Backstage News on Brock Lesnar’s Return To WWE TV, Who Has Been Named The New Head Writer For WWE NXT?

May 12, 2016

Brock Lesnar Return Update

WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar is being kept off WWE TV until August. Most likely to build to a match at August 21st’s SummerSlam in Brooklyn, NY.

There is currently no word on who Lesnar will face at SummerSlam tho there were talks before WrestleMania to have him face either Bray Wyatt or Braun Strowman.

New WWE NXT Head Writer Named

Former Tampa Tribune writer and longtime wrestling fan Joe Belcastro is now the new head writer for WWE NXT. Belcastro is working under Triple H and was involved in the pilot episode of WWE Kids that was filmed a few months ago.

He is replacing Ryan Ward who was praised for his work with NXT and is now focusing on writing for RAW and Smackdown. On top of being the head writer for WWE NXT he is also working with Triple H on the upcoming Cruiserweight Classic.

WWE NXT

Bull Dempsey vs Tino Sabatelli
Asuka vs Peyton Royce
Riddick Moss vs Levis Valenzuela
Riddick Moss vs Levis Valenzuela
Sunny Dhinsa, Gzim Selmani and Lovepreet Sangha
Tye Dillinger vs Hugo Knox
Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder vs Jason Jordan and Chad Gable
Samoa Joe vs Finn Balor

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