NXT is like the Broadway of the pro wrestling landscape.
At least that's how Triple H sees it.
Kyle O'Reilly reflected on the analogy "The Game" made about NXT and Broadway during his recent appearance on "The Sessions" podcast, as well as how WWE doesn't appear to be interested in actual pro wrestlers.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview where he touches on these topics.
On how Triple H compared NXT and the main roster: "When NXT got its TV deal, there was something Hunter said that I loved when he compared NXT to the main roster. He said NXT was like the broadway show. It’s where the real performers get out there. They’ve got the chops, they can act, they can sing, they can dance, they can do it all, and there are no special effects. There are no big-budget blockbuster movie special effects that are hiding it all like RAW and Smackdown would be. I just thought that was such a great analogy, and it really rang true.”
On how WWE has a mindset of not wanting pro-wrestlers: “‘We don’t want pro ‘rasslers was something I heard. And it was like, ‘Okay, well I am a pro wrestler. And I want to be a pro wrestler still. So I want to go where I can be a pro wrestler.’ And I know that the things are the same – sports entertainment, wrestling, it’s all the same. But I don’t know if everyone looks at it that way.”