Ember Moon On How NXT Changed After Triple H Left 

That is unacceptable. It should be at least some of the writers’ responsibility to know the talent’s persona well before being called up. Tragic how frequently creative teams ruin the talent! Not just WWE!

Again, I think it's unacceptable that main roster staff is not aware of what's going on in NXT. I thought WWE were professionals...

Vince: "Hey, Killer Kross. I see you're really popular down in NXT. Let's move you to RAW n make you a Gimp."

NXT was a 30 minute show once a week (an hour at most) and these writers couldn't take the time to watch it so it would not only benefit the performers but also them and the company that they work for?! That seems absurd to me!

Imagine that your job is watching wrestling and you STILL don’t do it.

Ember is one of the best female workers in wrestling today , but those hacks in the writers’ meetings didn’t know what to do with her because they’re clueless.

She said exactly what I have known for years. And once H was removed NXT has become pure garbage

The fact that WWE writers don't even watch NXT or atleast know the people and storylines going on there makes so much sense. It explains literally everything.

My god, this just further solidifies that HHH had nxt in such a good & promising place. (imo 2017-2019 were the best years) but when VKM, BP & Co. Wanted to take over? that's when it all fell apart. just imagine how amazing WWE will be again once VKM either steps down from power, or steps off the planet. 🤷‍♂️ We could even possibly get WWE openly collaborating with other promotions!

Ember Moon deserve much more respect then what they gave her.

I love her honestly… I think she will be a pioneer in exposing the BS of wwe…

Let's be real, the amount of people they've actually been able to call up and use correctly is embarrassingly low compared to the ones they've had no idea how to book. I'd understand if the character they had in NXT doesn't click with people after they've given them a chance, but they just give up on gimmicks so easily and put them in even worse gimmicks than what they failed as.

NXT 2.0 is ok but it's not as great as the Black and Gold NXT. I feel like Black and Gold NXT was great because Triple H has history of playing a character and being involved in storylines along with competing in Wrestling matches with said character while Vince barely has any Wrestling experience as a full time competitor. Triple H brought what he learned about booking during his Wrestling experience and put it in NXT while Vince flushes what makes wrestlers great down the drain most of the time.

That’s ridiculous that those writers don’t know who is on NXT. Sure, they aren’t on that brand but isn’t it their job to know what’s going on with their product

Me and Ember feel the same way about hunter WWE would be SOOOOOO MUCH BETTER UNDER HIS WATCH

How do you not even know someone is not just in a tag team, but is one of the tag team champions before you call them up individually? At least ask what's going on with someone, can you do that much? This whole situations is absurd. She was right to leave.

I love her work and Damn She's So Beautiful 😍

There also needs to be a sense of realism on WWE TV. Let the talent be themselves, no forced robotic promos and don’t remove their first name-that’s what kills careers.

Hope Ember ends up in either Impact or AEW she is so talented and those promotions treat their wrestlers with more respect and let them be themselves and don't tell what to say That is way Jeff Hardy said the best thing he did is leave WWE cause WWE now is pretty much garbage expect for a few wrestlers and he seems way happier and found his love for wrestling back again

It's completely absurd that the people who are RESPONSIBLE for your entire TV career aren't required to know who you are prior to getting called up. It makes perfect sense now why no one from NXT ever made it big on the main roster. If these writers don't know a thing about your character, your abilities, or your connection with the crowd, how the hell are they gonna properly give you anything to do on TV?

It blows my mind how they expect commentators to be on top of everything going on across all the shows, but not the goddamn writers of the product?

I think also they don't have enough wrestlers willing to put "new guys"over. Gladiator part 🤣🤣

WWE is crazy for letting Ember Moon go. She’s freaking gorgeous, can wrestle, can talk and was amazing at commentary too. Just proves how out of touch Vince is. I’m still dumbfounded at that they let ones like Ember or Kross go. Then they wonder why they can’t find the next breakout star.

She’d be a good fit for AEW as far as known faces to the division

"So... Over" When she turned up.

it looks like the WWE should find away to help the writers to better transition the wrestlers coming from NXT. Do things like have to watch some of the wrestlers matches, get a cliff notes breaking down their character and/or them just talking to the wrestler

NXT doesn’t even look like the same product anymore

Besides her look, her overall ability, and her appeal to the younger demos, please give me a list of finishers cooler than the Eclipse. Not many things could possibly be cooler than a diving corkscrew stunner. If i employ a wrestler who can do that, i'd be an idiot to not give her decent creative & plenty of opportunities to show the rest of her arsenal.

Ember 🌙 is 🔥🔥🔥💯

Here last comment in this clip made all the sense in the world.

I'm hearing " I'm jealous of Mandy"

She is unbearably cute. Add all the talent, and she is just perfect!

i loved the helmet!

One of my frustrations with WWE is the lack of preparation done before a wrestler is physically promoted to the main roster. Too often a talent is so successful on NXT, but often Vince/Creative doesn't know what to do with him/her, another talent is fired. Sometimes it will be reported that Vince "doesn't get that person." Huh?? He's the one responsible for the promoting, isn't he?? Why would a employer promote an employee without a reason. Okay, I get it. Different writing staff needs to get to know the newly promoted. Why aren't the writers busy getting to know them before they make the jump? The NXT wrestlers have a rapport with their writers. Sometimes things work out but other times Vince/Creative don't have the foggiest idea what to do with them. To say that Vince/Creative is not as creative as the NXT writers might be rude. Why couldn't NXT writers communicate with Vince/Creative to make the best transition possible? I don't know how much advance notice is given so the 2 writing staffs could do things. An NXT storyline is left dangling. By the 2 staffs communicating they might be able to utilize at least some of what has been prepared. Simply switching opponents likely would not work, but something could be accomplished. Vince/Creative should have story ideas ready to use that would provide 4-8 weeks of matches for the newly promoted wrestlers. I cringe when I see a story about WWE wrestlers being "released" when plain-speaking, they've been fired. And some that have been "released" had made WWE plenty of dough. There's an old phrase about killing the goose that laid the golden eggs. And those "no compete" clauses stink. What about wrestlers who are non-American citizens here on work visas? If they can't find new employment quickly enough before their visas expire, they have to go back home.

I understand not everyone is involved in NXT but the "writers" or whoever is involved it should be part of tbr job responsibility that you are keeping up with NXT or see who's ready to come up. I don't understand the disconnect its bull shit

If it was just some nxt stars that didn't pan out in the wwe, you could blame the talent. But when the vast majority of nxt stars that were over on nxt fizzle out in the wwe, then it's a problem with creative. That's why so few superstars have been made in the last 15 years.

Of all the things in pro wrestling, the only things that fans and wrestlers universally agree about is that HHH was amazing with NXT.

This right here one of the reasons m brother and I no longer take in rubbish WWE programming.

Triple H needs to take over all of wwe

At the end the day the WWE is a business and the reality is Ember is not a draw or a money maker. It is the talents role to get themselves over if not then you will have a limited career push. She was talking about dressing like Mandy Rose, but she wears the same amount of clothing as Mandy Rose. A lot of these WWE wrestlers are hypocrites they complain about dressing 'sexy' or being 'sexualised' but six months later they are on OnlyFans making money based on how they look.

The streets won't forget how good NXT was.

Makes me wonder if those writers on Raw and Smackdown are even wrestling fans. 🤔

It’s not a Indy fed anymore

She's so gorgeous :)

They Did Karrion Kross Wrong 2

NXT was 1 hour a week before Ember got called up to the main roster. They couldn’t spare an hour a week to watch NXT? It should be part of the staff’s job. It just goes to show how little the writing staff cares about wrestling or the lack of pride in their jobs. At least do some research. The best writers in Hollywood have always done research. Got hired to make an X-Men movie in 2000? You did your research. This is why the writers WWE hired couldn’t hack it in Hollywood. My uncle had a 40-year career in Hollywood including writer, director, and producer. Everyone worth their salt did research as the first step of any project.

I don't know if maybe it should be required that if you work for the WWE you should watch their program.

NXT didn't need to be changed in my opinion HHH was giving the best shows in WWE

Vince chose his WWE writing staff over teen/young adult fans, talent, and logic. And the fact that most lifelong wrestling fans CANNOT watch 10 minutes of WWE currently tells you how little he cares. 🖕wWE

They might know who you are so we’re going to completely forget about who you were

NXT is Triple H’s baby so yes if he’s not controlling it then it’s gonna go down under more time period point blank 🤷🏾‍♂️✅.

WWE Dropped the ball with Ember Moon .

I always thought ember is hot

the fact that the staff didn't know the nxt talents is just stupid. nxt was the roster for talent to grow how can you not watch it and know your future... man if you are a writer you should watch a little bit form all over

Well I guess that explains Butch.

So, Ember is saying the writers, etc. don't DO THEIR JOBS by doing their homework and finding out who the performers are and what they were doing on NXT. This heavy burden would involve ACTUALLY WATCHING THE DAMN SHOW ON TV, and they can't be bothered. Clearly it's the wrestlers' fault; they should just know how to make chicken salad out of chicken shit. Now I am depressed.

That is so messed up...

Did tripple h leave because the heart problem

I feel like if you're a writer for the WWE you should know who the wrestlers are and that includes NXT.

NXT lost the wednesdays night wars because of creative freedom. One promotion trusts its wrestlers. The other does not.

If she stayed healthy she could’ve been special!

If the crowd is not going to pop for a wrestler, you know whose fault that is? THE PROMOTION. "Oh, nobody will watch this goofy movie. nobody knows who this raccoon and tree are!" Everybody was saying that Guardians of the Galaxy was a stupid idea, but Disney and Marvel promoted the crap out of that show with segments and trailers, later there was word of mouth, and people went to watch it! And now it's one of the MCU's biggest cash cows, Baby Groot is a massive merch seller, and Dave Batista is a bigger name than when he was in WWE! WWE doesn't know how to PROMOTE its own best wrestlers! And when wrestlers fail to get over because of idiotic repackages or weak booking, they blame the wrestlers!

I love Ember Moon, but at the height of the black & gold they turned Asuka heel and Ember still got booed out of the building during their fued. I just think she never connected.

Lmao what wrestling fan in 2018 is gonna go to the Raw after Wrestlemania, but not know top NXT wrestlers. Raw after Wrestlemania is always filled with hardcore wrestling fans, and hardcore fans loved NXT during that time period

I think this is a major loss for WWE and Win for AEW. Embers old gimmick slightly tuned and heel could easily get over and ever put her in one of the top spots with Charlotte, Becky and Bianca. Rowsy aint over!

The RAW writers don’t watch NXT? That’s pathetic! You could argue that they don’t need to watch Impact and AEW. But how do you NOT know the headliners on NXT Takeover?

W

Gee, imagine if it were like the territories, where the wrestler would get trained and decide, "I'm going to do a cowboy thing, or an All-American football thing, that'll be my thing!" Then he sent in audition and demo tapes to different promoters (WWE, AEW, AAA, New Japan...) and the promoter decides, "Yeah, I can use that thing! I'll take you for six months, a year, two years!"

Wow wwe that seperate from nxt

Way sexier than jade. They should replace with EM. 🤘🔥🔥

she had the potential In nxt but once she was drafted to the main roster she was ruined. they have released Dakota kai already and I'm afraid most of nxt women's talent will be key go soon too . has anyone heard of Xia li ? nope. she was doomed from the beginning. I hope ember moon goes to another promotion like Impact not that aew crap

NXT 2.0 shouldn't have Happened and I don't watch NXT Anymore because it's boring it's basically Monday Night Raw and Friday night smackdown on Tuesday Nights and people in the IWC aren't covering it anymore and I don't Blame them one bit.

Don’t the writers at least have meeting or files about NXT? WWE is acting like a disorganized start up company

This interview was a total indictment of current WWE. I really don’t think I’m a fan of this company any longer. Shows are bland, they treat talent like shit. Done.

yuummmy😛🥰

Fhfhfh

never seen bunch of wealthy people moaning about thier job as much as ex WWE Wrestlers

Sorry the writers don't know who you are as a character? Isn't their job to watch you in NXT so they see it? Isn't every writer watching the WWE product? That's like a MLB scout not watching the minor leagues

I really don't like the writers for wwe. Honestly I think they should fire all the writers instead of the wrestlers if they're looking to save money. Then they can hire hungry good writers right out of college. My question is how can you be expecting to be successful as a writer if you don't bother to get off your ass and learn about the characters you're writing for? Just kind of seems like a question a writer should be asking.

I'll tell ya how, because it stank , that's how

What kind of shit is that tho, like how do the writers not watch nxt

They treat women even worse 😕

So nxt developmental is just another show. Its not developmental if you have to reinvent yourself when coming to raw or smackdown.

With the name changes and everything else WWE does when transitioning from NXT, obviously the main roster is a cancer. Why build stars who have a following only to basically erase it when they get moved up? Or even worse release them. WWE is clearly a broken mess. Adrienne looking fine here also!

wwe are ruining too many great wrestlers i would of liked ember in edges group

Another person who blames everyone but herself.

So... these jerkoff writers can't watch their own company's developmental program to know who you are? Sounds like some childish, bullshit office politics to me.

That’s garbage and it’s telling why so many talent and the wwe brand it’s self is trash

She couldn’t make it in the big leagues so now blame everyone else but yourself

WWE eexcuse of not knowing who their NXT talent is.....how is that at all respectable from a professional and business standpoint?? Speaking as a writer what do WWE writers do all week?? Cause WWE depth of writing is shallow. So if they're not researching, brainstorming, pitching ideas and staying up to date on both NXT and pop culture, what do they do?? WWE is beyond amateurish and dysfunctional. Vince is a peacocking dilettante.

The creative process will always be a mess and incoherent as long as Vince McMahon is alive and breathing. And that's unfortunate

Nxt 2.0 is way better

So? Tf ? Dudes wear undies and flex their muscles too appearing hot and presentable isn't a bad thing... And great job throwing Mandy under the bus, was no need to drop names like that

Boo hoo.

Guys ember moon sucked and couldn't wrestle why do people like her? Her character is confusing her promos sucked she was terrible. Where are these fans from for her?

I feel like this could so easily be solved by like... one .doc file of your characters history. "Here's my character, here are my past rivalries, here are the belts I held, etc." The real truth is that they don't CARE about the people coming in, and their history and characters. Which is just... bad business. Learn how to utilize your staff, good grief. Unprofessional.