As first reported by Fightful Select and since confirmed by our own Dave Meltzer, Rose has been released from the company. Content Rose was posting to her FanTime account played a role in her departure.
“There’s a lot to the Mandy Rose firing today and the title change last night was a last minute decision based on the fact she was getting fired and not the original plan,” Meltzer posted to Twitter. “We’ll talk about it a lot on tonight’s show. Crazy show tonight.”
Rose posts adult-themed photos and videos for subscribers under the name Mandysacs through FanTime. A subscription to the page costs $25 per month.
The 32-year-old had been with the company since 2015 after taking part in the sixth season of Tough Enough. She made her main roster debut in late 2017 as part of the Absolution faction with Saraya (Paige) and Sonya Deville. She returned to NXT in the summer of 2021 and won the women’s title at Halloween Havoc later that year.
Rose dropped the NXT Championship to Roxanne Perez on Tuesday’s edition of NXT. The match was originally scheduled to take place at New Year’s Evil on January 10. However, an angle played out in the opening segment of last night’s show that saw Perez challenge the champion to face her that night.
For the first time in 413 days, there is a new NXT Women’s Champion.
Roxanne Perez ended Mandy Rose’s title reign by defeating Rose in the main event of last night’s NXT. This is the first singles title that the 21-year-old Perez has won in WWE.
Perez earned her title shot by winning the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge match at NXT Deadline last weekend. Rose vs. Perez was originally scheduled to take place at January’s New Year’s Evil, but that changed after Rose blindsided Perez last night. Rose hit Perez from behind with the NXT Women’s title belt and told Perez that she will never be champion. Perez then got on the microphone and challenged Rose to have their title match last night.
Rose connected with a knee strike on Perez during the match, but Perez was able to kick out at two. Perez got the victory after hitting Pop Rox (Code Red) on Rose.
An appearance by Women’s Champion Mandy Rose will open Tuesday’s episode of NXT.
WWE has announced that Toxic Attraction (Rose, Gigi Dolin, and Jacy Jayne) will kick off NXT this Tuesday night. The appearance comes after Rose retained her NXT Women’s Championship against Alba Fyre in a Last Woman Standing match this past Tuesday.
Rose defeated Fyre after Isla Dawn made her surprise NXT debut by interfering in the match. As Fyre was about to jump off of a ladder and put Rose through the announce table, Dawn appeared out of nowhere and spit mist into Fyre’s eyes. Dawn pushed Fyre off the ladder, sending her crashing through the announce table after Rose was able to move out of the way.
WWE.com wrote:
Mandy Rose is the Last Woman Standing, and the NXT Universe will bask in her greatness to kick off this week’s show.
The NXT Women’s Champion overcame another challenge from Alba Fyre last week but not without a shocking assist. As the challenger scaled a ladder, Isla Dawn appeared seemingly from thin air to throw Fyre through the announce table and seal the victory for Rose.
What will happen when Toxic Attraction rolls out the red carpet to begin NXT?
Don’t miss the trio’s appearance this Tuesday at 8/7 C on USA Network!
Here’s the updated lineup for Tuesday’s show:
NXT North American Champion Wes Lee defends against Carmelo Hayes
The NXT Women’s Championship match on Tuesday saw Isla Dawn interfere and cost Alba Fyre her shot at the title.
Mandy Rose put her belt on the line against Fyre in a Last Woman’s Standing match to headline this week’s show. In the closing moments of the match, Dawn shoved Fyre off a ladder and down through the announce desk below. Fyre was unable to meet the referee’s ten count and Rose was declared the winner. Dawn then stood tall over Fyre to close the show.
Bron Breakker also successfully defended his title on NXT. He defeated Von Wagner in the opening match of the night.
Zoey Stark cut a promo this week explaining why she turned on Nikkita Lyons last week. Stark said she was tired of carrying Lyons on her back.
Also on Tuesday’s show, The Dyad, Indi Hartwell, Indus Sher, and Apollo Crews all picked up victories.
Hey there, welcome to another weekly episode of Speak Now Pro Wrestling hosted by Denise Salcedo.
There’s lots to talk about for today’s show including: The Iron Survivor Challenge, Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner, Mandy Rose retaining her NXT Women’s Championship, and more! Tune in for a fun and interactive podcast!
The NXT Tag Team Champions put their titles on the line against the NXT Champion and North American Champion last night.
Bron Breakker came out in the opening segment only to be interrupted by Elton Prince and Kit Wilson. The tag champs were upset that they were not given a segment to celebrate their victory over Edris Enofe & Malik Blade from last week. This brought out Wes Lee as well and eventually a title match was set for later in the night.
Pretty Deadly would retain after Carmelo Hayes interfered by pushing Lee off the turnbuckle, allowing Wilson to score the pinfall with a crucifix. Von Wagner would then attack Breakker after the match.
Also on last night’s show, the planned celebration for Mandy Rose’s one-year spent as NXT Women’s Champion was interrupted by Alba Fyre. Smoke billowed from inside the Performance Center during Toxic Attraction’s promo and where there is smoke, there is Fyre. She took out Gigi Dolin and promised to do the same to Jacy Jayne next week before taking the title from Rose in two weeks’ time.
Ava Raine and Schism took part in a sit-down interview during last night’s show as well. Raine explained what led to her joining the faction.
R-Truth was also injured last night. He began clutching his leg after a dive to the outside during his match with Grayson Waller. The match would be stopped early and Truth had to be helped to the back.
A rematch for the NXT Women’s Championship has been set for the November 15 edition of the program.
Alba Fyre will challenge Mandy Rose again following events that took place on Tuesday’s NXT.
Toxic Attraction came to the ring to celebrate Rose’s one year anniversary of becoming NXT Women’s Champion. After a video played highlighting her one-year run, Rose told anyone in the back who wanted to challenge her to stand up. Smoke then filled the ring as Fyre attacked all three members of Toxic Attraction. She put Gigi Dolin through a table and after promising she would take out Jacey Jayne next week, she told Rose that in two weeks they will meet in the ring.
Fyre and Rose met at Halloween Havoc on October 22. Prior to their match, Fyre dared the trio to meet her at a haunted house. The trio entered the house and was soon taken out, leaving Fyre to grab Rose and drive her back to the ring for their match. But despite seemingly being left to fend on their own at the haunted house, the rest of Toxic Attraction returned anyway and helped Rose retain her championship.
Mandy Rose marks one year as Women’s Champion with a celebration tonight on NXT.
Toxic Attraction will hold a celebration for Rose on tonight’s show. Rose became NXT Women’s Champion by defeating Raquel Gonzalez at Halloween Havoc 2021.
In her most recent title defense, Rose retained against Alba Fyre at this year’s Halloween Havoc.
NXT Champion Bron Breakker returns tonight for the first time since defending his title against JD McDonagh and Ilja Dragunov at Halloween Havoc. McDonagh will likely be looking for another title shot after defeating Dragunov in last Tuesday’s main event. Dragunov left on a stretcher after being choked out by McDonagh.
R-Truth comes to NXT for a match against Grayson Waller. Last week, Truth showed up on NXT thinking it was Halloween Havoc. Waller tried to attack Truth but got laid out by Truth and Wes Lee.
There will also be a sit-down interview with Schism tonight, Odyssey Jones makes his in-ring return, and Thea Hail takes on Kiana James.
Our live coverage starts at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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Sirens open the show, signaling the entrance of Bron Breakker. The NXT Champion is wearing street clothes with his title belt hanging over his shoulder. He barks back and forth with the live studio audience.
NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly interrupt Breakker, and they begin to mock him and his accent. Breakker in turn mocks their accents, asking what the “wankers” want. That elicits a chant from the audience.
The tag champs are upset they did not get a celebration for their recent win, while the singles champ does. Pretty Deadly wants recognition of their own. They want the spotlight.
Out comes another singles champion of the brand to join the segment. NXT North American Champion Wes Lee enters the ring to side with Breakker. Lee stands with Breakker, after Breakker had name dropped him earlier before being interrupted by the heels.
They all continue to banter back and forth. There is admiration for Pretty Deadly’s hair. Possibly impressed by the hair, Breakker tells Pretty Deadly he will step away so they can have the spotlight. Lee then says he will give them an introduction, and he introduces them with the help of Breakker. This is all basically tongue-in-cheek, and cringe.
Following their introduction, Elton Prince and Kit Wilson turn their backs to Lee and Breakker. The tag champs face the hard camera as Lee and Breakker form a plan in the background. Pretty Deadly cuts a promo and gyrate.
Lee and Breakker stop the dance party to tell the champs in a roundabout way that they want a title shot. Breakker challenges them to a tag title match tonight. Looks like a main event for a later on. The studio audience seems mild on the news, as they might have seen it coming a mile away like the viewers at home.
R-Truth enters the soundstage, and he raps his theme song. Truth high fives Lee and Breakker, but he leaves Pretty Deadly hanging out to dry on a high five. Truth is set for a match after a commercial break.
Grayson Waller defeats R-Truth
R-Truth suffers an injury doing a dive, and Waller wins via referee stoppage.
Just before going into a commercial break, R-Truth hits the ropes and runs across the ring for a flip dive to the outside. Truth then lands awkwardly and immediately grabs his leg upon hitting the floor.
Waller stalls in the ring during the break, and when the show returns medical staff is helping carry Truth away from ringside. Due to the injury, the referee stops the bout and awards the match to Waller.
Waller cuts an impromptu promo in the ring where he brags on himself.
An interview with Schism
Vic Joseph sits down with The Schism for an interview from “last night.” Joseph asks Ava Raine why she joined the group. Raine says she has been around WWE her entire life (without mentioning her family), and says nobody took the time to get to really get to know her until she met The Schism.
Raine goes on to talk about her recovery from an injury, and one of the only people to check on her was Joe Gacy. Raine chastises Vic Joseph for not listening to her. Gacy adds that Joseph is missing the point. Gacy says Raine joined the Schism because they accept her for who she is.
The Dyad also speak, and they offer Joseph one of their smiley face pins. Joseph a moment later asks how they could brainwash Raine. She again chastises Joseph for another question.
Gacy ends the interview saying “The Schism is strong together because “we are four roots,” and group in unison joins in to all say, “on tree.”
Raine also announced that Gacy will face Cameron Grimes on last time in a match next week on NXT.
Kiaina James defeats Thea Hail (with Andre Chase)
James pins Hail. While the match was not particularly good, it was more about the story playing out at ringside. Duke Hudson breaks the Chase U Code of Conduct.
Chase and Hudson were at ringside in Hail’s corner. Hudson cheats for Hail, putting her foot on the bottom rope to break a count. Chase yells at Hudson for cheating, and Chase ejects Hudson from ringside. Hudson orders him to leave..
Meanwhile, Hail is losing the match. Hail takes a modified flatliner of sorts from James, and James pins her.
Charlie Dempsey runs in after the match, and Dempsey blindsides Chase with an attack. Dempsey applies a chokehold on Chase. Hudson runs back down to ringside to make a save. Dempsey flees as Hudson checks on Chase.
Fallon Henley is given an envelope with papers inside she is instructed to read. My guess is this likely relates to Elektra Lopez.
Mr. Stone confronts Bron Breakker in a locker room. This looks to eventually set up a match where Von Wagner challenges Breakker for the NXT title, or that is at least a direction they are hinting at going in.
Odyssey Jones defeats Javier Bernal
Jones pins Bernal after delivering a spinning Bossman slam.
This match was set up earlier in the show during a brief skit where Bernal interrupts an interview with Jones.
Jones is returning to action after recovering from a knee injury, so Bernal targets the knee as part of the story in the match.
Jones powers back, and he slams Bernal to the mat, then pins Bernal for a three count.
Celebration for Mandy Rose
The ring is adorned with a couch and decorations. Pictures of Rose are around the ring, making it a shrine to the NXT Women’s Champion.
Rose enters the soundstage with Toxic Attraction. Gigi Dolan and Jacy Jaybe flank Rose, and they introduce a video package that highlights Rose’s reign as women’s champ.
Rose remarks sarcastically, “Not bad for a piece of eye candy.” Rose goes on to scold the audience for seeing her as such for four years. Rose says that two years ago she decided to join the NXT roster and rebuild herself. She calls it the greatest decision she ever made in her entire life.
Rose does not say “put some respect on my name” just as a catchphrase. She says it because that is “the damn truth.” Rose talks about about defeating all challengers, and it feels good to sit on her throne.
Rose says “nobody” is dethroning her as champ. She basically dares anyway to say otherwise. That is a cue. Suddenly, smokes starts shooting up at ringside. For a brief moment, I had flashbacks to bad angles with Ultimate Warrior in WCW. Instead, it was Alba Fyre.
Fyre waylays Dolan and Jayne. Fyre even superkicks a hapless attendant. Fyre gives Dolan a Gory Bomb. Fyre says tonight she takes out Dolan, next week she takes out Jayne, and in two weeks she takes the title from Rose.
Apollo Crews in a backstage interview again brings up NXT Champion Bron Breakker. Crews wants a title shot. Von Wagner confronts Crews, with Wagner basically saying he is the future champ.
Scrypts left another cryptic voicemail. This week Scrypts sounds a lot less like The Black Scorpion. That is probably a good thing.
Indi Hartwell defeats Zoey Stark (with Nikkita Lyons)
Hartwell pins Stark to win the match. Seeds of dissension are planted during the bout, as advice from Lyons inadvertently costs Stark the match. Stark also displays a temper.
This match was set up earlier in the show when Hartwell and Stark got into an argument during a backstage skit. Stark plays subtle heel in the skit and later in the match as well, letting her temper get the better of her.
The match goes through a commercial break, as they are being given plenty of time. Stark begins to rage at one point, showing a far more aggressive side of herself.
Hartwell is thrown outside by Stark. Lyons at ringside pleads with Stark to get back into the ring, urging Stark to beat Hartwell inside the ring. Stark shows a ton of fire, and she teases putting Hartwell through the announce desk.
Starks even rips off the cover on the announce desk, but Lyons convinces Stark to get back into the ring. After rolling Hartwell back into the ring, Stark is met by a boot from Hartwell. Stark eats a high kick, and Hartwell then hits her with a shot to the back of the head. Hartwell hooks both legs, and she covers Stark for a pinfall.
A vignette hypes the debut of a mysterious figure seeking justice.
Valentina Feroz is backstage asking Veer if he is going to be in her corner tonight. Sanaga walks in and glares at Veer. Feroz is sad when Veer tells her he will not be in her corner tonight. Wendy Choo is seen in the background listening to the conversation, foreshadowing a later run-in.
Cora Jade defeats Valentina Feroz
Jade pins Feroz after a double arm DDT. This is Jade’s first match back since Halloween Havoc, and she is put over strong. Wendy Choo runs in after the match, which clearly sets up a grudge match between the two.
Jade threatens to attack Feroz after the match with a kendo stick. Choo runs to make a save, and Jade hits Choo with the kendo stick. Choo fires back with strikes. Choo takes the kendo stick away from Jade, and Choo swings it around. Jade flees the ring.
Tony D’Angelo and Stacks are backstage for a skit designed to get Elektra Lopez over.
NXT Tag Team Champions Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince & Kit Wilson) defeat NXT Champion Bron Breakker & NXT North American Champion Wes Lee to retain their tag team titles
Wilson pins Lee after Carmelo Hayes interferes in the match. The tag champs retain because of the outside interference.
The match goes through a commercial break. Just before going to the break, Lee and Breakker execute stereo Frankensteiners on Pretty Deadly. The singles champs are looking strong against the tag champs as the show heads into its final break.
Lee does not see a blind tag, and he is then blindsided by Pretty Deadly. The champs work over Lee, while they also keep Lee on their side of the ring. Lee is eventually able to scramble for a hot tag.
Breakker cleans house and runs wild after the hot tag. A double suplex by Breakker, as he suplexed both Wilson and Prince at the same time. Pretty Deadly bump and feed.
Lee looks to leap off the top rope when Carmelo Hayes runs down to ringside. Hayes jumps on the apron, and Hayes shoves Lee off the top rope. Lee turns a flip and lands in the ring. Wilson catches Lee in a crucifix for a three count. The champs retain thanks to Carmelo Hayes.
Lee brawls with Hayes after the match. As they fight their way out of the soundstage, Von Wagner ambushes Breakker with a sneak attack in the ring. Wagner then menacingly stands over Breakker. Watching on a monitor backstage is Apollo Crews. He is then confronted by JD McDonagh, who gives a warning to Crews.
“See you around,” McDonagh says as the show closes.
Mandy Rose will celebrate her one year anniversary of winning the NXT Women’s Championship on next week’s NXT.
In addition, Bron Breakker will return after successfully defending the NXT Championship against Ilja Dragunov and JD McDonagh at Halloween Havoc. R-Truth will also return on next week’s show, facing Grayson Waller.
Rose successfully defended the NXT Women’s Championship at Halloween Havoc by defeating Alba Fyre. She originally won the championship at last year’s Halloween Havoc, defeating Raquel Rodriguez on October 26, 2021.
On Tuesday’s NXT, Apollo Crews mentioned in an interview that Breakker would be appearing on next week’s program. He also mentioned wanting to challenge for his championship, noting that Grayson Waller was now behind him, and would be challenging for the title he set his sights on when returning to NXT earlier this year.
R-Truth made a surprise appearance on Tuesday, ready to host Halloween Havoc, which had taken place on Saturday. After interactions with both Wes Lee and Waller, a match between Truth and Waller was made for next week.
The current lineup for next week’s NXT:
Mandy Rose one-year NXT Women’s Championship celebration
This is a very busy episode of Speak Now Pro Wrestling hosted by Denise Salcedo.
There was a lot that occurred on AEW Dynamite which unfortunately included Hangman Adam Page being stretchered out, a great promo exchange between MJF and William Regal, and a lot more.
Plus on the NXT side of things, we had a very entertaining go-home show leading into WWE NXT Halloween Havoc. Tune into the show for a good time!
Mandy Rose and former NXT star Tino Sabbatelli are engaged.
Rose shared photos of her with Sabatelli on Instagram Saturday afternoon showing a ring, writing “My heart is so full.” The two have been dating for several years.
Rose currently is the NXT Women’s Champion, having won the championship back in October of 2021. She most recently defended the championship at Worlds Collide against Meiko Satomura and Blair Davenport, not only successfully defending the title but also won the NXT UK Women’s Championship, unifying the titles in the process. She, along with Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin, have formed a faction called Toxic Attraction.
Sabbatelli is a former NXT star, first signing with the WWE in 2014. He was cut in 2020 as part of wide-ranging releases due to the COVID-19 pandemic and worked a few matches for AEW. He was re-signed by WWE later that year, however he was once again cut back in June of 2021.
Mandy Rose has unified the NXT and NXT UK Women’s Championship.
The 32-year-old won a triple threat match at NXT Worlds Collide on Sunday against Blair Davenport and Meiko Satomura. Rose entered the contest as the NXT Women’s Champion while Satomura held the NXT UK belt. The victory was Rose’s eighth defense of her title and the first time she’s won the NXT UK championship.
The finish of the match saw Satomura deliver a Scorpion Rising to Davenport before Rose hit both her opponents with Kiss By The Rose and pinned Davenport.
Satomura’s reign finishes at 451 days and nine successful title defenses. Alba Fyre (then known as Kay Lee Ray) held the title for 649 days but only defended it on six occasions during that time.
Rose becomes the fifth and possibly final wrestler to win the NXT UK Women’s Championship. Rhea Ripley was the inaugural champion in 2018 before dropping it to Toni Storm after a 139-day reign.
Join on-air personality Denise Salcedo on Speak Now Pro Wrestling as she recaps the August 23, 2022 edition of NXT 2.0. This show featured more NXT UK talent, belt unifications, the build to Worlds Collide, a promo exchange between Apollo Crews and Grayson Waller, a noteworthy promo from Cora Jade, the love story between Indi Hartwell and Dexter Lumis, plus a lights out main event with Wendy Choo and Tiffany Stratton. This is the perfect podcast to stay up to date with NXT!
