Page is officially signed with WWE (note: despite him claiming on social media that he isn’t --geek) and was at the Performance Center last week. “NXT” officials have been interested in Page since he left AEW earlier this year. Backstage access to “NXT” was completely stripped down to prevent Page’s reveal nor the reveal of TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace from leaking ahead of the show. During rehearsals for the show’s closing segment, Shawn Michaels is said to have stood in for Page so that he wouldn’t be seen before the show. Vic Joseph’s near-mention of “AEW” was part of the program and said to be scripted.
Source: Fightful Select
Tight ships, how boring for those of us online and not following NXT religiously… but how great is that for their viewers, little surprises are nice. If that line was scripted, give that writer a damn raise, it reminded me of when Vince would yell into headsets to have the other announcer stop another from saying certain things, I bolieved it was real there for a minute.