This is the full audio from the 8.17.16 WWE NXT Takeover: Back 2 Brooklyn media call that WWE hosted earlier today. The call was moderated byWWE’s EVP of Talent, Live Events & Creative Paul “Triple H” Levesque. It also features WrestleZone reporter Nick Hausman on the call.
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Triple H starts the call by previewing the NXT Takeover: Back 2 Brooklyn card before opening the phone lines up to media for questions.
Some of the topics discussed include:
- What Cruiserweight Classic is being signed and whether they will be used more on RAW or NXT
- Whether Takeover: Brooklyn has become NXT’s version of WrestleMania
- The Women’s Division on NXT and the main WWE roster
- Possible tours for NXT in Spain, Australia and elsewhere
- Why there was a rash of injuries in NXT and WWE for awhile
- Who may be joining the NXT commentary table now that Mauro has been called up to RAW
- The differences between booking a three hour show and a one hour show
- Shawn Michael’s status as a possible trainer in the WWE Performance Center
- Whether or not the Cruiserweight Classic will end with a Cruiserweight Champion being crowned
- More…
We will have transcribed quotes from this WWE media call available later today.
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