NXT Moving To FS1 to compete with AEW?

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Fox officials hosted a summit meeting on Wednesday to talk with their affiliates about the fall schedule, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. WWE was included in this summit.

Since SmackDown will be part of the Fox sports block every Thursday to Sunday in the fall, the network reportedly wants WWE to be promoted as a legitimate sport that is a choreographed sports presentation, although the outcomes of the matches are predetermined. SmackDown will air 51 weeks per year on Fox, and will be preempted for the World Series. It's possible that SmackDown airs on FS1 for that one week.

Fox will also air a one-hour launch show in late September to build to the live Friday night debut on October 4 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The idea is that the one-hour special will introduce WWE and the Superstars to the Fox audience. WWE and Fox are planning a major promotion that will see WWE Superstars take a moving truck to various sized markets to promote the network change. A digital primer is also being planned, which will allow viewers to get a behind-the-scenes look at the WWE product. This primer will teach viewers some of the insider terms, according to the Observer.

Fox is also in talks to bring the WWE NXT brand to TV. There's been speculation on NXT airing on FS1, head-to-head with AEW's weekly TNT show, but that has not been confirmed. As previously reported, FS1 will also air a weekly WWE studio show on Tuesdays with Renee Young as the host.

It's believed that the SmackDown 20th Anniversary special will air as the premiere episode on Fox, on October 4. WWE will begin promoting that special in mid-September. It was noted at the summit that there will be a lot of surprises on that show.

WWE - Fox Updates: NXT On FS1 Vs. AEW?, 20th Anniversary Surprises, SmackDown Preempted Once A Year - Wrestling Inc.
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Network numbers gonna drop dramatically :pachaha:
 
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:jbhmm:so thats why I got a 99 cent WWE Network offer in my email.

WWE fitting to go the UFC route and make their events including their PPVs Fox exclusives.

So much for that 9.99 value:francis:
 
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Ryback and Ryan Satin called NXT going head to head AEW last month

 
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:whoa:

Last thing NXT needs is to compete ratings wise.

NXT is great cause it’s in its own lane. Doesn’t have to worry about tv time or selling out venues.

If it doesn’t produce the ratings they’re hoping for watch them start making it look like the other brands :hhh:
 
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“Compete”? More like Fox knowing they won’t do well on the main network so they pushed them back to the Sports section. :mjlol:

(Which they really should have done in the first place.)
 
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