WWE announced earlier this year that NXT UK was going on a hiatus ahead of NXT Europe’s launch in 2023.
GUNTHER who was a force to be reckoned with, in NXT UK gave his thoughts on the brand’s closing during an appearance on Steve Fall’s Ten Count. He said that he isn’t sad about it because it is a natural progression.
“I got to be honest. No, I wasn’t really sad. I think it was a natural progression. I think it was great that it lasted through the pandemic. It was very difficult to do.”
“Everybody put the work in to make it as good as possible, but for me, even when I started in NXT UK, I was always thinking it would be Europe-wide because at some point, a lot of the key players in NXT were not from the UK. They were European. We had a bunch of Europeans that did really well. So I always wanted that progression to happen. I’m really excited for it.”
GUNTHER on Ten Count
NXT UK will always be remembered for Gunther’s record reign as NXT UK Champion where he held the belt for 870 days.
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