Category: NXT

Becky Lynch Defeats Tiffany Stratton, Wins WWE NXT Women’s Title For The First Time

Becky Lynch is one of the most decorated champions in WWE history, but last night on “WWE NXT,” she finally captured the one title that had eluded her.

Upon her return to “NXT,” Lynch was warmly welcomed by a sea of cheers from the WWE Universe. Once Tiffany Stratton appeared, Lynch shifted her focus to the prize at stake – the “NXT” Women’s Championship. Heading into her title defense, Stratton asserted herself as “the fastest-rising star within WWE right now.” Unfortunately for Stratton, that wasn’t enough to defeat “The Man.”

In a competitive closing contest, Stratton did her best to throw Lynch off her game, twice countering Lynch’s signature Manhandle Slam. In Lynch’s second attempt, Stratton reversed it with a roll-up. Lynch quickly bounced back though, evading Stratton’s third attempt at landing the Prettiest Moonsault Ever. In response, Lynch successfully nailed Stratton with a Manhandle Slam to secure the pinfall, and her first-ever reign as “NXT” Women’s Champion. With this win, Lynch is also now a Grand Slam Champion, having already won the “WWE Raw,” “SmackDown,” and Women’s Tag Team Championships. 

Naturally, Lynch was ecstatic upon winning the title. Stratton, on the other hand, is now faced with the reality of her reign as champion ending at 108 days.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

The Man addresses the NXT Universe moments after winning the NXT Women’s Championship in this WWE exclusive footage after NXT went off the air.

WWE NXT Preview 9/12/2023

Tonight’s WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network: 

  • NXT Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Becky Lynch
  • NXT Championship number one contender’s match: Wes Lee vs. Ilja Dragunov
  • Global Heritage Invitational: Tyler Bate vs. Axiom
  • Global Heritage Invitational: Akira Tozawa vs. Nathan Frazer
  • Creed Brothers vs. Edris Enofe and Malik Blade
  • Dana Brooke vs. Lyra Valkyria
  • Charlie Dempsey, Drew Gulak & Damon Kemp vs. Brooks Jensen, Josh Briggs & Myles Borne

WWE Removes Gable Steveson From NXT Roster

There’s a lot of uncertainty around Gable Steveson, who beat Baron Corbin in his in-ring debut at the WWE NXT Great American Bash pay-per-view event.

As previously reported on eWn, Gable withdrew from this month’s Senior World Championships that will take place from September 16 to September 24.

Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Gable is no longer on the NXT roster. 

“Gable Steveson has been officially removed from the NXT roster & there are no plans for him in NXT at this moment,” Meltzer wrote.

Source: eWn

Becky Lynch Appears On WWE NXT, Will Face Tiffany Stratton Next Week

Becky Lynch is coming to the WWE NXT brand next week to challenge Tiffany Stratton for the NXT Women’s Championship.

On this week’s episode of WWE NXT, Tiffany Stratton successfully defended her NXT Women’s Title against Kiana James in the opening match.

Following Stratton’s win, Becky Lynch appeared on the TitanTron and congratulated Stratton on her win. Becky then went on to tell Tiffany that she’d see her next week in the main event with the NXT Women’s Championship on the line.

WWE NXT Preview 9/5/2023

Tonight’s WWE NXT live from Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network: 

  • NXT Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) vs. Kiana James
  • NXT North American number one contender’s match: Dragon Lee vs. Mustafa Ali with special guest referee Dominik Mysterio
  • No DQ: Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner
  • Tyler Bate vs. Dabba-Kato
  • Ilja Dragunov vs. Oro Mensah
  • Angel & Humberto return

WWE NXT Preview 8/29/2023

WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network: 

  • Steel cage match: The Creed Brothers vs. The Dyad – if the Creed Brothers win, they are reinstated in NXT
  • Four-way match for NXT Women’s title number one contendership: Blair Davenport vs. Gigi Dolin vs. Kiana James vs. Roxanne Perez.
  • Global Heritage Invitational tournament begins
  • Eddy Thorpe vs. Dijak
  • Tyler Bate vs. Dabba-Kato
  • NXT Global Heritage Invitational Group A: Butch vs. Charlie Dempsey
  • NXT Global Heritage Invitational Group B: Nathan Frazer vs. Joe Coffey

WWE NXT Preview 8/15/2023

Tonight’s WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network: 

  • NXT Championship number one contender’s match: Wes Lee vs. Dijak
  • NXT Tag Team Championship: Tony D’Angelo and Stacks (c) vs. The Dyad 
  • Trick Williams vs. Drew Gulak
  • Dana Brooke vs. Blair Davenport
  • Mustafa Ali has a very important announcement

Arianna Grace Competing In Miss Universe Canada Pageant

Bianca Carelli (Arianna Grace) will be competing in the Miss Universe Canada pageant this week.

Grace, the daughter of Santino Marella, took to Threads to announce that she will be competing in the pageant this coming Saturday. The NXT star is one of 61 finalists. Grace wrote,

“Feeing so grateful for the life I live, I get to live two of my dreams at the same time this week. I am a WWE wrestler AND I’m competing for the title of Miss Universe Canada this week. It almost seems surreal, but I made it happen. Hard work always pays off.”

Grace is currently sidelined with an injury but disclosed at the start of the month that she is taking bumps again.

https://www.threads.net/@ariannagrace_wwe/post/Cv2ngycuUYj

Source: eWn

WWE NXT Preview 8/8/2023

Here is the lineup for tonight’s episode of WWE NXT in Orlando, Florida at the Capitol Wrestling Center on the USA Network: 

  • WWE NXT North American Championship: Dominik Mysterio (c) with Rhea Ripley vs. Dragon Lee with Rey Mysterio.
  • Bron Breakker vs. Von Wagner
  • “Heritage Cup” Match: Noam Dar vs. Tyler Bate (For Noam Dar’s Heritage Cup – Nathan Frazer is the true NXT Heritage Cup Champion)
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Axiom, with the winner getting a future WWE NXT North American Championship match.
  • Ilja Dragunov vows retribution against Trick Williams
  • WWE NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton will appear.
  • Ivy Nile vs. Kiana James
  • Blair Davenport vs. Kelani Jordan

Brian Pillman Jr. is rumored to be at tonight’s NXT.

Brian Pillman Jr. Will Reportedly Be On WWE NXT This Week

Since his departure from AEW earlier this summer, speculation has suggested that Brian Pillman Jr. could see himself getting a shot in WWE, with some reports even noting that the second-generation star had signed with the promotion. While Pillman himself has only hinted that big things could be on the horizon for him, it seems likely that there is some truth to the rumor that Pillman and WWE could soon be joined together.

PWInsider reports that Pillman is expected to be at this week’s “WWE NXT” tapings on Tuesday, though it is not currently known whether he would be appearing on TV or wrestling a match. Furthermore, while it has yet to be confirmed, it’s believed that Pillman has signed a contract with WWE, and will be working with the promotion going forward. It was previously reported that Pillman attended the Performance Center last month for a tryout.

Pillman Jr. last wrestled for AEW on May 13, as part of the promotion’s House Rules Tour. He has continued to wrestle on the independent scene, last wrestling NSW in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky on July 16.

Meanwhile, Pillman isn’t the only free agent who’s reportedly on the verge of becoming part of the WWE family. Earlier today, it was reported that Nick Aldis will be backstage for tonight’s “WWE Raw.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.