News regarding the backstage atmosphere in WWE NXT and the “2.0” branding
According to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, there is “a lot of trepidation” and a “sense of unease” behind the scenes among NXT talents heading into tonight’s premiere of NXT 2.0.
Johnson noted the following…
“There had already been a lot of stress and concern among talents after the last batch of releases, since the feeling among many is that talents who did ‘everything they were supposed to’ and/or were ‘great talents’ were released, leaving some of those who remained that PWInsider.com has spoken with feeling as if everyone was now on thin ice and that even if they did the right thing, it didn’t matter and their runs could be over at any point with no notice.”
It was also said that talent felt more secure with Triple H in charge. Triple H is reportedly at tonight’s event due to his recent medical procedure and it’s still uncertain which members of his team (if any) will be running the show. Johnson wrote that Kevin Dunn is at tonight’s taping and will “personally oversee the USA Network broadcast.” The script for the show was believed to have changed several times during the day.
Andrew Zarian of the Mat Men Podcast also noted the following regarding the “2.0” branding…
Look like WWE will be using the name “NXT 2.0” moving forward for the time being.
“They want people to know this is a whole new NXT” – source #nxt #wwe
— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) September 14, 2021