Backstage News – Vince McMahon’s Comments + Ascension

— As noted earlier here on the website, during Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown television taping, a vignette aired hyping the main roster debut of NXT tag-team The Ascension. The promo aired during the start of the number one contender’s match between The Usos and Tyson Kidd & Cesaro.

It’s possible that The Ascension will be wrapping up business in NXT at this Thursday’s NXT Takeover: R Evolution special, where they are set to work with Hideo Itami and Finn Balor.

The tag-team made a main roster appearance back in September, defeating Los Matadores on an episode of WWE Main Event.

— The NXT Takeover: R Evolution preview special is scheduled to air on the WWE Network tonight at 10pm EST. The one-hour show, hosted by Renee Young, will preview this Thursday’s live special on the WWE Network.

— While no one wants to admit it publicly, privately there’s said to be many WWE talents who considered Vince McMahon’s “brass ring” comments to be a joke.

It’s no secret that McMahon is the one who ultimately controls the way WWE talents are used and the feeling is that with the way things are set up, there’s only so much talents can do to get a push for themselves.

There’s said to be a feeling that McMahon won’t blame himself for the issues in WWE, but they also know that they can’t make more money anywhere else, so they are pretty much stuck making the best of the situation.

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