The NXT Breakout Tournament has added a significant amount of depth to the NXT roster – something that will be needed considering NXT is not only headed from the WWE Network to USA starting next week, but the show is also expanding from one hour to two. The depth is surely welcome by Triple H, along with the retention of the heart and soul of NXT – Johnny Gargano.
NXT may also be getting another big acquisition either right when the show moved to the USA Network or shortly after. Kevin Owens recently posted a tweet and no one could possibly figure out exactly what it means. All it said were the numbers “14 – 24 – 20”. Some members of the WWE universe have guessed (because that’s all they can do) that this may mean he is moving to NXT because these numbers coincide with the letters of the alphabet N (14th) X (24th) T (20th). If he were to go back to NXT, he would presumably challenge Adam Cole since Owens has been champion before and Cole doesn’t have a legitimate contender for his title after he disposed of Johnny Gargano.
This would be a massive acquisition for NXT, and Kevin Owens would need to be prepared to take a similar perspective to Tyler Breeze on the move – it would best serve him to view it as more of a lateral move within the company as opposed to a demotion. Unless this would be a short – term move, my personal pick for Owens to win the WWE Championship would be ruined (not that I’m very attached to it). These are all possibilities we are throwing around, we don’t know anything for sure.