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After successfully defending her NXT Women’s Championship at Spring Breakin’ against Lyra Valkyria and Tatum Paxley back in April, the NXT Women’s Champion was getting antsy waiting for a new, viable challenge to step up to bat for her strap, so much so that on NXT, she marched down to the center of the ring […]

For a short period in 2022, Tate Mayfairs was a member of NXT UK, where he worked four matches before the promotion closed its doors as WWE consolidated its NXT offerings down to a single Performance Center in Orlando. On paper, the decision made sense, but for performers like Mayfairs, who hadn’t quite established themselves […]

As you may or may not know, LA Knight is old. Despite only joining the WWE main roster two years ago in January of 2022, the “Megastar” is already 41 and will turn 42 in November, right around when Paul “Triple H” Levesque will take fans back to WarGames at the Elimination Chamber. Why, you […]

After discussing all things CM Punk’s return on his Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T had to face the “Best in the World” head-on at NXT Deadline, where the duo both worked the show in their respective roles. Would Punk give Booker a hard time for going too hard or soft on him as part […]

When NXT Deadline came to an end with the image of Ilja Dragunov and Trick Williams staring each other down as Carmelo Hayes came up behind his long-time friend, it marked the end of the WWE Premium Live Event calendar, with fans having to wait through Christmas and New Years in order to see their […]

There are few things that can compare to the energy and experience of seeing professional wrestling live, especially when attending an episode of TV or even a pay-per-view where the audience knows the talent are trying to show out. NXT, in particular, has always managed to draw in raucous crowds full of energy to see […]

After watching six hard-hitting contests, two Iron Survivor Challenge matches, and a new number one contender for the NXT Championship be named in Trick Williams, Ilja Dragunov found himself in the main event of NXT Deadline opposite one of the most experienced foes he’s ever faced in former United States Champion Baron Corbin. While Dragunov […]

Heading into NXT Deadline, one of the biggest questions surrounding WWE’s developmental brand regarded how Trick Williams and Carmelo Hayes, collectively known as the Trick and Melo Gang, would fare in the proceedings both professionally and personally. Sure, the duo wasn’t wrestling each other, as Williams was set to compete in the Iron Survivor Challenge […]

One way or another, Lyra Valkyria was going to end up with a new number one contender at NXT Deadline. With the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge awarding the winner a guaranteed title shot at New Year’s Evil, someone was going to leave the show with a guaranteed shot at the top spot in NXT, it […]

After heavily hinting at it on social media, CM Punk made his NXT Premium Live Event debut at Deadline and did so in the most CM Punk way possible, interrupting Shawn Michaels’ opening remarks while wearing a Bret Hart hoodie. After exchanging some pleasantries with the “Heartbreak Kid,” Punk decided to address the NXT crowd […]

Dragon Lee wasn’t supposed to wrestle at NXT Deadline. A developmental standout who was elevated to the SmackDown roster after impressive call-up matches against Dominik Mysterio, Cedric Alexander, and Axios, Dragon only landed the match because another Lee, Wess Lee, had to forfeit his title shot due to a back injury that required surgery left […]

Since securing a role in NXT and especially since landing the head creative role in NXT, Shawn Michaels has pretty much seen, not to mention booked, it all. He’s booked Goldberg-esque unbeatable babyface champions, put over “outsiders” from the main roster, and has even overseen multiple controversies that were out of his control, most notably […]

Ahead of NXT Deadline, it’s important to remember that Trick Williams has only been a member of the WWE Universe since 2021 when he left football behind to try his hand at becoming a WWE Superstar. Since then, he’s wrestled 75 matches, become Carmelo Hayes’ go-to guy, and even tasted gold as the North American […]

And just like that, there was one, NXT fans. With just one Premium Live Event left on the 2023 WWE calendar, Shawn Michaels will bring one of the most unique cards WWE presents of the entire year: Deadl1ne. Featuring a very unique match type that is one part Survivor Series, one part WarGames, ten performers, […]

When Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Shawn Michaels, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque all hugged in the center of the ring following the former two’s final match, at least at the time, in WWE, in an event now known as the “Curtain Call,” it played a pretty big part in killing the concept of Kayfabe forever. […]

AEW and NXT won’t just be relying on star-power and loaded cards to try and win the first ratings battle between the two shows in well over two years. Due to the MLB playoff’s preempting AEW Dynamite’s usual Wednesday time-slot, the show will air head-to-head against NXT on Tuesday, October 10, prompting both AEW and […]

After securing a major win over Tiffany Stratton in the main event of NXT, Becky Lynch brought her new NXT Women’s Championship back to RAW to explain to Monday-only fans how her win came about and what she intends to do now that she has become the “Grand Slam Man.” While some performers may opt […]

After securing a decisive pinfall victory over Tiffany Stratton on NXT, hitting her signature Manhandle Slam for the 1-2-3, Becky Lynch‘s life was changed forever when she became the sixth ever woman to call herself a WWE Grand Slam Champion. Stopping by the backstage area with Kelly Kincaid to discuss her win moments after the […]

When Becky Lynch took the ring at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, for a very special episode of NXT, a big part of her legacy was on the line. Now granted, could WWE find a way to get the belt on Lynch before her career came to an end? Sure, but when would “The […]

When news broke that Becky Lynch was heading down to NXT to challenge Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women’s Championship, it turned more than a few heads around the WWE Universe. On paper, the pairing makes sense, right? Whether intentional or not, Stratton mocked Lynch for not being an NXT Women’s Champion, and after multiple […]

When Tiffany Stratton announced that she was a better NXT Women’s Champion than Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Bayley, and even Becky Lynch on NXT after her win over Thea Hail, it set the seeds for a match that any fans wanted to see, the champ versus “The Man” with the title on the line, but few […]

Fans can call “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio a lot of things, a nepo baby, a bad wrestler, Rhea Ripley‘s little you-know-what, but now, when talking about the second-generation WWE Superstar, four words have to be affixed to his name: NXT North American Champion. That’s right, after rapidly establishing himself as one of the top heels in […]

Tiffany Stratton officially made her debut in NXT all the way back in December of 2021, when she took care of business versus Fallon Henley in the final show of the year. From there, she’s wrestled 25 television matches, going 15-10 over her tenure, and officially became the NXT Women’s Champion at Backlash 2023, when […]

After taking a loss at Night of Champions to Gunther in a match he hyped up as a career-defining bout one way or another, Mustafa Ali found himself on the wrong side of the results column and a free agent in the WWE after being overlooked by both RAW and SmackDown in the draft. Fortunately, […]

After securing a massive win over Lyra Valkyria at NXT Battleground for the then-vacant NXT Women’s Championship, Tiffany Stratton was riding high, ready to bring “Tiffy Time” to the WWE Universe as she prepares for the final phase of her developmental run. I mean, it makes sense, right? No one has her skill, her style, […]

With Night of Champions officially in the books, WWE has one more “Premium Live Event” for fans to enjoy over their Memorial Day Weekend, NXT Battleground, where the next generation of young, hungry stars will test their mettle, prove their worth, and hopefully come out on top just like Seth Rollins, Asuka, Gunther, Sami Zayn, […]

When news broke that NXT was going to run their Battleground “Premium Live Event” on May 28th, 2023, it turned more than a few heads around the professional wrestling world because it fell on the same day the biggest Pay-Per-View on the AEW calendar, Double or Nothing. The 2023 running of AEW’s first official show […]

As Carmelo Hayes prepares for the biggest match of his professional wrestling career thus far, defending the NXT World Championship against a newer, badder Bron Breakker near his hometown in Lowell, Massachusetts, the “HIM of NXT” stopped by Cheap Heat with Peter Rosenberg to discuss his current title reign, his New England origin story, and, […]

Carmelo Hayes has been a member of the WWE Universe since all the way back in 2021, when he turned in his Christian Casanova card to take a shot at WWE supremacy. Since then, he’s gone from a standout on 205 Live to a regular on NXT proper, where he became the only man in […]

Though its proverbial doors have been shuttered since all the way back in September of 2022, the fingerprints of NXT UK have been all over WWE’s on-screen product, with Paul “Triple H” Levesque booking ex-NXT UK Champion Gunther like a god with the Intercontinental Championship, Noam Dar officially bringing the UK Heritage Cup to Orlando, […]

The WWE Draft is an exciting time for the WWE and its fans. The Draft signals a new era in the company and a fresh start for each brand and many superstars. Not only is this an exciting time for superstars on the main roster, but it’s also exciting for NXT superstars. NXT superstars will […]

At end of Roadblock, the first NXT show of the month of March, fans watched on in horror as Roxanne Perez, the current NXT Women’s World Champion, collapsed onto the mat after successfully retaining her title in a match against Meiko Satomura and had to be taken away from the performance center in an ambulance. […]

Tony D’Angelo and Dijak do not like each other. Ever since the former T-Bar returned to NXT to serve as a sort of mid-boss for the developmental brand, the former indie darling has been giving Tony D fits, as the “Don of NXT” likes to run things a certain way that doesn’t exist harmoniously with […]

After helping to call Meiko Satomura’s match against Zoey Stark on NXT, Roxanne Perez was asked by McKenzie Mitchell how she was feeling heading into her championship matchup next week at Roadblock. “I feel ready,” Roxanne Perez said. “And honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever felt more ready in my whole life. Yes, Meiko is […]

After calling next on Bron Breakker and the NXT World Championship at the end of Vengeance Day, with the match more or less pinned for the main event of Stand and Deliver on WrestleMania 39 weekend in Los Angeles, California, Carmelo Hayes had to watch on in horror as none other than Jinder Mahal, the […]

When JD McDonagh came out during Carmelo Hayes’ opening segment on NXT, he was undoubtedly looking for some smoke, as one does when they challenge a championship contender to a match, but little did he know just how “Unbesiegbar” things would get. Working a back-and-forth match that saw the “A-Champ” work a little closer than […]

Some of WWE’s biggest superstars today came up through NXT. After switching from a competition show to a developmental brand, NXT blew up and took over the wrestling world. We have seen some of wrestling’s biggest names compete in NXT, including Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Finn Balor, Asuka, Drew McIntyre, and many more. Although these […]

After securing a win over Apolo Crews at NXT Vengeance Day, Carmelo Hayes was riding high. He and Trick Williams walked down to the ring to sing their praises, and it looked like the duo were preparing for a one-way ticket to wrestle Bron Breakker… at least until JD McDonagh walked down to the ring […]

On Valentine’s Day, it will officially be two months since Mandy Rose was released from her NXT contract by WWE. In those two months, the  former NXT Women’s Champion has become a millionaire, become one of the top-earning talents on FanTime, and remained one of the hottest names in professional wrestling, so much so that […]