NXT’s Origins
NXT was originally launched in 2010, replacing the company’s ECW brand, and aimed to create the company’s next break-out star.
After five series of a reality-show format in which rookies competed to get a WWE contract, NXT was revamped and relaunched in 2012, as the company’s developmental system, replacing Florida Championship Wrestling.
Since the relaunch, several top stars in WWE have come from NXT, including current Universal Champion Seth Rollins, who was the very first NXT Champion.
Many of WWE’s current champions got their big breaks in WWE as part of the yellow brand, including Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and current 24/7 Champion Elias.
The success of the brand has also led to the creation of NXT UK, which focuses to produce the next brand of WWE Superstars in the United Kingdom.
The Move
A statement given by WWE confirmed the rumored move of the developmental brand to the USA Network, stating:
In a tweet by the 14-time WWE World Champion, Triple H said he was proud of the brand that he has worked with closely since the relaunch, and proud of everyone who has been a part of the brand.
The new two-hour NXT will launch on the USA Network starting from September 18th, though there is no information on what this means for the show’s broadcast rights internationally.
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