Below are a couple of top WWE news stories of the day, featuring Vince McMahon and NXT Europe.
• Vince McMahon Would’ve Never Agreed To WWE’s Current Controversial Strategy
WWE’s high ticket prices is a major topic of discussion among fans these days. Ticket prices for WWE’s upcoming European shows before the Clash In Paris PLE are almost double of what they were before Vince McMahon stepped down.
According to former WWF / WCW / TNA writer Vince Russo, TKO is responsible for the high ticket prices, not WWE, and that McMahon would’ve never agreed to such high prices.
Here’s what Russo said on the Legion of RAW podcast:
“It’s not even WWE greedy. It’s TKO greedy, it’s Endeavor greedy, and it’s Ari Emanuel greedy. I do not believe if Vince McMahon was in place, you would be paying these prices for tickets.
I do not believe that because I swear I can tell you one thing: working for Vince McMahon, Vince really did care about the fans and the fanbase, and Vince was not looking to rip off his fanbase.
So it goes beyond the WWE, man. It’s TKO, it’s Endeavor, it’s Ari Emanuel. It goes above and beyond the WWE.”
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• WWE Is Planning A Big Launch Later This Year
NXT Europe could finally become a reality after years of delays. According to PWInsider, WWE has been discussing internal plans to launch the brand later this year. The report comes after recent tryouts at the UK Performance Center, which featured talent from all over Europe.
WWE’s Chief Content Officer Triple H recently confirmed the project is still active. Speaking to the Daily Mail, he said, “It is,” when asked if NXT Europe is happening. “I’m still a big believer that the UK was going to work. The product was there, the interest level was there—the pandemic squashed it.”
Triple H also explained that the focus is on developing talent properly, not just expanding globally. “It’s as if you have an instrument but no one is teaching you how to play it and you’re just trying to start a band,” he said. “But if you have somebody teaching you, showing you the ropes… it makes it so much easier. That’s what this is about.”
Fans have been waiting for movement since NXT UK was shut down in 2022. With these latest updates, it looks like NXT Europe could finally launch before the end of the year.
