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Joseph Zucker is the featured Columnist for January 5, 2022.
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There is upheaval at the in-ring performers.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com reported that William Regal is no longer with the company.
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William was let go from the company, according to Fightful.
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Road Dogg, coach Ace Steel, and writer Ryan Katz are no longer with the company.
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Fightful has learned that Scott Armstrong is among the personnel cuts.
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The company said in a statement that they had decided to part ways with some of the staff based in the Performance Center. We wish them the best and thank them for their many contributions.
There is a desire by the company to chart a new course for the brand. The brand has a completely new look and was changed to NXT 2.0 last year.
A number of stalwarts have either been let go or left of their own will. On Wednesday night, the NXT Championship was won by Bron Breakker, dealing another blow to the old organization.
The brand built a loyal following because it presented fans with a more wrestling focused alternative than they got with the traditional weekly fare on Raw and SmackDown.
He became synonymous with the show because he was the main authority figure. The Englishman was a no-nonsense GM who maintained a level of distance that gave him credibility.
The 53-year-old didn't stick to the typical babyface/heel dynamic commissioners or GMs on WWE programming.
The "sports entertainment" realm that is the hallmark of the company seems to be shifting toward the younger generation of wrestlers. A backstage shake-up was inevitable.
