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Originally Posted by Sescoops.com Last week, WWE released 11 people (Brodus Clay, Drew McIntyre, Jinder Mahal, Evan Bourne and others) in an effort to reduce company spending. Now, we can confirm that NXT is the next target of these cost cutting measures. A well-placed source at NXT has confirmed to us that NXT’s budget has already been cut in terms of production and post-production. The talent roster is about to be evaluated, with a number of cuts set to take place in the next month. WWE is “staggering” the widespread budget cuts so the company appears to be fiscally responsible to Wall Street and doesn’t set off a widespread panic internally.

Acording to a source within WWE, the company is looking to cut approximately $20 million from its budget this year. This would explain the round of talent cuts made last week, in addition to other production elements which have noticeably been scrapped. For example, Fandango's golden curtain entrance has been cut, and the scissor lift is no longer being used for Bad News Barrett. The truck WWE used to transport those entrances has reportedly been taken off the road, which is a $250,000 a year savings.

Even though many fans want Dolph Ziggler to get a shot at the main event, one of the reasons WWE won't push him is because they believe he is susceptible to injuries. Ziggler, like Christian, is said to have a history of injuries, especially when it comes to concussions. WWE feels they cant trust him as a top talent if he has to take time off to recover. The term "snakebit" has been used when it comes to certain talents and injuries, and Ziggler is one those talents.

The Vince McMahon parody Twitter account @CrankyVince has been deleted. It leaked sensitive information in the past and WWE officials thought that it was run by someone high in the company. In the past there was a rumor that it was JBL who was running the account, suggested by MSL on MLW Radio.