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NXT Sanford, FL, live results: Robbie E debuts, Dream vs. Riddle

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Last night’s estimated attendance: 300 people.

– Mia Yim defeated Deonna Purrazzo

The crowd was into this one. Yim hit Protect Ya Neck to win.

– Adrian Jaoude & Cezar Bononi defeated Jeff Parker & Matt Lee

Jaoude & Bononi were just too powerful for 3.0.

– Punishment Martinez defeated Luke Menzies

Martinez hit the South of Heaven chokeslam to win.

– We were introduced to Robert Strauss (formerly Robbie E in Impact Wrestling), who is now managing Rinku Singh & Saurav Gurjar. Strauss said he isn’t a manager — he’s a brand.

– Saurav Gurjar (w/ Robert Strauss and Rinku Singh) defeated Jermaine Haley (Jonah Rock)

Strauss got on the apron to distract the former Jonah Rock, allowing Gurjar to destroy him and score the pin.

– The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake & Steve Cutler) defeated The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford)

The crowd was all over the Sons here and did not like them winning. They won with their flying stomp to the held up opponent double-team finish.

– Danny Burch defeated Shane Thorne

Eric Bugenhagen’s music hit and distracted Thorne, which allowed Burch to put him down. Bugenhagen and Burch rocked out together after the match.

– Kairi Sane & Io Shirai defeated Vanessa Borne & Aliyah

The Sky Pirates put them away with an assisted pop-up elbow drop by Sane.

– NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream defeated Matt Riddle to retain his title

Excellent match that set a high standard for their TakeOver: New York bout. Riddle hit Dream with everything in his arsenal — including the Bro-Stone — but nothing could put Dream away.

Riddle had Dream down with elbow strikes and was about to lock in the Bromission before he was rolled back for the three count. This was my personal NXT house show match of the year thus far.

Stokely Hathaway, Robbie E, Cal Bloom sign with WWE

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Stokely Hathaway, Robbie E and Cal Bloom have joined the WWE Performance Center.

WWE announced the three signings today in an article on their website.

Hathaway has been a manager for several years in the independent circuit, appearing in Ring of Honor, EVOLVE and MLW. In the past he’s managed the likes of Moose, Timothy Thatcher, TJP, Chris Dickinson and Dominic Garrini among many others.

Robert Strauss, aka Robbie E is best known for his run in Impact Wrestling from 2010 to 2017, most notably teaming with Rob Terry and Jessie Godderz. He’s also a former Impact Television, X-Division and Tag Team champion. He left the promotion in 2017 and has continued to work in the independent scene since then.

Bloom, 25, is the son of Wayne Bloom, who is most famous for his runs in AWA, WWE (as Beau Beverly) and WCW in the 80s and 90s. Cal played tight end at the University of Central Florida, making four Bowl Game appearances. He has received training from not only his father Wayne but also Brad Rheingans and Ken Anderson.

WWE reveals more names from this week’s tryouts

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A number of college athletes and independent wrestlers were a part of the latest WWE tryouts held at the WWE Performance Center this past week.

Some of the more well known names (Robbie E and Chelsea Green) have been reported on for the last day or so. But WWE has put out a list which also features the likes of Blaster McMassive, the tag team 3.0 and Ava Storie, among other names. There are also a number of people who tried out that have a background in amateur wrestling, college football and the NFL.

Here is a list of the more notable names that were a part of this tryout camp:

  • Jake Kasper, a two time All-American from Duke University. The article noted that Gerald Brisco compared him to a young John Cena.
  • Chelsea Green, formerly of Impact Wrestling as Laurel Van Ness who also competed in the Tough Enough 2015 reboot
  • Terrell and Terrence Hughes, twin sons of D-Von Dudley who made a few appearances in Impact Wrestling earlier this decade.
  • Thomas Stintsman, who has wrestled for CHIKARA as Blaster McMassive and most recently worked in EVOLVE as Thomas Sharp.
  • Rob Strauss, also known as Robbie E. Former Impact wrestling star and also a competitor on the reality show Amazing Race.
  • Shane Matthews and Scott Parker, known as 3.0. They have competed in several independent promotions including CZW and PWG. They’ve also worked both in NXT and WWE as enhancement talent.
  • Rory Gulak, brother of Drew Gulak. He has an amateur wrestling background and has competed in places like CZW and CHIKARA.
  • Brandi Lauren Pawelek, who has wrestled under the name Ava Storie in Impact Wrestling.
  • Terence “TJ” Barner, who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Jets and other NFL teams.
  • Gabriella Belpre, better known as Gabby Ortiz who has trained in the ROH dojo and has wrestled for STARDOM
  • Dorin Dickerson, a former tight end for the NFL.
  • Nilka Garcia, a Puerto Rican wrestler who was wrestled for WWC, winning their women’s title under the name La Rosa Negra.

A full list of try-out participants can be found here.

Chelsea Green, Robbie E at WWE tryouts this week

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Two former Impact stars are at the latest set of tryouts that are taking place this week at the WWE Performance Center.

Chelsea Green (Laurel Van Ness) and Robert Strauss (Robbie E) have been seen doing drills at the Performance Center and were included in videos and photos WWE has posted from the tryouts.

Green left Impact back in January after dropping the Knockouts title to Allie. She was also a contestant on the 2015 revival of Tough Enough, where she finished fourth. Since leaving Impact, she has worked on the independent scene and for Lucha Underground.

Strauss worked as Robbie E for a number of years, joining Impact in 2010 and winning the Television, X Division and World Cup titles along the way. He left the promotion in September of 2017 and has since done projects outside of wrestling as well as working the independent scene.

Green and Strauss are the only two tryout names thus far that have surfaced this week.

Left My Wallet: Robbie E and Lenny Melnick

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‘I Left My Wallet’ returns with a super-sized episode featuring former Impact star Robbie E and Fantasy Sports Writers of Association Hall of Famer Lenny Melnick.

Robbie kicks us off with a chat about his love for everything 90’s New York Knicks. We talk about the physical playoff battles with my Chicago Bulls, their physical style, why they were better than the Detroit Pistons’ “Bad Boys”, the brawl with the Miami Heat, and why they didn;t win a championship despite so many heartbreaking close calls.

We also talk about Robbie’s favorite Knicks such as Patrick Ewing, Anthony Mason, Charles Smith, John Starks, and even Eric Anderson.

Up next, we talk a whole lotta baseball with FSWA hall of famer Lenny Melnick. He gives his thoughts on his New York Mets, shares some unique baseball stories, gives his all-time fantasy baseball starting 9, what got him into fantasy baseball, and his philosophies on which players to draft, trade for, and trade away.

He discusses which players he thinks will be buy low candidates, which players to get, and which players you should probably try to trade away. We wrap up with some wrestling talk as Lenny is a huge wrestling fan dating back to Capitol Wrestling in the 1950s. He talks about his memories growing up watching wrestling and shares an awesome story of when he was a ring announcer for a local independent show.

It’s a New York State of Mind episode with Long Island’s own Robbie E. and Lenny.

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Best of WOL: Hangman Page, Flip Gordon, Robbie E

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Relive some of the emotions heading into WrestleMania weekend with this free edition of the Best of Wrestling Observer Live, available Monday through Friday and Sundays on our site, SportsByline.com, and more.

We kick off with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive talking with Flip Gordon who was heading into a very busy Mania weekend. Get to know about Gordon’s training, who inspired him as a kid, his failed attempts to get on the All In show, and more.

We then head to a solo Sempervive interview with Bullet Club star Hangman Page who is having a moment right now with big matches against Jay White and Kota Ibushi. Mike gets into Page’s rise, how his association with Jimmy Valiant helped him early in his career, and his run in the Bullet Club.

We wrap up with Robbie E, host of the ‘Why It Ended‘ podcast, a show focused on why certain wrestler’s careers ended abruptly. Robbie gives other updates on his career, both in and out of the ring as well.

Enjoy this free edition of the Best of WOL now:

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