoff-on-his-appearances-in-tna-i-looked-like-st-677881/
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On the latest episode of the 83 Weeks Podcast, Eric Bischoff talked about his time he spent in TNA and appearing live on television. Bischoff debuted for the company in January of 2010 alongside Hulk Hogan as an alliance to take over and rebuild the company, while he was named Executive Producer of TNA behind […]