Major WWE Creative Changes - Russo Heads NXT Writing Team
Johnny will work under Bruce Prichard and Christine Lubrano in his new role.
Johnny Russo (no relation...) has assumed a lead role in WWE's new-look NXT 2.0 writing team.
Per PWInsider's Mike Johnson, the longstanding WWE writer will operate under the supervision of senior vice presidents Bruce Prichard and Christine Lubrano in his new position. A member of various WWE creative teams since coming into the company in October 2011, he has been working on NXT since 2019, assuming the brand's lead writer position in July 2020.
Mick Foley's son, Dewey, and Anthony Golden Jr. remain part of the creative team, which has lost its autonomy following recent behind-the-scenes changes in the company.
Johnson states that NXT's writers had effectively operated in a "separate bubble" to the rest of the promotion. This changed last week, when WWE released much of the group Triple H had assembled over the past few years, including William Regal, Brian 'Road Dogg' James, and more.
NXT's creative team will now operate in a similar way to Raw and SmackDown's groups, reporting and answering to Prichard and Lubrano.
WWE's developmental system has undergone a complete facelift over the past few months, with dozens of personnel released, the company's signing policy shifting dramatically, and NXT becoming NXT 2.0. The Triple H-led "super indie" era appears to be well and truly over.