WWE’s UK spinoff of “NXT” was short-lived from 2018 to 2022, with many nonetheless having questions in regards to the conclusion of the present. Former “NXT UK” wrestler Eddie Dennis lately appeared on the “Irish Wrestling and Leisure” podcast to debate his expertise with the tip of the model.
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Dennis recalled that in mid-2022, he was not wrestling as a lot on “NXT UK” and began getting extra concerned in on-screen managerial roles and serving to youthful expertise backstage. This prompted WWE to contact him about discovering continued work for him after the UK model shut down.
“After they closed the model down and mentioned they had been going to relaunch as Europe, they type of talked about to me, ‘Hey, we actually respect your work and hopefully when issues quiet down there is likely to be one thing for you,'” mentioned Dennis.
For some time after the closure of “NXT UK,” Dennis returned to the indies the place he says he was “hemorrhaging cash as an unbiased wrestler.” In January 2023, he obtained a proposal to work at “NXT” as a author and producer, and whereas he knew this meant he would not wrestle in-ring, it was his “highway to remain inside wrestling.”
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“The factor in regards to the writing gig is it is like a full-time job,” mentioned Dennis. “In order that they had been like, ‘You would not have the ability to stick with it wrestling.’ It wasn’t like a contractual obligation … it was similar to you may’t be a wrestler, there aren’t sufficient hours within the day.”
Shortly earlier than changing into a author and producer for “NXT,” Dennis introduced his official retirement from in-ring competitors.
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