Road Dogg has a theory on why Dexter Lumis was released.
Last month, WWE released ten talents from their WWE contracts. One of the talents released was Dexter Lumis. Lumis recently moved to trademark a new name. In a recent interview with WrestleZone, Road Dogg speculated on why Lumis was released from the company and made it very clear that NXT was never really meant to become a third brand.
“I think what his deal was, I think [it was] his age. You know what I mean? He’s not 40, but he ain’t 25 either. Right now, what they’re trying to do is get as many young talents up and running as they possibly can because then you’re gonna see a few of those thoroughbreds stick out and you’re gonna go ‘Okay, there’s so and so, we’re gonna send her to SmackDown. We’re gonna send him to Raw’. That’s what NXT was originally. It became, because of the TV rights deal, a third brand. It was never really intended to be a third brand and it was never thought about from a business standpoint as a third brand. It was always thought of as developmental [from the higher ups]. I think it got away from its roots a little bit. I think Vince [McMahon] came down there and said ‘We’re gonna do things a little differently now’. I think he saw an opportunity to do that and he took it. I think he’s wanted it to be run, so that’s how it’s being run now.”
Road Dogg To WrestleZone
A reflecting statement from Road Dogg on how Vince McMahon views NXT. What do you make of this? Let us know in the comment section and on our social media pages.
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