Tag: Arianna Grace

Michin vs. Arianna Grace added to WWE NXT

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Two new matches have been added to NXT.

Michin will take on Arianna Grace, while Shayna Baszler will face Karmen Petrovic following the end of last week’s NXT Underground match.

Last Tuesday’s main event saw Lola Vice defeat Natalya thanks to interference by Baszler. The finish of the match had Baszler choke out Petrovic on the outside. Natalya was distracted long enough for Vice to take her down with strikes until the referee stopped the match.

Michin and Ariana Grace got involved with one another after both made their claim to become the first-ever NXT Women’s North American Champion. Both are expected to become part of the combine that takes place on Tuesday’s show that will determine qualifying matches for the upcoming ladder match at NXT Battleground that will crown the first champion.

The announced lineup for the Tuesday, May 7 WWE NXT:

  • NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez defends against Chelsea Green
  • Wes Lee vs. Josh Briggs
  • Meta-Four hosts Supernova Sessions with NXT Champion Trick Williams
  • Combine to decide qualifying matches for the NXT Women’s North American Championship ladder match
  • Michin vs. Arianna Grace
  • Shayna Baszler vs. Karmen Petrovic 

Arianna Grace returns from injury at WWE NXT live event

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Arianna Grace returned to in-ring action for the first time in nearly a year on Saturday. 

Grace was defeated by Fallon Henley at the NXT live event in Melbourne, Florida. It was the first time the 28-year-old has wrestled since suffering a knee injury that required surgery last October. 

While she was away from WWE, Grace competed in the Miss Universe Canada pageant. She appeared in the ring on Saturday wearing a sash and crown.

Grace referenced her return to the ring in a social media post early Sunday morning. 

The daughter of former Intercontinental Champion and current Impact Director of Authority, Santino Marella, Grace signed with WWE in 2022. She made her in-ring debut that April on Level Up with a win over Amari Miller. 

WWE NXT house show in Melbourne Florida on September 9 results courtesy of Cagematch.net:

  • Andre Chase & Duke Hudson defeated Bronco Lima & Lucien Price
  • Roxanne Perez defeated Sarah Baer w/Stevie Turner
  • Gable Steveson defeated Dante Chen
  • Tavion Heights defeated Brooks Jensen
  • Elektra Lopez & Lola Vice defeated Tiana Caffey & Izzi Dame
  • Axiom defeated Riley Osborne
  • Lyra Valkyria defeated Karmen Petrovic
  • Tank Ledger & Hank Walker defeated Charlie Dempsey & Damon Kemp w/Myles Borne
  • Fallon Henley defeated Arianna Grace
  • Gallus (Wolfgang, Joe Coffey, & Mark Coffey) defeated Wes Lee, Edris Enofe & Malik Blade
  • NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes defeated Dragon Lee to retain his title. 

WWE NXT’s Arianna Grace reveals she’s injured, will require surgery

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Arianna Grace is injured. 

The NXT wrestler took to Twitter on Thursday to announce she will be having surgery next week. The nature of her injury is not currently known. 

“Hey you guys!!!! Sadly, I’m injured and will have surgery next week. I’m going to do all I can to recover properly and come back stronger so I can get back to doing what I love, performing for all of YOU! I can’t wait to get back in the ring,” she posted to Twitter. 

“I would also like to thank everybody for their kind words and well wishes. It’s greatly appreciated right now and means a lot to me. I do what I do for the fans, and it means a lot to feel the support from you all,” reads a follow-up tweet. 

“I will be documenting my journey to recovery on my Instagram story, and TikTok as well. So if you want to come on this ride with me, that’s how you can do so. It’s going to be a tough road ahead… I’m nervous but ready.”

Grace last wrestled on the NXT Level Up tapings held on October 4. She teamed up with Kiana James on the show in a losing effort to Sol Ruca and Fallon Henley.

WWE NXT Level Up results: Arianna Grace debuts

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Damon Kemp defeated Dante Chen

While this wasn’t fantastic, it had more consistent narrative elements than the average NXT Level Up match, making it stand out.

Kemp started the match by taking Chen to the mat. After dominating on the ground, Kemp scored a suplex and a slam. Chen began to fight back with some targeted offense, focusing on the leg. This strategy yielded a long stint of control for Chen, who worked the leg for an extended period.

Kemp turned things around after a roll-up attempt caught Chen off guard. Kemp landed many power moves, punctuated with a powerslam. Kemp’s rally led to his victory.

Arianna Grace defeated Amari Miller

This was bad. Everything in it was sloppy, boring, or both.

Grace, who is the daughter of Santino Marella, was making her WWE in-ring debut here. She joined the Performance Center this March and is set to take part in the inaugural NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament.

Miller scored a takedown, establishing side control and a headlock immediately after the opening bell. She maintained this control for some time. Once Grace fought free, she landed an awkward arm drag to gain control of the arm. This also lasted forever.

Miller eventually escaped Grace’s clutches and launched a sloppy rally. Miller tried for her finish, but Grace rolled her up instead, leaving Grace with a win in her debut.

Andre Chase defeated Quincy Elliott

This match felt like a throwback throughout its entire runtime, both for better and worse. So if you’ve been missing your 80s TV main events, it might be worth checking this one out.

Elliott toyed with Chase from the opening bell, dancing on his opponent whenever the opportunity presented itself. The actual wrestling that followed mainly consisted of both men trying to land something substantial but being stuffed.

Elliott won out in the opening exchange, scoring a splash to establish a strong lead. Elliott took his time, eventually giving Chase enough time to launch a comeback. Chase scored a dropkick and crossbody, flipping the match’s momentum on its face. Chase continued to make offensive advances, eventually landing an impressive body slam on the much larger Elliott to bring this match to a close.

Arianna Grace to make WWE in-ring debut on NXT Level Up

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The daughter of Santino Marella will make her WWE in-ring debut on this week’s edition of NXT Level Up.

Arianna Grace (real name Bianca Carelli) will have her first match for WWE as she takes on Amari Miller on NXT Level Up this Friday night. Grace signed with WWE as part of the class of recruits that joined the WWE Performance Center last month.

Grace is set to take part in the inaugural NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament, which begins on the Tuesday, May 10 episode of NXT. A video spotlighting Grace aired on NXT this Tuesday night:

WWE wrote about Grace when she signed with the company:

Bianca Carelli, the daughter of WWE Superstar Santino Marella, comes to the Performance Center after earning her Bachelor’s degree in biology from Western University. Carelli has extensive training in MMA fighting with a focus on Judo, Jiu Jitsu and Boxing.

Grace was involved with the NWA’s Empower pay-per-view last August, appearing as an entrant in the Women’s Invitational Cup gauntlet match.

NXT Level Up airs on Peacock/WWE Network at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Fridays. Here’s the lineup for this week’s show:

  • Andre Chase vs. Quincy Elliott
  • Amari Miller vs. Arianna Grace
  • Dante Chen vs. Damon Kemp

NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament to begin in two weeks

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NXT has announced the 2022 NXT Women’s Breakout tournament, and it will begin in two weeks.

Throughout tonight’s episode of NXT, the first participants were introduced. First was Arianna Grace (Bianca Carelli). In her introductory video, she mentioned training in boxing and MMA. Other names introduced were Kianna James, who talked about working in the corporate world, and Slone Jacobs, who said at 19 wants to be the youngest women’s champion in history. 

Additionally, Lash Legend mentioned in a backstage segment she was in the tournament as well.

Grace is the daughter of former WWE star Santino Marella. She made an appearance at last year’s NWA EmPower event, competing in the Women’s Invitational Cup that was won by Chelsea Green. James has formerly wrestled under the names Kayla Inlay and Xtina Kay and has previously appeared on AEW Dark in the last year. Jacobs has also made appearances in AEW under the name Notorious Mimi.

NXT has held Breakout tournaments in the past. Last year’s tournament featured talent who are now part of weekly NXT television: winner Carmelo Hayes, Andre Chase, Trey Baxter (the since-released Blake Christian), Duke Hudson, Josh Briggs, Joe Gacy, Ikemen Jiro, and Odyssey Jones.

WWE NXT signee Bianca Carelli gets in-ring name

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Bianca Carelli’s WWE name is now Arianna Grace. 

The second generation wrestler from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada recently updated her social media handles to reflect the change. 

Carelli is the daughter of former Intercontinental Champion, Santino Marella. She was announced as part of the latest class of recruits at the WWE Performance Center last month. 

“Bianca Carelli, the daughter of WWE Superstar Santino Marella, comes to the Performance Center after earning her Bachelor’s degree in biology from Western University. Carelli has extensive training in MMA fighting with a focus on Judo, Jiu Jitsu and Boxing,” reads a WWE.com article about her class of recruits. 

Before signing with WWE, Carelli took part in the NWA Empowerrr PPV, competing in the Women’s Invitational Cup. She had also performed for the CCW promotion based out of Florida. In 2013, Carelli won the Miss Teen Ontario-World pageant. 

During an interview with Chris Van Vliet last summer, she spoke about her father being supportive of her going into the wrestling business. 

“Basically, he figured that this was something that worked well for him and he loved. He felt like I would love this as well, because he really enjoyed it and wanted me to have the chance to experience it too. He knows how I can feed off a crowd and make people laugh. Also, he knew it would make me happy.”

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