7 behind the scenes things WWE won't air from the NXT UK Plymouth tapings (Exclusive)

#6 The NXT UK Commentary desk is barely filmed

The NXT UK Commentary table

When I first attended an NXT UK taping in Cambridge last year there was no commentary desk in the arena with McGuinness and Joseph filming their match-calling from a backstage studio area.

That's changed now with Joseph and McGuinness having their very own NXT UK branded booth right in the thick of the action and right in the thick of the audience too. However, the commentary team aren't on camera for almost the entire time they're there, making the positioning of the desk prominently in the audience something for the live crowd only

Below you can see a photo (albeit from quite far away) of Joseph greeting fans and taking pictures whilst he's waiting for the show to begin. You'll also notice the two octagonal-shaped lights above the desk, these are on when they want to film a piece to camera or a piece of commentary and in the picture that's above you'll see a background that they also put up when they want to film something specifically on commentary.

Vic Joseph interaction with fans at NXT UK

The addition of the commentary team being visible to the audience even if it doesn't reflect onto the NXT UK episodes themselves is a nice little touch by WWE and kudos to Joseph for being so accommodating with the fans.