WWE Hoping To Open New NXT Brand By End Of 2023

WWE has a lot of plans for the future, and they want to continue establishing that worldwide dominance. NXT Europe was announced last year for a 2023 landing date, but that hasn’t happened just yet. Although WWE is going through a lot of changes, NXT Europe is still on the table.

WWE could be sold by the middle of 2023. The company is preparing itself for a sale, by even scaling back on WrestleMania expenses. It seems that NXT Europe will continue as planned in the face of cuts happening all around the company.

Shawn Michaels is calling the shots in WWE’s developmental territory now. He recently spoke to Sportsmail about the future of NXT Europe. That part of the world has a lot of talent, and WWE is still looking at opening the brand by the end of 2023.

“Things are still in the organizational stage and we are hoping we will have that up and running by the end of 2023. I’m really learning. It isn’t something you just throw together, especially if you want to set it up for success. I think everyone would feel a bit more comfortable if it takes a little bit longer to make sure we cross every t and dot every i, but still looking forward to trying to make that a reality by the end of 2023.”

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“It’s been an incredible learning experience for me, it has been an absolute blast too. I’m very much overjoyed about what we did with NXT UK, I had such a wonderful time doing that. It’s intimidating and exciting all at the same time, but again I am thankful that we were able to bring a lot of that British talent over, they’re incredibly talented and they all were in UK to eventually get to NXT and progress to RAW and SmackDown and they’re one step closer.”

“It’s great to have them all here. I’m excited with everything that’s going on in NXT, our biggest event of the year in Stand and Deliver is coming up, WrestleMania and across the WWE as a whole… It’s a really exciting time for everyone.”

We’ll have to see what the future holds for WWE as they branch out into Europe. NXT UK closed in the meantime to make way for this new brand, and it might be only a matter of time before fans hear about some momentum in Europe.

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