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Ridge Holland earns WWE NXT title match for Deadline, Chase U forced to disband

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It’s on for Ridge Holland and Trick Williams, but it’s all over for Chase U.

In the main event of Tuesday’s NXT, Ridge Holland defeated Andre Chase in a number one contender’s match for the NXT Championship, earning a title match for Deadline on December 7. The stipulation had been if Chase were to lose, the relationship between him and Chase U members Riley Osborne, Thea Hail, and Duke Hudson would come to an end. 

Towards the end of the match, Chase made a fierce comeback after all of his students were laid out at ringside, including Hail after Osborne accidently took her out while going for a dive on Holland. Chase hit a middle rope powerbomb for a nearfall, but ended up falling to the Redeemer (implant DDT) for the win.

The end of NXT saw Chase near tears as he looked at his fallen students, despondent over the results.

Shortly after NXT ended, Chase U reacted to the news on social media, including Chase:

Here is the updated card for Deadline:

  • NXT Championship: Trick Williams defends against Ridge Holland
  • Men’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Wes Lee vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Nathan Frazer vs. 2 others TBD
  • Women’s Iron Survivor Challenge: Sol Ruca vs. Zaria vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. 2 others TBD

WWE NXT live results: Great American Bash week one

Posted on by Chris Aiken

Great American Bash 2024 begins tonight on a special episode of WWE NXT.

The two-week Great American Bash event is airing on Syfy due to USA Network’s coverage of the Olympics. Three title matches are scheduled to take place tonight, headlined by Roxanne Perez vs. Thea Hail for the NXT Women’s Championship. Hail is looking to dethrone Perez and begin the first championship reign of her young career.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn are in NXT to make their first title defense. They’re taking on Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson.

The Heritage Cup will be defended as Tony D’Angelo faces Tavion Heights of No Quarter Catch Crew.

A six-woman tag match with Sol Ruca, Karmen Petrovic & Lola Vice facing the mean girl trio of Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx is also set. Plus, TNA star Joe Hendry will make another NXT appearance as he performs a concert tonight.

Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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The setting for the NXT Great American Bash is a sound stage at the Performance Center in Orlando, and the show is taped before a live studio audience. The set is very American, and there is somewhat of a throwback look as the ring ropes are red, white and blue, much like the golden era of the World Wrestling Federation. The color scheme also plays into the patriotic theme. Bunting flags hang from barricades and other parts of the set, and the LED screens are also red, white and blue.

Opening the show is a wacky skit where Hank Walker & Tank Ledger try to break into the PC ahead of the Bash. Apparently their idea in breaking into the building is to somehow secure their spot as the hosts of the show. They break like this is Mission: Impossible, as they bypass a key pad and pick locks . Tank thinks he found the firewall, but it was just a few pieces of drywall. They unplug some wires and alarms go off. They poorly maneuver around laser, and somehow kill the power. No worries, though. They flip another switch as they welcome us to The Great American Bash.

WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn defeated Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend (with Oro Mensah) to retain the titles

Dawn pinned Jackson to win the match. They were given plenty of time, and they did well. An angle with NXT Champion Ethan Page follows the bout. Although Meta-Four lose the match, they sort of save face in the end with the angle.

The match itself goes through a commercial break. Legend & Jackson rally and stand tall as the show cuts to a split-screen break, and Jackson was being worked over when the show returned from commercials. Hot tag to Legend, and she cleans house.

They wrestle on and the challengers get some near falls, but pinning attempts are broken up or kicked out. As they go home, Dawn jumps off the ring apron with a meteora to Legend on the floor, and it looked like it hurt like hell. In the ring, Fyre counters Jackson. The champions then execute their finisher on Jackson, and Dawn covers Jackson for a three count.

NXT Champ Ethan Page comes out after the match to cut a promo on Mensah, who is the challenger for Page’s title next week on week two of The Bash. Page gets into the ring to confront Mensah. Page is holding his title belt, and he tells Mensah this is as close as he well get. As he says that, Page goes for a belt shot, but Mensah ducks and shoots behind. Mensah rolls up Page with a schoolboy. Jackson & Legend count to three, and Mensah gets a visual pin on the champ ahead of their match next week. Later on they have a contract signing.

Cedric Alexander is advising some rookies when he is confronted by Shawn Spears. They exchange words, and in rushes Brooks Jensen to cause a ruckus. He jaws with Alexander, which seems to set up a singles match between them.

Hank Walker is wearing a patriotic sports jacket that seems too small on him. He interviews Tavion Heights, who is wearing an Olympic jacket. Heights talks about this time four years ago he was competing in the Olympics. Heights is not afraid of big matches, and he is ready to face a shooter.

Tanks Ledger, also wearing a sports jacket that would make Boyd Pierce proud, interviews NXT Heritage Cup Champion Tony D’Angelo. “The Don” is sure he will successfully defend his trophy.

Pete Dunne is the focus of a great video package. Trick Williams is watching the video package, and he vows to whip Dunne’s ass next week, so they are apparently booked in match for week two of The Bash.

NXT Heritage Cup Champion Tony D’Angelo (Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo, Adriana Rizzo and Luca Crusifino) defeated Tavion Heights (Charlie Dempsey & Myles Borne) to retain the title

D’Angelo wins two falls to one, after scoring pinfalls in the third and fifth rounds.

First round ends with a stalemate. They grapple through the time, and with under 30 seconds remaining in round one, they each grab an ankle lock as the bells sounds in end in the round.

Wren Sinclair is seen cheering on No Quarter Catch Crew from the front row ringside.

Second round begins during a split-screen commercial break. As the show returns from commercials, they do a superplex spot as time runs out on round two. Still no falls, but that would change quickly in the third round.

Third round goes less than a minute, as Heights rushes. D’Angelo counters, but Heights comes back with more. However, Heights sells like his back goes out trying a suplex. D’Angelo capitalizes with his twisting fisherman’s buster finish, and D’Angelo scores he first fall with a pinfall round three.

Fourth round is very short like the previous round. Sinclair jumps into the ring between rounds, and she screams at Heights to motivate him. Heights is a house of fire, and he gives D’Angelo a belly-to-belly suplex to even the score. Heights covers D’Angelo for a pinfall, evening the score at one fall apiece.

Fifth round goes much longer as they fight on. The intensity really picked up down the stretch. D’Angelo fires up just before they go home. He gives Heights a belly-to-belly, but Heights kicks out. A few moments later, D’Angelo executes another belly-to-belly to score the deciding pinfall.

Promos originally posted to social media build up a six-woman tag team match for later tonight.

Cedric Alexander defeated Brooks Jensen

Alexander pinned Jensen after a lumbar check. Coming off a big win, Jensen loses clean here. Shawn Spears watched the match from ringside.

Jensen with a ton for fire at the start. They go on to trade near falls. Jensen kicks out after taking a Michinoku Driver from Alexander. Jensen with a Bobby Eaton flying legdrop off the top rope, but Alexander kicks out at two and a half.

The fighting spills outside the ring. Jensen leaps off the apron into a somersault senton of sorts, only to crash and burn as Jensen slams himself into the announce desk. Alexander sees his opening, and he gets Jensen back into the ring so Alexander can execute a lumbar check. Alexander then scores a pinfall.

Je’Von Evans is the focus of a video package that is to be continued…

Joe Hendry is chatting with some women backstage when he excuses himself so he can head to the ring. Ashante “Thee” Adonis enters the scene and leaves with a woman under each arm.

The Rascalz are their “magical treehouse”, which spoofs the gimmick in That 70’s Show where the teenagers smoke pot in a circle. Rascalz tease that too, but this is PG. They mention never having actually lost the tag titles, and Wes Lee says he is going to text the champs. They then turn off the camera so they can presumably do whatever is not PG.

Joe Hendry is seated in the ring with guitar, and he is over with the live studio audience. Hendry proceeds to play a song where he takes digs at Gallus. Like a real musician, Hendry takes a moment to tune his guitar before starting the song.

In the song, he makes a joke claiming Joe Coffey is the son of Dutch Mantell. Coffey then makes a joke about Coffey being deported for having bad facial hair. Hendry gets the crowd to clap along, and the audience also chants “we believe” at Hendry.

Hendry puts over the crowd before saying there will be an encore. Hendry is about to start when out comes Gallus to interrupt the concert. Joe Coffey cuts a promo on Hendry as Joe, Mark Coffey, and Wolfgang surround Hendry. They jump Hendry. Mark and Wolfgang hold Hendry so Joe can hit Hendry with the guitar, which is broken over Hendry’s back. Gallus fold their arms and stand over a fallen Hendry.

Hank & Tank take part in another wacky skit, where they are talking with NXT Womens’ Champion Roxanne Perez. Jaida Parker walks by and takes a verbal jab at Perez.

NXT Champion Ethan Page and Oro Mensah sit down across a table from each other in NXT GM Ava’s office. They cuts promos on each other before signing the contract for their match next week.

Jaida Parker defeated Kendal Gray (with Carlee Bright)

Parker pinned Gray after a running knee strike. Gray had a cameo last week when she suplexed a man, and this week she was in a match. Although she gets some offense, this match was a showcase to get Parker over.

Parker does an inverted vertical suplex at one point, as she pummels and punishes Gray. Parker bumps and feed when Gray makes a comeback. As Gray is running wild, out come Myles Borne and Wren Sinclair. Borne argues with Carlee Bright, and Gray leaves to ring to suplex Borne. After suplexing Borne, Gray gets back in the ring to get a near fall.

As they go home, Parker cuts off Gray. Tear Drop spot by Parker, followed by a gourdbuster. Parker then delivers her finisher, and she covers Gray for a pinfall.

Ridge Holland gives Thea Hail a pep talk, and in walks the rest of Chase U. Andre Chase seems to take exception to Holland telling Hail to “do whatever it takes” to win the title tonight. Should be noted that Chase U was decked out in the black shirts Holland brought for the group, except for Andre Chase.

More tension between the NXT Tag Team Champions in a backstage skit. Axiom apparently agreed to defend the tag titles next week against the LWO. That upsets Nathan Frazier, as Axiom did not consult him first.

Fallon Henley, Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx defeated Karmen Petrovic, Lola Vice & Sol Ruca in a six-woman tag team match

Henley pinned Petrovic to win the match.

The match goes through a commercial break, and it probably went too long. Sol Ruca popped the crowd before the show cuts to commercial, as he leapt off the top turnbuckle with a corkscrew moonsault. The babyfaces were looking strong, but Petrovic was getting worked over by the heels when the show returns from the break.

Hot tag to Lola Vice, and she cleans house with kicks and strikes. Sol Ruca does a take-off of the Buckshot Lariat (Money Clip) that was both impressive and cheesy. Trifecta of hip attacks by the babyface trio, and Ruca gets a near fall.

Melee in the closing minutes, and everyone getting involved and everybody is down selling. That led into a parade of spots on the home stretch. Petrovic gets some near falls, but she is eventually cut off. Jayne & Nyz run interference so that Henley can deliver her finisher. Henley then covers Petrovic for a pinfall.

A few of the women in this match should already be on the main roster, but especially Fallon Henley. Instead, she is aimlessly in a trio with no real direction for her character other than being a bitter heel.

NXT North American Champion Kelani Jordan and Tatum Paxley are in a skit that also features Wendy Choo. The less said, the better, but I well say it was silly. Regardless, this sets up a North American title match for next Tuesday.

Joe Hendry cuts a promo on Gallus as Hendry is leaving the building. Henrdy vows to get revenge on Joe Coffey in a singles match next week on NXT.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez defeated Thea Hail (Andre Chase, Ridge Holland, Riley Osborne & Duke Hudson) to retain the title

Perez pinned Hail after Pop Rocks. Really good match to cap off the show.

Some grappling earlier on, and the match goes through a commercial break. Hail does a moonsault to the floor off the middle turnbuckle. Cut to a split-screen commercial break, and the match continues during the break.

Thea Hail fires up at one point, and she begins to run wild. Perez counters to trap Hail in a submission hold. Rope break, and the match rolls on. Perez argues with Chase U at ringside, allowing Hail to sail through the ropes with a suicide dive. Hail follows up with a high cross and a Michinoku Driver for a near fall.

Hail was going for a Northern Light when Perez counters by snapping Hails’ arm. Perez then teases Pop Rocks, but Hail escapes to catch Perez with a backslide for two. Hail goes for a Kimura. They trade submission holds several times going from a Kimura to a crossface. Hail powers to her feet with Perez on her shoulders. They do an awkward rolling fireman’s carry slam, and Hail springboards into a Nestea Plunge and a near fall.

Hail is dragging Perez back to the middle of the ring when Perez grabs the ring skirt. The referee goes to kick the skirt out of the ring, and he turns his back on the action. Perez then pokes Hail in an eye. Saito suplex by Perez, and a splash. Hail gets one last hope spot, as she moves when Perez charges towards her in a corner. Perez posts herself shoulder first, and Hail applies the Kimura. They roll out of the ring to the floor, where Perez smashes Hail into the ring steps.

Back in the ring, Perez goes back to the crossface, and Hail counters into yet another near fall. Hail with her submission hold, but Perez escapes to again apply a crossface. Hail was reaching for a rope break when Perez uses her foot to push off the bottom rope, and she rolls them away from the rope. Perez transitions and executes Pop Rocks, and Perez covers Hail for a three count.

Thea Hail details how Thunder Rosa helped her get WWE NXT tryout

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An assist from AEW star Thunder Rosa helped Thea Hail land her job with WWE NXT.

In an interview with Pittsburgh City Paper before NXT Great American Bash, Hail detailed how she got signed by WWE while still finishing high school. Hail said that, after facing Thunder Rosa on AEW Dark in 2021, Rosa helped get her in touch with a WWE recruiter. Hail was invited to a WWE tryout and then offered an NXT contract.

The 20-year-old Hail told City Paper that she grew up watching old wrestling reruns with her father. When she was a teenager, Hail saw a clip of Rey Mysterio on Instagram and realized that wrestling was what she wanted to do as a career. She told her father and he helped her find a training school.

“I quit gymnastics, I quit cheer. I had no clue what I wanted to do with my life, and I was just scrolling through Instagram, and I always follow WWE. I always thought it was amazing, but I never really thought it was a thing you could do,” Hail said. “I saw this video of Rey Mysterio, and I just put my phone down, and went, ‘I’m doing that.’

“[My father] found me a training school in Pittsburgh called the Stronghold Training Center, and then that was combined with the Iron City Wrestling Academy, and I trained at both of those schools. I ended up landing a dark match for AEW after having a seminar with QT Marshall, and I wrestled Thunder Rosa, and she got me in contact with a recruiter from WWE.”

Hail wrestled two Dark matches for AEW in 2021, using Nikita Knight as her wrestling name.

After signing with WWE, Hail debuted on NXT as a member of Chase U. She’s challenging Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship at Great American Bash tonight. It’s a two-week television special where — due to the Olympics — both episodes are airing on Syfy.

WWE NXT live results: Thea Hail sit-down interview

Posted on by Chris Aiken

Before challenging Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship, Thea Hail will speak tonight.

A sit-down interview with Hail is set to take place on tonight’s WWE NXT episode. A title match between Perez and Hail has been confirmed for NXT Great American Bash, which is a special two-week television event that begins next Tuesday (July 30) and concludes on August 6.

NXT airs on USA Network tonight before moving to Syfy the next two weeks due to USA’s Olympic coverage. A no disqualification match is part of tonight’s lineup with Josh Briggs clashing with his former tag team partner Brooks Jensen.

Plus, Ashante “Thee” Adonis returns to NXT for a match with Oro Mensah, Eddy Thorpe goes one-on-one with Lexis King, and aspiring No Quarter Catch Crew member Wren Sinclair looks to prove herself as she faces off against Carlee Bright.

Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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The show opens with Trick Williams arriving to the building in a Mercedes-Benz. Just in time for the show to start, and he parks right in front. Williams gets out of the car in such a hurry, he leaves the driver’s side door open as fans outside mob the scene. Dressed in jeans with no shirt, Williams is wearing a cap that reads “WHOOP THAT TRICK” across the front.

Williams enters the sound stage and heads towards the ring. He is opening the show with a monologue. Since losing the NXT title a few weeks ago, Trick says he does not feel himself. Like he is missing a part of himself. Trick talked to some “O.G.’s” in the locker room, and he will not stop until he gets the title back.

One person Trick talked with was Cedric Alexander. Trick also passed him on his way to the ring on this episode, where Alexander once again cautioned Trick. Nonetheless, Trick is determined to challenge Ethan Page and regain the NXT Championship. As Trick is in the ring for his promo, out comes Alexander to confront him.

Alexander says he did not want to do this in front of the world, but the advice Trick was looking for make from a good place. Alexander again cautions Trick, but they are interrupted by Ashante “Thee” Adonis. He trades barbs with Trick over who is dropping the ball. Alexander tells Trick that he is again letting his emotions dictate how he responds.

Adonis and Trick continue insulting each other. Alexander asks Adonis if he would go to the back and let Alexander handle this. Adonis says whatever advice Alexander gives Trick, it will not click. Between them in the ring, Adonis says Trick is in third place. Trick answers back that he has never been third place. Listen the crowd, he says. Trick is gold.

Alexander takes exception to Trick’s comments, and Alexander takes it was Trick saying he is better than Alexander. That leads to Alexander cutting a promo on Trick, and he challenges Trick to a match tonight. Trick accepts the challenge. Adonis chimes in that this is another mistake by Trick, and Trick punches Adonis. Feeding into Trick, Adonis takes a few more punches, and Adonis is clotheslined out of the ring. Adonis was angry, but referee held him back. He never lost his fur coat, which was impressive. I was impressed he can wear that in Florida this time of year. Must be hot.

Brooks Jensen defeated Josh Briggs in a no disqualification match

Briggs was on his way to the ring when Jensen jumps him backstage near gorilla. Jensen gets the drop on Briggs with the sneak attack. The match is underway when they get to the ring. Briggs makes a quick comeback, and Briggs sends Jensen sailing into the front row of ringside.

Briggs chokeslams Jensen on the announce desk, and the desk implodes. The show cuts to a split-screen commercial break with Jensen laid out in the rubble. When the show returns from the break, Booker T and Vic Joseph are calling the match with no desk. More plunder is in the ring when the show returns, including a chunk of the ring steps, a few kendo sticks, and a piece of the desk.

Briggs’ back is bloody and red from shot from the kendo stick. Briggs fights back to give Jensen a back drop on the ring steps, and Jensen sells big. Looked like it hurt like hell. They fight on with a slugfest. Double down as they both land a big boot. Another double down as they each hit the other with a kendo stick.

Briggs cuts off Jensen when Jensen was going for a chair shot. Briggs grabs the chair, and Jensen begs off. Shawn Spears appears out of nowhere and jumps on the apron. Spears encourages Briggs to use the chair. Briggs instead grabs Spears by the lapels. Spears then encourages Jensen to use the chair, and Jensen does. He smacks Briggs in the back with the chair. Jensen hits Briggs repeatedly with the chair. Jensen points to Spears before giving Briggs a DDT on the chair. Jensen then covers Briggs for a pinfall.

Jensen finally gets a big win, and Briggs is on his way to wrestle in Japan.

Rascalz and the NXT Tag Teams Champion — Axiom and Nathan Frazier — set up a trios match in a locker room skit. Axiom and Frazier have to find a third partner for the six-man tag, but they have other issues as there is tension again. This time it is Axiom’s involvement in the next Speed tournament.

Eddy Thorpe defeated Lexis King

Thorpe pinned King clean to win the match, but King attacked and injured Thorpe after the match to keep the feud going. King took a majority of the offense until the finish. King was setting up for his Coronation finisher when Thorpe counters him. Thorpe delivers an implant DDT, and Thorpe scores a pinfall.

King jumps Thorpe after the match, and King sends Thorpe crashing into the ring steps. King traps Thorpe’s hand on top of the steps, and King grabs his walking cane. King uses the cane to smash Thorpe’s fingers.

Trick Williams is being interviewed in a locker room when Pete Dunne chimes in. This appears to foreshadow something, but not sure what yet.

Oro Mensah (with Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) defeated Ashante “Thee” Adonis

Would seem like Mensah is finally getting a good push with the win here against someone from the main roster. Much like the previous match on this show, the heel gets a lot of the offense early on. Adonis’ downfall was his flirtation with Jackson. Adonis flirts with Jackson at times, and it usually cost him.

Mensah would get some flashy offense, but get cut off by Adonis. Eventually, Mensah rallies and sets up for a finisher. Mensah delivers a spinning wheel kick, and Mensah covers Adonis for a three count.

The match got over Mensah much better than the promo he cut afterwards. Mensah cuts a promo on NXT Champion Ethan Page. Mensah tries to lead a “1-2-3” chant with mixed results.

In a silly skit, Wren Sinclair continues to blackmail Charlie Dempsey, much to the amusement of Tony D’Angelo. Sinclair is apparently a witness to a murder, and everyone seems so unbothered by it all. I have seen bad sitcoms with better stories than this. Sinclair has a match that is up next, and Sinclair tells Dempsey she better win as the blackmail continues.

Wren Sinclair (with No Quarter Catch Crew) defeated Carlee Bright

Sinclair pinned Bright after interference by Demspey. Sinclair had rolled up Bright, and Dempsey reaches in from outside the ring puts his weight on Sinclair. That ensured she got the three count on Bright. The highlight of the match was a spot where Kendall Gray suplexes Myles Borne at ringside. Tony D and The Family were watching from a perch overlooking the ring.

Hank Walker and Tank Ledger talk backstage about how to get booked on the Great American Bash specials.

Ridge Holland surprises Andre Chase and the Chase U bunch with new black t-shirts, which was a good way to plug the new merch.

Thea Hail sits down for a pre-taped interview with Kelly Kincaid. Hail talks about how much she had grown since her last title shot. Hail goes on to say Ridge Holland empowers her. Hail also says she wants to win the women’s title for Chase U as much as for herself. Hail says she is focuses on winning the title.

Trick Williams defeated Cedric Alexander

Williams pinned Alexander after a flying knee. Pete Dunne attacked Trick after the match.

The match itself goes through a commercial break. Trick takes a bump on the apron, and he is selling as the show cuts to the break. When the show returns, Trick is trying to rally. Trick comes back, and they go on to trade near falls.

As they go home, Trick kicks out after taking a brainbuster. Alexander tries for an armbar, but Williams escapes. Trick then measures for his finisher, and Trick levels Alexander with the flying knee. Trick then scores the pinfall.

Dunne ambushes Trick after the match is over. Dunne stomps on Trick, and Dunne yells at Trick that he was not figured it out yet. Dunne leaves Trick laid face down, and Dunne stands over him.

Robert Stone and Stevie Turner are arguing again over who is in charge. NXT Champion Ethan Page wants to see GM Ava in her office, but he is instead met by Stone and Turner. I think this was supposed to be comedy, but it either went over my head or was too not funny. Maybe both. Likewise, this did little to get anyone over.

Turns out the joke is on me, as my internet service crashed on me. Trying to catch up so bare with me.

Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend defeated Karmen Petrovic & Sol Ruca

They tried to do some cool spots, but this seemed like filler until the promo after the match.

For the finish, Sol Ruca does a moonsault off the apron on Jackson. Meanwhile, Legend levels Petrovic with a punch. Legend then executes her finisher and scores a pinfall on Petrovic.

Legend cuts a promo after the match where she challenges WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Isla Dawn & Alba Fyre to a title match next week on the Great American Bash special. That match is made official for next Tuesday on Syfy.

Trick Williams is in gorilla telling Shawn Michaels he is gunning for Pete Dunne. Trick leaves, and in comes NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez to complain about Thea Hail getting a sit-down interview. What about me, what about Raven? Meanwhile, HBK is just trying to direct the show. Bless his heart.

Joe Hendry is the focus of a video package. Hendry also announces next week is one of his “world famous” concerts on NXT.

Gallus is leaving the building when they are stopped for a TMZ-style interview. Mark Coffey tries to challenge Joe Hendry to a match next week, but then he is shown a flyer for the concert next Tuesday. Coffey and the rest of Gallus freak out when they find a bunch of flyers on their car. I guess they have never papered a town.

NXT Champion Ethan Page practically drags a referee to the ring. Earlier in a skit, Page grabs the ref because the ref tells Page that Mensah did not legally pin him. So, Page brings the ref to the ring to say it publicly. The ref says on the house mic that Mensah pinning Page did not count because an official did not make count the pin.

Oro Mensah suddenly runs in, and he catches Page with a schoolboy roll-up. The ref counts three, and Page is beside himself afterwards. The live studio audience chanted “1-2-3”, so Mensah planting that seed earlier on worked here.

Tony D’Angelo in a skit announces that he is granting Tavion Heights a Heritage Cup match next week, in honor of Heights being a former Olympian.

The Rascalz (Trey Miguel, Wes Lee & Zachary Wentz) defeated Axiom, Je’Von Evans & Nathan Frazer

Lots of high flying and fast-paced action in this bout, as you might imagine on paper. Rascalz do some cool tandem and triple-team moves.

Evans got to shine during the match, and he does a dive to the outside. Wentz matches him with a dive of his own, just as the show cuts to its final commercial break. The pace slowed a bit as the show returns, only for the pace to soon quicken again. Feverish pace down the stretch with a lot of cool spots. Too much to write down move-for-move, but it was good. The studio audience was hot for this.

Frazier & Axiom execute their tandem finisher, where Axiom does a one-man Spanish fly followed by a Phoenix Splash by Frazier. The subsequent cover is broken up. Parade of high spots by The Rascalz in the closing moments. Axiom is their prey and they bounce on him with a flurry of offense. Wentz does a standing shooting star, and he gets an assist from Lee, and lands on Axiom. A three count later, and The Rascalz win. It is still so surreal to see TNA talent getting such a push on WWE television.

Closing the show is another lame skit. NXT Champion Ethan Page finally meets with GM Ava. That leads Ava booking a NXT title match for night two of The Great American Bash with Page defending against Oro Mensah. On night one (next Tuesday on Syfy), they will have a contract signing.

Thea Hail segment, Wren Sinclair vs. Carlee Bright set for WWE NXT

Posted on by Ian Carey

A new match and a new segment have been added to the lineup for NXT this week.

WWE has announced that Thea Hail will take part in a sit-down interview on Tuesday’s show.

“After what went down last week with @roxanne_wwe, we will hear from @theahail_wwe in a special sit-down interview TOMORROW on #WWENXT!”

Hail is scheduled to challenge Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women’s Championship at Great American Bash. Champion and challenger had a promo battle on last week’s episode that resulted in the two brawling and Hail locking Perez in a Kimura.

WWE has also announced Wren Sinclair vs. Carlee Bright for Tuesday’s episode. Sinclair appears to be pledging No Quarter Catch Crew of late on NXT programming.

The lineup for the Tuesday, July 23 WWE NXT:

  • Lexis King vs. Eddy Thorpe
  • Ashante Adonis vs. Oro Mensah
  • No DQ match: Josh Briggs vs. Brooks Jensen
  • Wren Sinclair vs. Carlee Bright
  • A sit-down interview with Thea Hail

Roxanne Perez vs. Thea Hail title match announced for WWE NXT Great American Bash

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The WWE NXT Women’s Championship will be on the line at the Great American Bash two-night event.

NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez announced during this week’s episode that she will defend her title against Thea Hail at Great American Bash, scheduled for July 30 and August 6 as part of a two-night TV special.

NXT will air on SyFy both of those weeks, as USA Network coverage of the Olympics will preempt NXT on the network.

Hail and Perez engaged in a war of words that turned physical on Tuesday’s show, with Hail locking Perez in a submission before she was pulled off of the Women’s Champion.

Perez has held the NXT Women’s Championship since defeating Lyra Valkyria for the title at Stand & Deliver on WrestleMania weekend this past April. Perez has held the title for a combined 206 days as recognized by WWE across her two reigns with the title, good for the eighth-most combined days as NXT Women’s Champion.

Thea Hail vs. Tatum Paxley announced for WWE NXT

Posted on by Ian Carey

A new match has been added to the lineup for NXT. 

After turning on Lyra Valkyria last Tuesday, Tatum Paxley will be in action on this week’s show. She’ll wrestle Chase U’s Thea Hail in singles competition. 

Hail’s storyline with Jacy Jayne continued on last week’s show. Jayne revealed to Hail on the show that Chase U’s financial issues stem from Andre Chase having placed a large wager on Hailey to beat Tiffany Stratton at The Great American Bash last year. That was the match that ended when Chase threw in the towel on Hail’s behalf. 

In her last match on NXT, Paxley dropped a singles contest to Roxanne Perez. Hail’s last match was at Stand & Deliver when she teamed with Fallon Henley and Kelani Jordan in a win over Izzi Dame, Jacy Jayne, and Kiana James. 

On social media, it was announced that AOP will make their NXT in-ring return on Tuesday, taking on Malik Blade & Edris Enofe. 

The announced lineup for the Tuesday, April 16 WWE NXT:

  • Steel cage match: Carmelo Hayes vs. Trick Williams
  • Ridge Holland vs. Joaquin Wilde
  • Lola Vice vs. Sol Ruca
  • Dijak vs. Noam Dar
  • Thea Hail vs. Tatum Paxley
  • Tony D’Angelo returns to NXT following Stand & Deliver loss
  • AOP vs. Malik Blade & Edris Enofe

Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying matches set for WWE NXT

Posted on by Joseph Currier

WWE has revealed the next round of Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying matches.

Carmelo Hayes vs. Josh Briggs and Blair Davenport vs. Thea Hail will air on NXT this Tuesday (November 21). The winners will qualify for the Iron Survivor Challenge bouts that are taking place at NXT Deadline on Saturday, December 9.

In storyline, these competitors were chosen by JBL. WWE has been using legends to announce the Iron Survivor Challenge qualifiers. Mick Foley and Lita revealed the first two weeks of matches.

Dijak and Trick Williams have already qualified for the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge match at Deadline. Tiffany Stratton and Lash Legend are the first two competitors to qualify for the women’s Iron Survivor Challenge.

At Deadline, the Iron Survivor Challenge matches will determine new number one contenders for the NXT Championship and NXT Women’s Championship.

Tuesday’s NXT episode has already been taped in advance. Spoilers from the taping can be found here.

Here’s the updated announced lineup for Tuesday’s NXT:

  • Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying match: Carmelo Hayes vs. Josh Briggs
  • Iron Survivor Challenge qualifying match: Blair Davenport vs. Thea Hail
  • NXT Women’s Champion Lyra Valkyria defends against Xia Li
  • NXT Heritage Cup Champion Noam Dar defends against Chad Gable
  • Angel Garza & Humberto Carrillo vs. Edris Enofe & Malik Blade
  • Eddy Thorpe vs. Charlie Dempsey

WWE NXT Great American Bash live results: Carmelo Hayes vs. Ilja Dragunov title match

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Four championships will be on the line at WWE NXT’s Great American Bash.

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes will defend against Ilja Dragunov who earned the shot by defeating former champion Bron Breakker in a no. 1 contender’s match.

Tiffany Stratton will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Chase U’s Thea Hail in a submission match. This will be Hail’s second attempt at dethroning the champion.

NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio defends against former champion Wes Lee and Mustafa Ali in a three-way.

Olympic gold medalist and two-time NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion Gable Steveson will make his in-ring debut against Baron Corbin.

The rest of the main card will see Roxanne Perez vs. Blair Davenport in a Weapons Wild match, and NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus defending against The Family (Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo).

The pre-show will feature an eight-person tag between Dragon Lee, Nathan Frazer, Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz vs. Meta-Four.

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The kickoff show is underway. From a studio is Matt Camp, Megan Morant and Sam Roberts as co-hosts on a pre-show panel. They hype begins from the start.

McKenzie Mitchell goes to interview Dominik Mysterio in his locker room at the building near Austin, but she instead encounters WWE World Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley. She says whatever Mitchell wanted to ask Dom, she can ask “Mami.” 

Ripley says Dom is “cool, calm, and collected” despite being outnumbered in the triple threat match. Ripley says Judgment Day always has a plan. Ripley then concludes the interview with some sexual innuendo about her and Dom. 

In a clip from yesterday, Roxanne Perez is at Dream Con in Austin when she is confronted by Blair Davenport. A shoving match turns into a pull-apart brawl, as part of an angle shot at the convention. 

Baron Corbin in a backstage interview sits down with McKenzie Mitchell ahead of Corbin’s match tonight against Gable Steveson. Corbin is going to take the will to succeed as a WWE superstar from Steveson. Corbin goes on to say he will “dominate and bury a second Gold Medalist” (alluding to a prior match against Kurt Angle). 

Opening the show live from the HEB Center in Cedar Park, TX is a mixed eight-person tag team match. Vic Josep

Dragon Lee, Nathan Frazer, Yulisa Leon & Valentina Feroz defeated Meta-Four (Noam Dar, Oro Mensah, Jakara Jackson & Lash Legend) 

Dragon Lee pinned Mensah to win the match. The men faced the men and the women vice versa for the most part, but they did some mixed spots. Lots of great action from at times in a decent enough opener. The crowd was rather hot for the finish. 

The main card opens clips of Dusty Rhodes, who is credited with creating concept of The Great American Bash in the late 1980s as part of Jim Crockett Promotions. Cody Rhodes narrates the opening video package, which leads into hype for tonight’s card.  

The Family (Tony D’Angelo & Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo) defeated NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus (Mark Coffey & Wolfgang with Joe Coffey) to win the titles

D’Angelo pinned Wolfgang to win the titles. Good way to start the main card, and the crowd was into the match.

There was a really good near fall when The Family did the old Power & Glory tag team finisher from the early ’90s. In doing that, Tony D executes a superplex before Stacks jumps off the top rope with a splash. The subsequent spinning attempt was broken up. 

Joe Coffey gets involved and hands Wolfgang a club, but it was a red herring to distract the referee. That leads another near fall where the pin is broken up. Moments later, Tony D uses a crowbar to hit Joe Coffey when he tries to interfere. 

Stacks is hiplocked over the top rope by Tony D into a dive on the outside. Back in the ring, Bada Bing finisher on Wolfgang, and Tony D covers Wolfgang for the pinfall. The Family are the new tag champs.

Roxanne Perez defeated Blair Davenport in a Weapons Wild match

Perez pinned Davenport, in what was a grudge match filled with weapons and mayhem. 

During her entrance, Perez is walking around ringside. Perez hugs her sister and mom in the front row. She is then suddenly ambushed by Davenport, who was in the front row wearing a hoodie pulled over her head. The sneak attack backfires as Perez fires up on Davenport.

They brawled early and often. Weapons come into play like metal folding chairs and trash cans, among other plunder. Davenport cuts off Perez with a shot from a trash can. Davenport is pummeling Perez at ringside when Davenport pulls out a branding iron to use as a weapon, since they are in Texas of course. Chairs are piled up in the ring, and trash cans litter the canvas. 

Davenport taunts the family members at ringside while pummeling Perez. Perez fires up on Davenport using a bullrope as a weapon. Davenport is also whipped with a belt that she had earlier used against Perez. 

Huge pop from the live crowd when Perez got a table from underneath the ring. It would later come into play, when Perez jumps off the top rope to spash Davenport through the table. They do the spot right in front of Perez’s family.

Davenport twice countered Pop Rocks. Perez takes a bump that crushed a trash can when she is suplexed on it. After the table spot, Perez does the Pop Rocks. Davenport takes the finisher on a pile of folded chairs, and Perez covers Davenport for a three count.

Gable Steveson vs. Baron Corbin ends in a double countout

Decent match for Steveson’s in-ring debut, but the finish was beyond lame. Steveson got over like a fart in church. The crowd even cheered Corbin, which should say a lot. A post-match brawl seems to indicate a return bout in future. 

Corbin has new gear and new music. The music was not much of an improvement, but his gear looks nice. Steveson wore a gold medal during his entrance, and his gear is a traditional wrestling singlet. 

Steveson gets to shine early on, before Corbin cuts him off and begins to work him over. Corbin dashes some hope spots when Steveson fights back. Corbin taunts Steveson, and that fires up Steveson.

Comeback by Steveson. Corbin baited him into following him outside, and Corbin cuts off Steveson. They brawl around ringside, and both are counted out. The crowd chants “bullshit” as a pull-apart brawl develops.

The brawling continues as they tumble over the announce desk. Referees pour out to separate them, but Corbin and Steveson keep brawling. Security geeks poured out to join the pull-apart brawl, and the security team is mowed down by Steveson and Corbin. Steveson sends Corbin crashing through a gimmicked section of barricade, and Steveson stands tall. 

Lyra Valkyria is being interviewed by McKenzie Mitchell when Valkyria is ambushed by Jacy Jayne. Rhea Ripley walks by and remarks that was what she was looking for from Valkyria, as Valkyria and Jayne brawl. 

NXT North American Champion Dominik Mysterio (with WWE World Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley) defeated Wes Lee and Mustafa Ali to retain the title in a triple threat match

Mysterio pinned Lee to win what was a really good match. They played to each other’s strengths, and Dom is really over as a character. 

Dom tries to powder early on, but he is surrounded by Ali and Lee. They chase Mysterio and they double team him. That partnership falls apart as they again turn on each other, much like they did in the storyline heading into this bout.

Ali and Lee face off while Dom is selling on the outside. An opportunist, Myserio jumps back into the ring to shove Ali and Lee off the ropes. They tumble to the floor. Dom goes for the Three Amigos, but that backfires when he tries to suplex both Ali and Lee at the same time. They counter him and they both suplex Mysterio for a double team version of the Three Amigos.

The highspots done by Ali and Lee show they could have a banger in a singles match. In a spot where both Mysertio and Lee are draped on the bottom rope. Ali climbs the turnbuckle. Ali then crashes and burns doing a 450 on the apron. That leaves Lee against Mysterio.

Ripley gets involved by demanding that Lee not do a dive, after he already done a dive. Responding to Ripley’s demands, Lee jumps over her into a dive to the outside. Ripley then executes a Riptide on Lee that puts him through the announce desk. Somehow, Lee is able to kick out after Ripley rolled him back into the ring.

More near falls just before they head home. Ripley tries to give Dom the North American title belt, but the referee intercepts it. That was a red herring much like we saw earlier in the tag title match. Mysterio then grabs the women’s title belt, and he hits Lee with a belt shot. Lee still manages to kick out.

Ali jumps back into the match when he dropkicks Mysterio off the turnbuckles. Ali follows up by executing a 450 splash on Lee, and Ali goes for a cover. Ripley pulls Ali out of the ring to break up the pinning attempt. Mysterio then does a frog splash, and he covers Lee for the deciding pinfall. 

Trick Williams cuts a promo in a interview with McKenzie Mitchell, which hypes up the title match main event.

NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton defeated Thea Hail (with Duke Hudson & Andre Chase) to retain the title in a submission match

Andre Chase throws in the towel on behalf of Hail, when Stratton had Hail trapped in a Boston crab. 

Hail got a special entrance where the crowd was given Chase U banners to hold up. It helped make her look like a superstar. Stratton’s entrance spoofed Barbie, which is very over in pop culture at the moment.

They wrestled back-and-forth at the start, before Stratton begins working over Hail. Stratton works the back, as Hail is a babyface-in-peril. That plays into the submission stip as Stratton worked the back. Stratton applies holds that target the back. 

Hail fights back, but her hope spot is dashed when Stratton catches her in a body scissors. Hail powers to her feet, and she begins a rally. The comeback leads to a dive by Hail. Stratton is sent crashing into the ringpost shoulder first. That would play into a spot moments later when Hail goes for a kimura. Stratton breaks up the attempted hold. Hail would later apply the kimura, but Stratton got a rope break. 

They do a high spot off the top rope where Hail gives Stratton a super northern lights suplex. Stratton twice does her Prettiest Moonsault Ever, and she applies a Boston crab. Hail won’t tap, but she cannot escape the hold. Andre Chase eventually throws in the towel, and Stratton retains her title. Duke Hudson was in disbelief that Chase threw in the towel. 

A backstage skit seemed to set up a match between Dragon Lee and Dominik Mysterio, or at least teased a bout between them.

Two matches announced for Tuesday on NXT includes Jacy Jayne against Lyra Valkyria. Also, Eddy Thorpe faces Dijak in singles match. 

NXT Champion Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeats Ilja Dragunov to retain the title

Hayes pinned Dragunov to retain his title. This was a great match and it was a hard-hitting bout. It was arguably the best match on the show.

Dragunov had red contacts in his eyes, as he was apparently “seeing red” as he headed into the match. That plays into the story of the match.

They wrestled back-and-forth taking and trading moves. Somewhere along the way, Dragunov starts to brutalize Hayes. Meanwhile, Williams keeps trying to motivate Hayes into a rally. Dragunov continues to pummel Hayes, and Hayes takes a ton of punishment. Nonetheless, Williams keep trying to motivate Hayes. Dragunov dashes some hope spots.

Comeback by Hayes, and he fires up on Dragunov. Hayes takes an enzuigiri, but he answers back with La Mistica. That popped the crowd and they are hot. Some receipts by Hayes as he peppers Dragunov with chops and strikes. They go on to trade strikes, and they trade stiff elbows.

Hayes springboards into a DDT for a near fall. That led to a “this is awesome” chant. Dragunov leaps off the top rope into a back senton for another near fall. Dragunov attempts to go coast-to-coast, but he is struck down in mid-air by a codebreaker from Hayes, in what was likely the wildest high spot on the show. “Holy s***” chants from the crowd.

Hayes goes to follows up with Nothing But Net, but Dragunov blocks it and powerbombs Hayes. Dragunov signals for a finisher, and he drops the flying forearm. Hayes somehow kicks out in the closest near fall of the match. Dragunov takes an avalanche cutter for another close near fall. Williams grabs the title match at ringside and he holds it up to help motivate Hayes, showing him what he is fighting for. 

They fight on and trade strikes in a fighting spirit exchange. The fight then spilled outside the ring. Dragunov leaps off the ring steps and inadvertently wipes out Williams with Torpedo Moskau. In doing so, Dragunov apparently smashes into the title belt that Williams was holding, and Dragunov is on rubber legs. Hayes capitalizes with Nothing But Net, and Hayes covers Dragunov for a pinfall. 

Thea Hail vs. Elektra Lopez added to WWE NXT

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A new match has been added to this week’s WWE NXT episode. 

In women’s division action, Chase U’s Thea Hail will take on Elektra Lopez on the Tuesday, July 18 NXT show. 

Hail is coming off a loss to NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton in her last televised match, a bout where Hail had a visual submission on Stratton, but the referee was distracted and missed it. 

Five matches, plus Tony D’Angelo’s homecoming segment are now set for this week’s episode, including a North American title match with Wes Lee defending against Dominik Mysterio of The Judgment Day. Nathan Frazer & Dragon Lee vs. Los Lotharios, Kiana James vs. Gigi Dolin, plus Axiom & Scrypts vs. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price are also scheduled for the show.

The updated lineup: 

WWE NXT, Tuesday, July 18 —

  • NXT North American Championship: Wes Lee defends against Dominik Mysterio
  • Nathan Frazer & Dragon Lee vs. Los Lotharios (Angel & Humberto)
  • Kiana James vs. Gigi Dolin
  • Axiom & Scrypts vs. Bronco Nima & Lucien Price
  • Thea Hail vs. Elektra Lopez
  • Tony D’Angelo’s homecoming

Thea Hail vs. Cora Jade added to WWE NXT

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Two new matches have been added to Tuesday’s NXT.

On Saturday afternoon, NXT on Twitter confirmed that Thea Hail will face Cora Jade. The two were among the final participants in a battle royal that was to determine the next number one contender for the NXT Women’s Championship. Hail eliminated both Jade and Dana Brooke to win the battle royal.

Another match that has been added will see Roxanne Perez take on Tatum Paxley. During the battle royal on Tuesday, Paxley seemingly joined forces with Blair Davenport, taking out Perez on the outside with a dive, inadvertently eliminating herself from the match. Davenport, who was not in the match, was taunting Perez on the outside.

Dabba Kato, Scrypts, and Axiom have teased a match for Tuesday’s NXT where Kato would face Axiom and Scrypts in a 2 on 1 handicap match. However, a match involving the three has not been confirmed.

Here is the updated lineup for Tuesday’s show:

  • Heritage Cup: Noam Dar defends against Nathan Frazer
  • Baron Corbin vs. Ilja Dragunov
  • Tyler Bate, Wes Lee, and Mustafa Ali vs. Joe Gacy & The Dyad
  • Thea Hail vs. Cora Jade
  • Roxanne Perez vs. Tatum Paxley

Thea Hail earns future Women’s title match on WWE NXT

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Thea Hail will get the first shot at Tiffany Stratton.

Hail won a battle royal that took place on Tuesday’s NXT to determine the first challenger for Tiffany Stratton’s NXT Championship. The final two first appeared to be between Dana Brooke, who came in a surprise participant, and Cora Jade. Hail, who earlier in the match had been laid out, emerged from the outside and re-entered the match. Eventually, Hail managed to eliminate both Brooke and Jade at once to become the new number one contender.

After the match, a large Chase U contingent entered the ring and celebrated with Hail. Haley and Hanna Cavinder, who are signed to WWE NIL deals, hoisted Hail on their shoulders as she celebrated.

In recent weeks, Andre Chase has been missing from Chase U, allowing Duke Hudson to take over in his place. However, Charlie Dempsey and Drew Gulak have also been involved in regards to teaching. Prior to the match on Tuesday, Hail was seen walking out of a lesson from Dempsey when Hudson confronted her. Hail said that they were teaching her how to be tougher.

Two matches, Women’s Championship Summit announced for WWE NXT

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Two matches and a Women’s Championship Summit have been announced for next week’s NXT.

Cora Jade will face Elektra Lopez, while Cameron Grimes will face Nathan Frazer. Additionally, Thea Hail will make her NXT debut, and a Women’s Championship Summit will be held between Toxic Attraction and the trio of Wendy Choo, Katana Chance, and Kayden Carter.

Tonight’s show had Chance and Carter attack Women’s Tag Team Champions Gigi Dolin and Jacey Jayne backstage as they were walking with Mandy Rose to the ring. The teams also brawled around ringside during a match between Mandy Rose and Indi Hartwell. After Rose successfully defended the NXT Women’s title against Hartwell, Wendy Choo attacked her and dumped a bag full of balls on Rose.

Later, Carter and Chance issued a challenge to Toxic Attraction for the tag titles at In Your House, while Choo challenged Rose to a Women’s title match.

Jade appeared in the crowd during Lopez’s match against Alba Fyre on tonight’s show. After Fyre won, a frustrated Lopez smacked the popcorn out of Jade’s hand, confronting her. Grimes will face Frazer ahead of his match at NXT In Your House, where he will defend the NXT North American Championship against former champion Carmelo Hayes.

Thea Hail on this week’s NXT said that she would be graduating from high school on Thursday and had been accepted to many colleges. She said she would announce what college she’s going to next week.

The lineup so far for next week’s NXT:

  • Cora Jade vs. Elektra Lopez
  • Cameron Grimes vs. Nathan Frazer
  • Women’s Championship Summit featuring Toxic Attraction and Wendy Choo, Kayden Carter, and Katana Chance
  • Thea Hail will make her NXT debut

Three debuts set for WWE NXT Level Up

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Three recent WWE signees are set to debut on this week’s edition of NXT Level Up.

Troy Donovan (real name Cole McKinney), Channing Lauren (Mitchell Lavalley), and Thea Hail (Maddie Knisley) will debut on the Level Up episode that airs this Friday night. Donovan & Lauren will face Andre Chase & Bodhi Hayward in a tag team match, while Hail will take on Ivy Nile in singles action.

Donovan, Lauren, and Hail were all independent wrestlers before signing with WWE. They were part of the group of recruits that reported to the Performance Center last month.

Donovan went by the name Cole Karter prior to signing with WWE, Lauren went by “Motherlover” Jake Tucker, and Hail went by Nikita Knight.

Donovan, Lauren, and Hall have all appeared on AEW Dark in the past.

WWE.com wrote about them when they joined the Performance Center:

Cole McKinney from Charleston, W.Va., has been honing his craft for over a year and a half already after foregoing wrestling offers from multiple DI Universities to pursue his passion for professional wrestling, going by the ring name Cole Karter on the independents.

Mitchell Lavalley has made a name for himself on the independent circuit under the moniker ‘Motherlover’ Jake Tucker. Trained by the likes of WWE Hall of Famer Kane, Natalya, Tyson Kidd, and Dr. Tom Prichard, Lavalley won the 2014 ‘WWE Show Us Your Superstar’ Contest when he was 19, making a series of videos at the WWE Performance Center before appearing on the SummerSlam Pre-Show Panel.

18-year-old Maddie Knisley is a six-time state champion in vault, having trained in competitive gymnastics for 11 years. She also competed on the independent wrestling scene as Nikita Knight.

NXT Level Up replaced 205 Live this February. The show airs on Peacock/WWE Network at 10 p.m. Eastern time on Fridays.

Here’s the full lineup for this week’s show:

  • Andre Chase & Bodhi Hayward vs. Troy Donovan & Channing Lauren
  • Ivy Nile vs. Thea Hail
  • Javier Bernal vs. Guru Raaj