10 Times WWE Leaked Top Secret Information
4. The NXT UK Rehearsal Footage
The mere existence of NXT UK, when it isn't A) unspeakably bland or B) unspeakably grim, is C) perversely entertaining.
Think of it like this.
It was phase one of Triple H's grand masterplan to take over the entire wrestling world to a level beyond even Vince McMahon's national expansion. Where Vince wanted to take the Carolinas, Triple H wanted more. As heir apparent to the throne, he already had the States. Now, he had the UK. After that, he wanted India. Japan. Mexico. And he started this über-monopoly by...
Pushing Gallus in front of about 180 fans and telling some other guys with names like Archie Davies to throw on a pair of kick pads, stare at their hands, and silently mutter "Cor blimey" when an opponent kicked out of their signature.
It was already a dead brand before it suffered yet more embarrassment when, in November 2019, WWE accidentally leaked several hours of rehearsal footage, which was something they'd really never want the public to consume. It's a secretive practise that exposes just how patterned everything is on the very condescending behalf of its talent.
David Bixenspan received a tip from a friend, who stumbled onto the unlisted YouTube video via a presumed glitch. In it, literally every move was rehearsed in excruciating detail, all to get it just right.
Since the eventual broadcast might as well have been unlisted, for how many people watched it, this seems like a gigantic waste of time.