NXT, streaming tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.
* Undisputed Champion – After dethroning Johnny Gargano at TakeOver: XXV, newly crowned NXT Champion Adam Cole prepares an Undisputed celebration at Full Sail Live.
* Damian Priest arrives
* Xia Li battles it out with Taynara Conti
There are said to be a lot of WWE talents who are counting the days until they can get out of their WWE contracts, according to Wrestling Observer Radio.
There have been rumors of WWE talents wanting to leave for months, but Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that AEW putting on a successful show with Double Or Nothing has really changed things.
On a related note, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon was in Orlando this week for a business luncheon. She also visited the WWE Performance Center and Wednesday’s WWE NXT TV tapings at Full Sail University. As seen in the video below, Stephanie held a talent meeting before Wednesday’s tapings, which was described as a pep talk.
Stephanie reportedly pushed how great everything is with the company, and how talents get to be their own brands in the company. Stephanie also pushed social media in a big way. Her presentation included a big screen that showed how Forbes recently listed WWE and WrestleMania as one of the top 10 most powerful brands on social media, among other points.
It was also noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE is trying to convince talents that their careers are over if they leave. Talents have believed this in previous years, but most aren’t buying it these days and a lot of wrestlers who leave are happy that they made the decision. Meltzer noted how it appears as if WWE is trying to convince the fans that it’s WWE or nothing, and that wrestlers are jokes if they aren’t with WWE. Meltzer pointed to the enhancement talents with the YOLO County Tag Team Titles on Tuesday’s SmackDown, which were featured in the angle with Heavy Machinery and SmackDown Tag Team Champions Daniel Bryan & Rowan.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
NXT, streaming tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.
* No calm after the storm of TakeOver: XXV – Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan vs. The Undisputed ERA
* Kushida vs. Drew Gulak
* Io Shirai & Candice LeRae vs. Jessamyn Duke & Marina Shafir
Three more talents have received their new WWE NXT ring names.
Garza Jr. is now being called Angel Garza while ACH is now using the name Jordan Myles. Jonah Rock is now being called Bronson Reed.
ACH had been using his real name, Albert Hardie Jr., since debuting at NXT live events back in March. Garza and Rock had been using those same names since also debuting earlier this year at live events.
All three NXT Superstars have updated their social media accounts to show the new ring names. Garza’s new Twitter handle is @AngelGarzaWwe. Reed can now be found on Twitter at @bronsonreedwwe and Myles can still be found at @GoGoACH, but his name has changed.
Myles revealed on Twitter that he picked the new name. He explained the choice on Twitter and wrote the following in response to criticism from a fan: “I wasn’t chasing a dollar. I was chasing a dream. They didn’t pick this name I did. Michael Jordan is my hero. Myles because we have a African American Spider-Man. When you say them together it sounds like a heroic athlete to me. I’m a hold us down, but you gotta trust me”
Below are related tweets from Myles and Reed:
https://twitter.com/GoGoACH/status/1138468439272644613
https://twitter.com/GoGoACH/status/1138258211818102784
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Say goodbye to DJZ, because the recent WWE signee has a new name.
Z made his NXT live event debut on Thursday using the ring name Joaquin Wilde. He faced-off against Kona Reeves and picked up the victory.
DJZ signed with WWE in late March after leaving Impact in December ’18.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
The following WWE NXT Superstars have officially received their new ring names:
* Trevor Lee is now known as Cameron Grimes
* Eric Bugenhagen is now known as Rik Bugez, which had been in the works
* Adrian Jaoude is now known as Arturo Ruas
* Jessie Elaban is now known as Jessie Kamea
* Luke Menzies is now known as Ridge Holland
There continues to be talk of WWE NXT Champion Adam Cole and NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler coming to the main roster, according to Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio. There’s no word yet on when the call-ups might happen, but Meltzer noted that Baszler is “supposed to be geared” for a call-up and has everything they’re looking for, from her age to her look and her aura. Cole won the title from Johnny Gargano at Saturday’s NXT “Takeover: XXV” event, while Baszler retained her title over Io Shirai.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1134958187449278464
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1134958329371824128
Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong –
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1134962650851434496
https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1134964371115761664
Winner: Matt Riddle
NXT Tag Team Championship (Vacant) – Ladder Match: The Forgotten Sons vs. The Street Profits vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch vs. Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) –
https://twitter.com/WWENXT/status/1134968641877757952
https://twitter.com/WWEUniverse/status/1134971458705215488
https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1134970701557878784
Winners and new NXT Tag Team Champions: The Street Profits
NXT North American Championship: (C) Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Breeze –
Winner: Velveteen Dream
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Io Shirai –
Winner: Shayna Baszler
After the match, Shirai attacked Baszler with a Kendo Stick and hit a moonsault on Baszler with a steel chair.
NXT Championship: (C) Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole –
Winner and new NXT Champion: Adam Cole
WWE NXT TakeOver XXV
June 1, 2019 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:30 PM ET) Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport, Connecticut
NXT Championship: (C) Johnny Gargano vs. Adam Cole
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Shayna Baszler vs. Io Shirai
NXT North American Championship: (C) Velveteen Dream vs. Tyler Breeze
NXT Tag Team Championship (Vacant) – Ladder Match: The Forgotten Sons vs. The Street Profits vs. Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch vs. Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish)
Matt Riddle vs. Roderick Strong
Recent NXT signee Rachael Evers was in a hit-and-run car accident today involving an alleged drunk driver while leaving the WWE Performance Center.
Evers said the accident was a hit and run, but she is alright.
“Let me start by saying this: I am ok. I was hit by a drunk driver today on my way home from the PC. Hit and run. I’m extremely thankful it was my passengers side that was hit. Some people aren’t so lucky-please DONT DRINK AND DRIVE,” she wrote.
Despite the driver taking off, Evers managed run after him and snapped a picture of the guy and his license plate.
“Side note: as he drove off, I ran after him and got the best pictures of both his plates and face. I love a good cardio challenge,” she wrote with the photos, seen below.
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