After months of speculation, the WWE made it official Tuesday morning when they announced that their NXT program would move from the company’s streaming-only WWE Network to cable on the USA Network in the fall of 2019. The show will air Live on Wednesday nights at 7PM/CST beginning on September 18th.
WWE Chairman & CEO, Vince McMahon says of the move:
“The move to USA Network provides an opportunity to deepen our relationship with NBCUniversal and further build the NXT brand. Over the long term, our goal is to develop a following that can be monetized to the same level as our flagship programs, Raw and Smackdown.”
BREAKING: Starting Sept. 18, @WWENXT will air LIVE as a two-hour weekly show every Wednesday on @USA_Network! https://t.co/Jk2crhv0Nx
— WWE (@WWE) August 20, 2019
Triple H took to Twitter to express his excitement with the announcement:
Can’t describe this announcement in any other word than PROUD.
— Triple H (@TripleH) August 20, 2019
Proud of everyone involved from day one.
Proud you’ve let your voice be heard and carried the banner of this brand.
Proud you’ve loudly & clearly said #WeAreNXT.
And I’m proud to say, we’re just getting started. https://t.co/GAF34LZGeT
....GET READY.#WeAreNXT @WWENXT @USA_Network @slipknot pic.twitter.com/xK90akihcL
— Triple H (@TripleH) August 20, 2019
This is a strategic move by the company to program directly against All Elite Wrestling, the upstart wrestling promotion run by Cody Rhodes, the son of the late wrestling star Dusty Rhodes. Their new weekly show will start in October.
