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| − | '''NXT''' is a show produced by [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]. It | + | '''''WWE NXT''''' is a professional wrestling television show produced by [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]. It serves as WWE's current developmental brand. The NXT promotion was founded in 2012 by Paul "Triple H" Levesque (the son-in-law of [[Vince McMahon]]) as a replacement for previous WWE developmental promotion Florida Championship Wrestling (which, according to WWE in 2008, was itself based on the old [[National Wrestling Alliance]]-affiliated promotion Championship Wrestling from Florida).<ref>[http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/7596266 Florida Championship Wrestling unveils new arena in Tampa, Fla.] at WWE.com</ref> Prior to becoming a promotion in its own right, ''NXT'' originally began in 2010 as a seasonal reality show where aspiring wrestlers from FCW competed to win a contract with WWE. |
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Latest revision as of 23:50, February 13, 2017
WWE NXT is a professional wrestling television show produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. It serves as WWE's current developmental brand. The NXT promotion was founded in 2012 by Paul "Triple H" Levesque (the son-in-law of Vince McMahon) as a replacement for previous WWE developmental promotion Florida Championship Wrestling (which, according to WWE in 2008, was itself based on the old National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated promotion Championship Wrestling from Florida).[1] Prior to becoming a promotion in its own right, NXT originally began in 2010 as a seasonal reality show where aspiring wrestlers from FCW competed to win a contract with WWE.