Top WWE NXT Superstar Banged Up, Indie Wrestler Talking With WWE?, Recent WWE And NXT Attendance

- As noted, the ankle injury that Finn Balor reportedly suffered during the WWE NXT Title loss to Samoa Joe on April 21st was just part of the match. However, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Balor is said to be banged up, especially his shoulder.

- There have been rumors of Kevin Kross, who works for indie promotions including Future Stars of Wrestling and Global Force Wrestling, having talks with WWE. Kross recently defeated Scorpio Sky in a Lucha Underground dark match. He got a look from WWE when he teamed with Darren Young at a February 2015 RAW event. Kross has the look that WWE likes as he's 6 feet 3 inches and around 265 pounds.

- Below are recent WWE attendance figures:

* April 20th in Belfast drew a sellout of 7,000 fans (Roman Reigns tour)
* April 20th in Newcastle drew a sellout of 8,400 fans (Triple H tour)
* April 21st in Lowell, MA for NXT drew a sellout of 2,400 fans
* April 21st in Dublin drew a sellout of 9,400 fans (Reigns tour)
* April 21st in Brussels drew 7,500 fans (Triple H tour)
* April 22nd in Kingston, RI for NXT drew 3,000 fans
* April 22nd in Tampa, FL for NXT drew 300 fans
* April 22nd in Sheffield drew 8,000 fans (Reigns tour)
* April 22nd in Paris drew 11,00 fans (Triple H tour)
* April 23rd in Poughkeepsie, NY for NXT drew 2,100 fans
* April 23rd in Jacksonville, FL for NXT drew 250 fans
* April 23rd in Glasgow drew a sellout of 11,400 fans (Reigns tour)
* April 25th in Hartford, CT for RAW drew a sellout of 11,000 fans
* April 26th in Manchester, NH for SmackDown drew 5,100 fans

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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