Steve Carrier on May 28, 2025
WWE’s concern over live crowd noise just got real—especially for fans attending NXT tapings at the Performance Center. While Dave Meltzer recently revealed WWE has talked about asking fans to tone down their language at televised events, a new report says it’s already being enforced in NXT.
According to Fightful Select, the issue isn’t just hypothetical anymore. Fans at WWE NXT shows have been directly asked not to swear, and those who ignore the warning have been threatened with removal from the tapings.
“There was talk of WWE asking fans not to swear at events over the weekend. This is something that NXT crowds at the WWE PC have been asked to do before, and those who have continued swearing have been warned with possible removal from television tapings. For what it’s worth, we haven’t heard of any incident that went past a warning.”
This takes Meltzer’s previous comments a step further. On Wrestling Observer Radio, he explained the reasoning behind WWE’s push to keep things clean for their global broadcasts.
“People have actually suggested this, of just like making an announcement of, ‘Hey, we’re here. It’s a TV show. It’s going all over the world. We want you to have fun, don’t swear because it’s going to ruin the TV show.’”
It looks like WWE is getting serious about managing the energy of their crowds—especially when cameras are rolling. With the NXT brand moving to The CW Network soon, it’s no surprise the company is trying to maintain a tighter grip on the presentation.
Do you think WWE has the right to police what fans say at shows? Or is this taking crowd control too far? Please share your thoughts and feedback in the comment section below.
May 28, 2025 5:57 pm
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