WWE NXT Uses Established Talent To Attract More Viewers

Details on CW and WWE thinking regarding NXT.

Fightful Select reports, “Sources familiar with CW’s line of thinking and WWE’s claimed to us that both brands see using established talent like Blake Monroe, Ricky Saints, Ethan Page, and Joe Hendry as a way to attract new viewers to the NXT platform that might not have already drawn traditional WWE fans to.”

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