There has been a lot of talk recently regarding Kevin Owens and the potential for another big push for The Prizefighter on Monday Night RAW, but all may not be as it seems.
In a recent interview with CBS Sports, Owens spoke of his desire to return to NXT, the place that he first called home within WWE. KO has been rumored to be making a trip back to NXT for a while now, with his appearances at last years War Games only adding fuel to that particular fire. Tom Colohue of SportsKeeda reported last month that Owens was one of several names looking to move over to the black and gold brand, with HHH keen on making those moves happen.
Speaking to CBS, Owens said he was excited to get the call-up to the main roster at the end of his brief time with NXT, but he called the moment bittersweet. Now, with the shift in NXT’s position within the company from a developmental brand to being featured weekly on USA Network, there’s space for him to have an impact on WWE’s third brand.
“I think Triple H touched on it in the past in some interviews. For a while there, it looked like I was going to head back to NXT. I had even discussed it with Vince McMahon and stuff like that. I was excited about it. I don’t know if it would have been a long or short term thing. I’ve been vocal about wanting to go back there because I’d love to help make it grow even more and help make it as big as it can get and make it so we have three brands people know about.
I would love for people to be just as aware of NXT as they are about Raw and SmackDown. I would have loved to be a part of that, but some decisions were made that I had to stay put on Raw and SmackDown. That’s fine, but I would love the chance to go back.
I talk to Triple H pretty regularly and we bring it up once in a while. It’s just about timing. There’s a lot of opportunities. The landscape of WWE is changing quite a bit through this situation and I think it’s going to keep evolving. The ideal scenario for me would be for NXT to be viewed as a third brand, and if it’s not already, it’s pretty close. I’d love to be a part of anything. I love to contribute to SmackDown, to Raw, to NXT. I just want to go where I’m needed and try to make a difference.”
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