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More NXT wrestlers get their new names

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A few more NXT wrestlers have gotten their new in-ring names.

The former ACH has announced that he’s now going by the name Jordan Myles. Garza Jr. will use the name Angel Garza, and Jonah Rock is now Bronson Reed.

ACH and Rock were both part of the group of wrestlers that reported to the WWE Performance Center in February, while WWE announced Garza’s signing in April.

Several NXT wrestlers have gotten their WWE names recently. DJZ made his NXT debut at a house show in Largo, Florida last week and is using the name Joaquin Wilde. It was also revealed at that show that Shane Strickland is now going by Isaiah Scott.

Punishment Martinez is now Damian Priest, Trevor Lee is Cameron Grimes, Jessie Elaban is Jessi Kamea, Eric Bugenhagen is Rik Bugez, Adrian Jaoude is Arturo Ruas, and Luke Menzies is Ridge Holland.

Samuel Shaw has also changed the name of his social media accounts to Dexter Lumis.

NXT Melbourne, FL, live results: Garza Jr. debuts, Breeze in action

Posted on by JJ Williams

Thursday night’s estimated attendance: 300 people.

– Mansoor Al-Shehail defeated Garza Jr.

This was the NXT debut of Garza Jr. He was impressive and entertaining, doing his customary breakaway pants reveal and insisting that Mansoor “watch the face”

The crowd had a great time with this one. Mansoor won with a Roll of the Dice.

– Kacy Catanzaro & Lacey Lane defeated Taynara Conti & Reina Gonzalez

A flip-over bridging pin by Catanzaro won it for the crowd favorites.

– Albert Hardie Jr. defeated Luke Menzies

Hardie used a bridging German suplex for the three count.

– Court Moore did an in-ring segment, with Moore asking the NXT locker room “Who you with?” That brought out MJ Jenkins, who informed Moore that who she’s with isn’t him — it’s the NXT universe. She slapped him and celebrated with the crowd.

– Brendan Vink defeated Brennan Williams

A big boot got the victory for Vink.

– Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch defeated Rinku Singh & Saurav Gurjar

Lorcan and Burch won it with a double-team DDT.

– Tyler Breeze defeated Shane Thorne

The crowd loved Breeze. He hit a Supermodel kick to get the win.

– Bianca Belair defeated Jessie Elaban

Belair won with a torture rack driver.

– Keith Lee defeated Bobby Fish

Lee won the main event after hitting a Super Nova.

Shane Strickland, Garza Jr. join WWE Performance Center

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Shane Strickland and Garza Jr. are officially WWE bound.

An article on WWE’s website confirmed that Stephon (Shane) Strickland and Humberto Garza (Jr.) are the latest recruits to the Performance Center. Kushida, whose signing was revealed during NXT TakeOver: New York, has also started training at the Performance Center.

Strickland has been an indy standout for some time, most recently working under the WWN umbrella including recent EVOLVE events. In the past, he’s also worked for DEFY, CZW and MLW. He had recently declared himself a free agent after leaving the latter.

Garza Jr. is the nephew of lucha libre and WCW star Hector Garza and the cousin of 205 Live’s Humberto Carrillo. In recent years he has been best known for his run in The Crash, but has also wrestled for AAA, MLW, Pro Wrestling NOAH and the Mexican independent scene.

Kushida is a former NJPW Jr. champion and at one time was considered the ace of the division, winning the championship six times. He left the promotion in January after a losing effort to Hiroshi Tanahashi.