WWE NXT is looking to emphasize the Cruiserweight division and the title more on their programming going forward.
Fightful Select reported the news today. It was said that this plan has been one WWE officials have been working on for a long time. It was noted NXT officials have been high on Kushida ever since he came in, as has the roster around him.
The report stated fans should expect NXT to integrate more storyline, some bigger names, and angles into the Cruiserweight division, especially this Summer.
Back on the April 13th episode of NXT, Kushida beat Santos Escobar to win the title after the then-champion had issued an open challenge. The two later worked a few different matches before the feud ended.
Since that time, Kushida has kept doing the open challenges and wrestled various new WWE signees such as Carmelo Hayes, formerly known as Christian Casanova.
NXT Cruiserweight Champion Kushida is slated to wrestle Kyle O’Reilly in a non-title match on this week’s episode of NXT. Originally, General Manager William Regal said that O’Reilly and Adam Cole would pick each other’s opponent on this show, but it was Kushida who challenged O’Reilly to this match. Cole vs. O’Reilly has been booked for the Great American Bash special on July 6th.
