Newsweek recently caught up with Triple H to discuss NXT's move to the USA Network and he revealed that talks to move the developmental brand to the cable network have been ongoing for nearly the past two years. The Game also confirmed that we could see the number of
TakeOver specials increase to six a year in the US and that they'll monitor the situation in the UK.
As for
205 Live, it sounds like some big changes could be coming to that show moving forward.
"NXT UK will sit under that NXT banner as well, probably 205 too breathing some life into it a little bit. That creates three distinct brands that talent, over the course of their career – which hopefully is long – where they can migrate from one to the other and be reinvigorated and have fresh starts and have longer, more meaningful and lucrative careers while staying within the same company."
"You’ll start to see 205 begin to. I think it always existed as an island onto itself, a little bit, and it’s become lost in this limbo," he continued. "You’ll begin to see it move more towards the NXT banner and the talent there. We have a lot of talent. For them to begin to compete either open against anyone or in the cruiserweight division, but have that title sit under the NXT brand is more meaningful. It creates more opportunities for more people."
There have been questions about the future of 205 Live once SmackDown Live moves to FOX next month and if it's true that the blue brand will get an extra hour on FS1 on Friday nights, then there will be no room for the Cruiserweight division (which most fans don't stick around for anyway).
Incorporating it into NXT seems like the smartest move and we'll be sure to let you guys if we learn more.