WWE NXT will begin a new era when the show premieres on The CW Network on October 1. NXT commentator Booker T believes the move is “huge” and says it will put more pressure on the talent to perform.
On his The Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T discussed NXT moving to The CW. He highlighted how there would be even more pressure on the talent. (H/t Jon Jordan of Wrestling Inc. for the transcription)
“It’s gonna [bring] a whole lot more criticism if you’re not out there really, really performing at a certain level with Twitter and all that stuff now,” Booker T said. “You’re gonna be put out there and exposed to a lot more fans. It’s gonna be a sink or swim mentality. For me, there again, cream rises to the top.”
“This is huge,” he added. “I’m jealous in so many ways. I could see myself coming up in an NXT system when I first got into the business and how great that would have been to actually have that kind of springboard into the next level. Man, it would have been awesome.”
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