Surprising Update On WWE Plans For NXT Europe

Speculation is increasing that WWE could be preparing to launch NXT Europe.

Back in August 2022, NXT UK was officially closed after spending four years as a proving ground for stars such as Rhea Ripley, Tyler Bate, Gunther, Pete Dunne, and current AEW star Toni Storm.

When the brand was absorbed into NXT in the United States, WWE announced it would be replaced by NXT Europe. However, just shy of three years later, information on the brand has been all but non-existent, while some have questioned whether it will ever launch as promised.

For his part, Triple H was adamant that the project was still in the works when questioned in an interview at a try-out in the UK during WWE’s pre-WrestleMania European tour.

‘It is,’ he asserts. ‘I’m still a big believe that the UK was going to work. The product was there, the interest level as there – the pandemic squashed it. For years we couldn’t move people, we couldn’t bring people in and it just shut it down. I still believe it’s there…

The future of the business for us is going to Japan, the Middle East, Australia and all of these places where we can help support and grow a thriving industry. The people who don’t see that don’t see what we do.’

Shortly after making those comments, WWE announced that it had acquired the famous Mexican promotion AAA. The deal is expected to be fully completed in the third quarter of 2025.

WWE NXT Europe Just Around The Corner

Despite the skepticism around the project and those comments from Triple H, a new report from Mike Johnson of PWInsider has hinted that it might actually come to fruition.

In recent weeks and months, WWE has placed an increased focus on signing European talent, and held other try-outs during the tour prior to WrestleMania as well as the one mentioned in London. This has kick-started talk within the company that NXT Europe could launch before the end of 2025.

According to several reports, WWE is looking to sign Zozaya, Aigle Blanc, and Mike D. Vecchio, who hail from Spain, France, and Italy, respectively.