NXT Cruiserweight Champion Jordan Devlin is ready to bring NXT UK to Ireland.
Devlin has exploded in popularity over the past few months, earning more opportunities on NXT UK and coming up with an NXT Cruiserweight Championship victory at Worlds Collide.
Speaking to Scott Fishman of TV Insider, Devlin stated that he believes NXT UK is great for the European scene and he hopes to expand the brand into Ireland.
?It?s really good for the UK scene. It has breathed life into us," he said. "To have the UK Performance Center as well and learn from the best minds in the business...NXT UK has grown so much in the last three years. I couldn?t have imagined we?d be here if you?d ask me three years ago. Maybe we can be a company or brand that tours across Europe and not just the UK. I?d love to see NXT UK TakeOver Dublin. There is talk of maybe going to Germany and other parts of Europe. I?d love to take the show on the road. It would be awesome for the brand.?
WWE is stocked with top-end Irish talent with Finn Balor being a top star in NXT, Becky Lynch being arguably the biggest star in the entire company and Sheamus still being a featured player on WWE SmackDown.
?He was the best wrestler in Ireland then and probably now,? Devlin said of Balor. ?He was the person I most aspired to be like. He was always the guy I wanted to measure up to and up with. He went from Ireland to Japan to train, as did I. He went to New Japan Pro Wrestling. I went to Zero-One. He went to the States and WWE. I was a couple of years behind him when WWE signed me. We?ve been running the same path for a long time.
?I?ve always aspired to be like him and share that same work ethic he does. He was an inspiration to me, so to get to wrestle him in a WWE ring at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool was something we both enjoyed a lot. So it has been cool to catch up with him and share a workplace and call each other colleagues.?
Balor made a surprise appearance at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool, facing Devlin in singles competition. Balor was victorious in the bout.
Devlin is set to appear on Wednesday's NXT in some capacity. Fightful will have live coverage of NXT beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday.