Tommaso Ciampa was recently interviewed by Sportskeeda. During the interview, Ciampa was asked his thoughts on AEW, which competes with NXT on Wednesday nights.
Ciampa says that ratings do matter to him and he wants to win. Here is what he said about AEW:
“It makes it a little bit more fun. It brings that competitive edge out. I mean have friends over there and I also have people over there I’ve never met or ever shared a ring with. It’s awesome to see, you know, everyone just elevating their game. Everyone just wants it. I don’t know if people say ratings don’t matter… they sure as Hell matter. Like, you want to win,”
He also added the following about NXT no longer being considered ‘developmental’:
“Now that we’re on USA, we’re doing live TV. There’s just no more ‘yea buts.’ – They’re (NXT roster) doing everything that you would constitute of as a main roster player. I think that’s the main thing, that switch. That developmental like, stink is just gone.”
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