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Dakota Kai, Malcolm Bivens, Dexter Lumis among ten WWE NXT releases

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Eight wrestlers, a manager, and a referee have been released by WWE as part of a set of NXT roster cuts.

Dakota Kai, Malcolm Bivens, and Dexter Lumis are among those who were released by WWE today. The 10 releases are listed below:

  • Dakota Kai (real name Cheree Crowley)
  • Malcolm Bivens (the former Stokely Hathaway)
  • Harland (Parker Boudreaux)
  • Dexter Lumis (Samuel Shaw)
  • Persia Pirotta (Stephanie De Landre)
  • Draco Anthony (Reginald Chase Crews)
  • Referee Blair Baldwin (Paige Prinzivalli)
  • Vish Kanya (Sanjana George)
  • Mila Milani (Kellie Morga)
  • Raelyn Divine (Jaylen Williams)

The releases were first reported by Fightful.

Fightful reports that WWE asked Bivens to re-sign with the company this February, but Bivens made it clear that he didn’t want to do so. Bivens was the manager of NXT’s Diamond Mine faction.

On Twitter, Bivens posted a video joking about his release:

https://twitter.com/Malcolmvelli/status/1520133940127973377

Kai was a two-time NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion, holding the titles with Raquel Gonzalez both times. Kai worked several WWE dark matches in 2021 and one dark match this January, but she was never called up to the main roster. Kai also wrestled one match on Main Event last year.

Harland was an offensive lineman for the University of Central Florida before signing with WWE. He made his NXT debut last October and was paired with Joe Gacy. Over the past couple of weeks, Harland didn’t appear on television and was no longer part of Gacy’s act.

Anthony had recently feuded with Gacy and Harland.

In storyline, Lumis was Indi Hartwell’s husband in NXT. Hartwell & Lumis and Pirotta & Duke Hudson were involved in a storyline where Hartwell and Pirotta debated who the hottest couple in NXT was.

Kanya, Milani, and Divine had yet to be featured on NXT TV.

Women’s Tag Team title match set for NXT Vengeance Day

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A NXT Women’s Tag Team title match has been announced for Vengeance Day.

Champions Jacy Jayne and Gigi Dolin will defend against the team of Persia Pirotta and Indi Hartwell. The champions confirmed the match in the opening segment of tonight’s NXT.

The two teams have been feuding in the past few weeks. Back on the January 25 edition of NXT, Hartwell and Pirotta, along with Kay Lee Ray, defeated all three members of Toxic Attraction in a six-woman tag team match, setting up the Women’s Tag Team title match for February 15 on SyFy.

Tonight’s NXT had Kay Lee Ray kidnap Jayne & Dolin in a car and spent most of the show stalking Rose around the WWE Performance Center with a baseball bat, demanding Rose to give her a NXT Women’s title match. The show closed with Ray laying out Rose in the ring and saying that she didn’t want to wait until Vengeance Day, she will get the match next week.

Also announced for Vengeance Day is a NXT North American title match between champion Carmelo Hayes and Cameron Grimes.

‘Scareway to Hell ladder match’ set for NXT Halloween Havoc

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has revealed the stipulation for the triple threat NXT Women’s Tag Team title match at Halloween Havoc.

During tonight’s NXT, it was announced that Io Shirai & Zoey Stark vs. Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta vs. Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne for the NXT Women’s Tag Team titles at Halloween Havoc will be a “Scareway to Hell ladder match.” Halloween Havoc is a special episode of NXT that’s taking place next Tuesday.

WWE announced yesterday that the NXT Women’s Tag Team title match at Halloween Havoc would be a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match. Tonight’s episode of NXT featured a triple threat match between Shirai, Pirotta, and Jayne to determine who would spin the wheel to reveal the stipulation for next week. Shirai pinned Pirotta to get the win after Jayne was taken out of the match due to suffering an injury.

Raquel Gonzalez vs. Mandy Rose for the NXT Women’s Championship at Halloween Havoc will also be a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match.

Here’s the updated card for Halloween Havoc:

  • NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa defends against Bron Breakker
  • Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match: NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez defends against Mandy Rose
  • Scareway to Hell ladder match: NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Io Shirai & Zoey Stark defend against Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta and Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne
  • Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match: NXT Tag Team Champions MSK defend against Imperium’s Marcel Barthel & Fabian Aichner
  • The debut of Solo Sikoa
  • Chucky will be a “special guest” on the show

Stipulation added to NXT Halloween Havoc women’s tag title match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A second “Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal” match is set for NXT Halloween Havoc.

WWE has announced that the triple threat NXT Women’s Tag Team title match at Halloween Havoc will now be a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match. Io Shirai & Zoey Stark are defending their titles against Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta and Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne).

Halloween Havoc is a special episode of NXT that’s taking place on Tuesday, October 26. Before that, one member of Shirai & Stark, Hartwell & Pirotta, and Dolin & Jayne will face off in a triple threat match on this week’s NXT. The winner of that match will spin the wheel to determine the stipulation for the NXT Women’s Tag Team title match at Halloween Havoc.

Raquel Gonzalez vs. Mandy Rose for the NXT Women’s Championship at Halloween Havoc will also be a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match.

Here’s the updated card for Halloween Havoc:

  • NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa defends against Bron Breakker
  • Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match: NXT Women’s Champion Raquel Gonzalez defends against Mandy Rose
  • Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal match: NXT Women’s Tag Team Champions Io Shirai & Zoey Stark defend against Indi Hartwell & Persia Pirotta and Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne