In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here), Dave Meltzer wrote about the plans for NXT in 2020.
According to Meltzer, WWE is looking into running shows in other buildings. They currently run all of their episodes out of Full Sail University in Orlando.
Here is what Meltzer wrote:
Regarding NXT in 2020, there is talk going around that they will continue to use Full Sail, just not every week, with the idea of doing some shows live at Full Sail and some in arenas outside Florida. Full Sail is more cost-effective but the location and look, particularly with head-to-head competition, is likely part of the reason for the declining ratings. It was only done weekly at Full Sail to start because they rushed to get the thing on the air to get the jump on AEW and didn’t have time to book arenas. They’ve been talking to arenas for television starting in January
My Take: It will be interesting to see how many arenas that WWE books for NXT in 2020. Full Sail is great but it definitely doesn’t look as good as when RAW, Smackdown, and even AEW use the bigger arenas.
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