On the latest “Oh You Didn’t Know” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Road Dogg talked about the opening of the WWE Performance Center and the impact that the facility has had on the business.
Road Dogg talked about NXT’s focus:
“I think NXT is still to this day going through growing pains,” Road Dogg said. “I wouldn’t say pains because I think it’s exactly by design, but going through growth spurts where man, they were Black and Yellow to hardcore indie, almost like a Progress or Evolve or whatever with a huge budget.”
He continued, “There was really a core audience for that. It was like a third brand for a minute. Now they’re thinking more like, okay, we should probably get back to it being developmental. They went really hard back on that. Now I think they’re trying to find a balance. Went too far this way, went too far this way. How can we make the best of both worlds here while still developing young talent and also have a third brand, a third brand that sells merchandise, that sells television rights? It’s still developing itself into exactly what it needs to be.”
In recent weeks, WWE has been featuring more main roster stars on NXT in an effort to make it a bigger brand that can help boost the revenue they get from media rights.
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