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October 17, 2018 - The Future Is Not Seen

NXT UK
WWE

NXT UK is broadcast for the first time on the WWE Network. Ironically, given that Triple H will later claim “it’s new” as his explanation as to why All Elite Wrestling gains momentum, the brand-new NXT UK fails to spark enthusiasm within the wrestling world.

A very dry programme promoted in front of very few fans, the technically adept but hardly marketable talents do not become WWE Superstars. In their homeland, they are resented for bending the knee to WWE and dismantling a thriving, versatile ‘BritWres’ scene; across the rest of the world, they may as well not exist.

This will prove to be catastrophic. NXT UK is meant to be the pilot of Levesque’s grand ‘Global Localisation’ ploy. The idea is to create several NXT brands internationally - Japan, Mexico etc. - so that, wherever there’s a significant wrestling market, WWE will monopolise it.

The idea is an utter failure. The project begins and ends in Blighty.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!