WWE “Aggressive Cuts” likely, and a note on Nia Jax’s Royal Rumble appearance
– Nia Jax made her return as the 30th entrant in this year’s Royal Rumble PLE. In an interview, she revealed that TJ Wilson was the one who pitched for her to be a part of the match. To many WWE fans’ surprise, Nia Jax made a one-off appearance at the Royal Rumble this year. She made her way to the ring as the final entrant in the Women’s Rumble match, catching the eye of every WWE Superstar in the ring.
– WWE Expected To Make “Aggressive Cuts” Following Merger With UFC
Nick Khan told LightShed Partners:
“If you look at what Endeavor was able to take out, cost-wise, from UFC in 2016 or shortly after that deal was done, we have the same expectation here. We think 50 (million) is a really conservative number.
it always seems to happen in any merger i’ve noticed i hope that everyone who is affected good luck it’s never ok to be layed off it’s happened to me but i hope that people, if they’re smart, will prepare now just in case and be prepared for the worst.
I get the feeling that the ,majority of the cuts are going to come in the front office, marketing, video production and then ring crew. As far as in-ring goes, look for the majority of the people re-signed (Bray, Eric Young, etc) as well as a good chunk of the NXT roster to be released.