More behind-the-scenes news and notes for tonight's premiere

Some late spoiler notes and behind-the-scenes news from the first episode of WWE NXT on The CW have surfaced.

– There are segments prior to tonight's main event for the WWE NXT World Championship listed as “shorts” on the show's internal playsheet. There's another one listed after the opening match for the WWE NXT Women's World Championship.

– It was reportedly a chaotic scene backstage on a very busy day ahead of WWE NXT's debut on The CW Network.

– Revised internal operating sheets for the show were distributed immediately before the start of the show.

– The OC duo of Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Tank Ledger and Hank Walker are scheduled to compete in a dark match at tonight's event at AllState Arena.

– Each match on the show is slotted into at least two segments, although the format differs from how they are typically laid out on the weekly WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown shows.

– WWE NXT North American Women's Champion Kehlani Jordan is scheduled to provide special guest commentary during the announced women's tag team match for the show.

-No skips are expected on The CW, as the show is said to end at 10 a.m. every Tuesday night. Of course, this can always change.

– Pre-show rehearsals for tonight's show took place primarily backstage at AllState Arena, with announced matches later rehearsed in the actual arena inside the venue.

– For the full match list and spoilers from tonight's WWE NXT show on The CW's in-house runsheet, click here.

-The following referees are scheduled to officiate the following matches in WWE NXT on the CW's first episode:

* NXT Title: Roxanne Perez vs. Julia: Adrian Butler
* Street Fight: Wes Lee vs. Zachary Wentz: Derek Sanders
* Lola Weiss and Jaida Parker vs. Deadly Influence: Dallas Irvin
* NXT Title: Ethan Page vs. Trick Williams: CM Punk

Follow live WWE NXT results coverage on The CW at this link: WWE NXT Results 10/1/24.

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