As we told you earlier today, it's thought that WWE will move NXT to a two-hour timeslot on FS1 on Wednesday nights this fall. That means the show will go head to head with All Elite Wrestling and the vast majority believe that this is the company's way of counter-programming the newly launched promotion's weekly series.
Now, Triple H has weighed in on that and makes a compelling argument about why some fans might be reading too much into WWE's actions.
"Contrary to what I've heard, because you hear people speculate and I've seen the conversations around FS1 or whatever it is with NXT and all that stuff, and then immediately, people come in with counter-programming talk. We have content all over the place, and if people want to talk about counter-programming and bring that up in the conversation - like, Wednesday has been the home of NXT forever. Right?" Triple H asked. "That's where it's sat; it's been on our network on a Wednesday's time slot now forever.
"And when other people announce [their show] on Wednesday, you don't hear talk about counter-programming. You just hear, 'the announcement'. For us, everything is 'counter-programming' and it's this and it's that - We plan things long in advance," Triple H continued. "We worry about doing our business and that's really what we worry about, so, [I've been giving] cryptic talk because there's a lot of thoughts and possibilities. And that's the great thing about it is that we can do just about anything, it is about what is best for WWE, and this business, and how does it affect the fans in the way that is the most meaningful to them."
It's worth noting that TNT is in more homes that FS1 but WWE will be receiving a big push from FOX so this is bound to hurt the company. What The Game says here is definitely noteworthy, though, especially when NXT has called Wednesdays home for a long time now.
Either way, it will be interesting seeing how things play out this fall...