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It would appear that The CW was responsible for next week’s episode of NXT moving to Wednesday night.
The November 6 episode of NXT will air live on Wednesday night, and it will take place at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. According to the latest episode of WrestleVotes Radio on SportsKeeda’s Backstage Pass, the move was requested by The CW, not WWE.
It was originally speculated that WWE moved NXT off of the schedule to avoid going head-to-head with the 2024 Presidential Election coverage. However, WrestleVotes said that WWE was not opposed to airing on Tuesday night. The CW asked WWE to move this episode to Wednesday night since the network will be hosting its own Election Night coverage.
The show is expected to have a large ECW presence due to the venue and some of the announced special guests. Bubba Ray Dudley/Bully Ray, Rob Van Dam, Dawn Marie and Francine are currently advertised for the taping. While he was not explicitly confirmed, Nunzio is expected to be involved in a segment with Tony D’Angelo and The Family.
NXT will return to its normal Tuesday night timeslot on November 12.
Tony D’Angelo on NXT 2300
The NXT North American Champion spoke with WrestleZone Managing Editor Bill Pritchard ahead of the Philadelphia NXT taping. It was noted that the 2300 Arena was once home to some other (Full Blooded) Italians, and D’Angelo was the next generation of paisans to compete in WWE.
D’Angelo said that he didn’t have any plans for Philadelphia yet*, but he’s proud to compete in the same arena that carries a lot of history.
“I don’t really have any plans. But maybe smash somebody’s head in, if they want it. Who knows, after this Oba match I might scare the rest of the roster. But I think it is great going into that arena. So much [wrestling] history is going on,” D’Angelo said. “I think it’s cool to share the same arena that all these legends have been in and went to war in. And I think it’s pretty cool to be the next generation of the Italian group and representing a culture.
Swing the narrative
D’Angelo said he also had a great opportunity to show people that there’s more to Italian culture than just pizza and spaghetti. He loves both of them (and everything Italian), but wants to show people there’s more to the culture.
“I would love to keep it in good standing. Bring the Italian culture to more than just, ‘Ha ha, spaghetti and meatballs, pizza guys.’ Not that [the FBI and Nunzio was]. But sometimes it can turn into that and I don’t think Italians appreciate it. I don’t. It’s fun, but at the same time, I want us to be taken seriously. I want us to be real contenders,” D’Angelo said. “I’m honored to have my name etched in the list of wrestlers that got to be in that arena.”
“Don’t get me wrong,” he added. “I do like pizza, I love spaghetti and meatballs. I love everything Italian. It’s whatever. But, if you want to make fun of it, doesn’t really bother me. But I just want to swing the narrative a little bit and to what the norm would be.”
*The interview was recorded prior to Tuesday’s phone call that he received on NXT.
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