This is the full audio from the 6.7.16 WWE NXT Takeover: The End 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: The End card before opening the phone lines up to media for questions.
Some of the topics discussed include:
- Why NXT Takeover is being called “The End”
- Updates on the Cruiserweight Classic
- NXT’s role in the upcoming WWE Draft
- Eric Young & Bobby Roode’s current NXT status’
- NXT’s focus on the Canadian and UK markets
- A potential Women’s Tournament much like the Cruiserweight Classic
- Whose idea it was for the cage match between Finn Balor and Samoa Joe
- Whether or not Brock Lesnar’s UFC 200 appearance opens the door for more UFC fighters to train and perform in NXT and the WWE Performance Center
- What WWE Hall of Famers or Legends he’d like to see working with talent in WWE developmental
- More…
Triple H ends the call by talking about the passing of Muhammad Ali.
We will have transcribed quotes from this WWE media call available later today.
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