NXT Articles - Page 7

2022 hasn’t gone as planned for NXT Superstar Indi Hartwell. She lost her father figure, Johnny Gargano, when he let his contract expire, her mother figure, Candice LeRae, when her contract expired in May and, after getting Kayfabe married to Dexter Lumis in a good old-fashioned wedding segment, she lost him too, as he was […]

When WWE signed Parker Boudreaux as part of their 2020 NXT recruiting class, it felt like a really big deal. A collegiate offensive lineman who started his career off at Notre Dame before transferring to Center Florida, the tackle-turned-grappler stood an imposing 6-foot-4, 300 pounds, and had a certain kind of look – muscular and […]

After being released by the WWE in June due to a “policy violation” and then being Kayfabe killed off of NXT television in a move that would make Lucha Underground blush, the man formerly known as Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan is headed back to the independent wrestling scene, where he previously performed as Cole Karter. […]

When Roxanne Perez was stabbed – or should I say skateboarded – in the back by her NXT Tag Team Championship-winning partner Cora Jade, it sent the WWE Universe into a bit of a tizzy. The team just won the belts the week before, had been buddies for months, and felt like they could have […]

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when it looked like Swerve Scott and Keith Lee were going to be two of the biggest stars in the WWE. On paper, the two had everything going for them; Scott was the leader of a white-hot faction with the potential for real world entertainment tie-ins in […]

What happens when a pair of tag team champions start a feud with each other? Well, the WWE Universe is about to find out, as the lone Women’s Tag Team Champions in the company, Cora Jade and Roxanne Perez of NXT, just saw their union foiled by the former turning a totally not gimmicked skateboard […]

When news broke that Tommaso Ciampa’s long-time DIY tag team partner, Johnny Gargano, wasn’t going to re-sign with NXT, it felt like one of the final vestiges of a fantastically underrated in wrestling era was exiting the WWE Universe for good. The Undisputed Era? Gone. The Diamond Mine? Gutted. Marina Shafir released – and that’s […]

Other than a brief interview segment with his fellow Dirty Dawg Robert Roode and a blink-and-you’d-miss-it appearance in the Last Chance Money in the Bank Qualifying Battle Royal, Dolph Ziggler has largely been absent from WWE‘s RAW in 2022, instead spending most of his time in NXT feuding with the likes of Bron Breakker and […]

Triple H did his darndest to make Karrion Kross into a star in NXT. He handpicked the “Killer” indie talent away from promotions like Impact and MLW – stealing him away from AEW in the process – and spent the better part of two years building him up to become an unstoppable force in NXT […]

When (Austin) Theory lost his Unites States Championship at WWE’s Money in the Bank, it made more than a few fans very happy indeed. While no one can call Theory an underachiever for his age or suggest that he didn’t defend his title over his 75-day run, the angle on which he lost it, a […]

When WWE interrupted their otherwise tight Money in the Bank broadcast with a spooky vignette that hinted at the arrival/return/debut of a new performer, it unleashed a mystery on a fanbase known for having a keen eye and exceptional deductive reasoning. Some thought the spooky vibes signaled the much pined-for return of “The Field” Bray […]

There was a time when Io Shirai was not only the top female performer in/on NXT but was considered a favorite to become a fixture of a WWE television too, be that on RAW or SmackDown. On paper, she had it all; she had a good look, was a fantastic worker, and could play the […]

Fans have been wanting to see Johnny Gargano in an AEW ring since he initially became a free agent back in December of 2021 and time and time again, they have been let down. Mystery arrival at a Pay-Per-View?  Hasn’t been Gargano. Suprise arrival at a home state show in Ohio? Hasn’t happened either. Heck, […]

There was a time when Johnny Gargano looked like one of the hottest free agents on the market following a successful end to his time in WWE. On paper, he had everything going for him; pre-existing feuds with opponents across multiple promotions, an exciting in-ring style that works equally well as both a heel and […]

After a weird run in WWE notorious for some very weird outfit choices and the absence of his valet, Scarlett, Karrion Kross has re-emerged on the indies as Killer Kross, a character oddly reminiscent of his former NXT presentation, where he overpowered lesser foes and bested bigger foes with his domineering style. Since re-debuting at […]

In March of 2022, Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced on ESPN’s First Take that he had been diagnosed with a heart condition that would force the 52-year-old to retire from in-ring work for the WWE once and for all. Now granted, Levesque wasn’t exactly an active performer before he made the announcement, as he haDn’t […]

When Adam Cole made his AEW debut at the end of All Out 2021, his arrival was met with near-universal acclaim. Fresh off a fantastic NXT run capstone-d by a best two-out-of-three-falls match at NXT TakeOver: 36 against long-time Undisputed Era friend/foe Kyle O’Riley, Cole emerged alongside his former Bullet Club friends as a galavanting […]

On Tuesday’s edition of NXT, Tony D’Angelo, the most made man in WWE, as some might say, gave his buddies Troy “Two Dimes” Donovan and Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo a pair of shiny new gold watches as a sort of predictive award for the next accomplishment he wants to achieve in The Fed: Championship gold. The […]

Once upon a time, the man AEW fans would eventually know as Malakai Black looked like one of the brightest stars in the WWE developmental system. He had an incredible look, a jaw-dropping presentation featuring thousands of candles on an LED wall, and the musical stylings of Code Orange, who created one of the greatest original […]

In recent years, seeing the words “WWE has released ___“ on one’s newsfeed has always been a cause for concern. “Who got kicked out this time?” “Is this going to be the next big wave of releases?” “Who will even be left?” are all understandable questions to be asked. However, when Dave Meltzer of Wrestling […]

Karrion Kross was supposed to be a star in WWE. He was expertly built up to be an unbeatable monster by Triple H, and then, after just nine matches on Raw – plus a few more that were either dark, on live events, or on Main Event – his time in WWE was over; he […]

When Ember Moon was released by WWE/NXT in November of 2021, many a fan expected to see her arrive in AEW as soon as her non-compete clause came to an end. That didn’t happen. No, instead, Moon became Athena, the “Fallen Goddess” who once took the Indies by storm before taking her talents to The […]

When WWE signed the wrestler then known as Rok-C to a developmental contract with NXT, it was a pretty big deal in the world of professional wrestling. Though far from a household name, Rok-C made waves in the indies where, after training at Booker T’s wrestling school during her teenage years, she beat out the […]

WWE superstar Apollo Crews made a shocking return to NXT on Tuesday night. Crews has been on the main roster since 2016, when he was called up from the NXT black and gold brand. Cruise never won a championship in NXT, and it looks as though he might be attempting to change that in 2022. […]

WWE Rumors say that former NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong has recently asked WWE management for his release from his contract. The former NXT North American Champion, former NXT Cruiserweight Champion, and two-time former NXT Tag Team Champion has recently asked for his release from his WWE contract, Fightful Select reports. This comes as […]

Dakota Kai, Malcolm Bivens, Dexter Lumis, and more have been released today by WWE, giving fans another reason to get mad at them. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select reported the release of ten WWE superstars, all coming from the NXT brand. The list of released stars is as follows: Dakota Kai Malcolm Bivens Dexter […]

Current NXT Tag Team Champion Nash Carter (aka Zachary Wentz) of MSK gets released by WWE, less than a week after reclaiming the tag belts. Two-time NXT Tag Team Champion Nash Carter, one-half of the tag team MSK, has just been reportedly released by WWE, says Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select. This came just […]

The former NXT UK Champion and leader of the stable Imperium WALTER gets a new name that fans hate with a passion. After defeating the Diamond Mine’s Roderick Strong in a non-title match on the January 18 episode of NXT 2.0, WALTER would take to the microphone and declare himself to be “Gunther.” This follows […]

NXT 2.0 welcomes 2022 with layoffs of formerly key staff and wrestlers, which includes the likes of former WWE European Champion William Regal and former WWE Tag Team Champion and Hall of Famer Road Dogg. The news came after Bronn Breaker’s dethroning of Tommasso Ciampa for the NXT Championship. Breaker’s win can be seen as […]