JR Says WWE May Crown A New NXT Champion With A Tournament

WWE will tape more episodes of the new NXT this Thursday night at Full Sail University in Florida.

In his latest blog on jrsbarbq.com, NXT announcer Jim Ross says there is talk of having a tournament to crown the first-ever WWE NXT Champion.

"There is talk of having a tournament to crown a NXT Champion which, if and when it is held, could create some amazing opportunities for several young athletes looking to get noticed with the hopes of making it to a Raw or Smackdown WWE roster," Ross wrote.