WWE NXT, tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.
* Will Adam Cole even the score with EC3?
* A chaotic ending to Belair’s undefeated streak?
* Johnny Gargano to speak out
* Barthel & Aichner’s “European Union” comes to NXT
Category: NXT
WWE NXT Superstars Finish Up With The Brand At TV Tapings, When They Might Debut On The Main Roster
It looks like Nikki Cross, Tucker Knight & Otis Dozovic of Heavy Machinery, EC3 and Lacey Evans finished up with WWE NXT at last night’s TV tapings. These 5 Superstars are headed to WWE’s main roster soon along with Lars Sullivan, who did not work the tapings.
These were the final tapings before the “Takeover: Phoenix” event during Royal Rumble weekend, indicating that the call-ups could come to RAW or SmackDown after the Rumble pay-per-view. There’s speculation on Lars being in the men’s Rumble match.
Cross and EC3 wrestled what appear to be their final TV matches to air next Wednesday. Cross faced Bianca Belair while EC3 faced Adam Cole. Evans faced Xia Li in a match that should air on January 16.
Heavy Machinery took part in the dark main event of the tapings. That match started after The Undisputed Era attacked Aleister Black and NXT North American Champion Ricochet after the tapings ended. Heavy Machinery made the save and then the babyfaces won an eight-man tag match.
Cross and Heavy Machinery all had post-match farewell moments, but EC3 and Evans did not.
Below are photos of the outgoing Superstars:
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Source: WrestlingINC
Former TNA Knockout Works WWE NXT Tapings
Former TNA Knockout Rebel worked last night’s WWE NXT TV tapings. Using her real name Tanea Brooks, she teamed with Amber Nova to face Io Shirai and Kairi Sane in a match that should air on January 23. Below is a photo from their entrance and post-show comments from Rebel/Tanea:
Source: WrestlingINC
Mauro Ranallo Expresses Frustration With His Performance
NXT announcer Mauro Ranallo took to Twitter and expressed frustration with his performance at last night’s NXT TV tapings.
Mauro mentioned his car accident from December 23 and wrote, “Like me or loathe me, I pride myself on performing my job at the highest level possible. Tonight, I failed. I know it will come across as an excuse to some but the car accident and other personal issues affected me more than I thought. I apologize to @WWENXT I WILL BE BETTER.”
WWE NXT Preview 1/2/19
NXT tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.
Tonight’s WWE NXT episode will be a two-hour special with the announcement of the 2018 NXTYear-End Awards nominees and a look back at the black & yellow brand’s 2018.
* Matt Riddle and Kassius Ohno lock up in TakeOver rematch
* NXT Year-End Award nominees to be announced
* Relive NXT’s wild and crazy 2018
CBS Sports Names Becky Lynch Wrestler Of The Year, “The Man” Responds, Full List Of CBS 2018 Award Winners
CBS Sports has named Becky Lynch their 2018 Wrestler of the Year.
The Man took to Twitter today and responded to the honor. She wrote, “Start of 2018, I couldn’t even get on TV. You’re never truly down, you’re never truly out. Stand up and fight. Keep swinging even if you don’t know what you’re swinging for, or at. If you’re like me you’ll eventually slap a head that deserves it and the whole world will notice.”
CBS’ praise for Lynch included the following:
“In a year filled with stunning developments, no one shook up the world of professional wrestling more than Becky Lynch, who has turned both WWE and the business as a whole on its head over the last six months by not only winning the hearts and minds of fans across the globe but doing so while standing out as “The Man” in an industry historically dominated by men. The 31-year-old Rebecca Quinn — largely marginalized by WWE over the last two years despite being a clear fan favorite — has not only become arguably the most popular superstar in the company, she looks to have forced it to change its plans for its biggest show of the coming year, WrestleMania 35 in New York. And that is why Lynch is the 2018 CBS Sports Wrestler of the Year.How has she done it? Quite simply by showing a renewed confidence and natural swagger that has been compared to everyone from Steve Austin to Roddy Piper to countryman Conor McGregor. In actuality, the comparisons do not do Lynch justice and hardly explain why she is now “The Man.” Lynch has quite simply become the best version of herself, a take-no-prisoners bad-ass who is defying convention by exorcising the demons created from two years of being kept out of the championship picture.”
Becky Lynch responded with the Tweet below:
https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/1078047928973967360
Below is the full list of the 2018 CBS Sports Pro Wrestling Award winners. Those marked with an asterisk (*) were WWE-only awards
- Wrestler of the Year: Becky Lynch (WWE)
- WWE Male Wrestler of the Year: Johnny Gargano
- NJPW Wrestler of the Year: Kota Ibushi
- Match of the Year: Kenny Omega def. Kazuchika Okada (NJPW Dominion 6.9)
- WWE Match of the Year: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka (TLC)
- NXT Match of the Year: Andrade “Cien” Almas def. Johnny Gargano (NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia)
- Tag Team of the Year: The Usos (WWE)
- Rookie of the Year: Ronda Rousey (WWE)
- Commentator of the Year: Mauro Ranallo (NXT)
- Comeback Wrestler of the Year: Daniel Bryan (WWE)
- Breakthough Wrestler of the Year*: Buddy Murphy (205 Live)
- Feud of the Year*: Johnny Gargano vs. Tomasso Ciampa (NXT)
- Best Pay-Per-View of the Year*: TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs
- Best Moment of the Year*: Becky Lynch attacks Ronda Rousey on Raw
- Best Promo of the Year*: Daniel Bryan before TLC
- Smack Talker of the Year*: Samoa Joe
- Worst Angle of the Year*: DeGeneration X vs. Brothers of Destruction
Source: CBS Sports and WrestlingINC
WWE NXT Preview 12/26/18
NXT, tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.
* Will Heavy Machinery end Undisputed ERA’s reign of dominance?
* Belair, Shirai, Yim and Evans to clash in NXT Women’s Title No. 1 Contender’s Fatal 4-Way Match
* Will NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa address the steel cage controversy?
* Jaxson Ryker plans to “Do unto others” and enjoy it
Mauro Ranallo Involved In Car Crash, Says Survival Was A Christmas Miracle (PHOTOS)
Mauro Ranallo says he was the recipient of a Christmas miracle Sunday night after a car crashed into his vehicle at full speed and he managed to survive.
Ranallo shared photos of the accident scene on Instagram, which shows some pretty serious damage to both vehicles in the front, and wrote: “An Angel was looking over me last night. A car lost control and smashed into me at full speed.”
“Happy to report that no one was seriously injured,” the NXT announcer continued. “I’m still in shock. I guess my work here isn’t done yet.” He then hashtagged the post “Christmas Miracle.”
Photos of the crash scene can be found below.
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Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
WWE Stars Sarah Logan & Raymond Rowe To Get Married This Friday
Sarah Logan and NXT star Raymond Rowe of the tag team War Machine will be getting married on Friday. The couple had announced their wedding date back in May.
The couple got engaged in October of 2017. Congratulations to the happy couple!
https://twitter.com/RAYMONDxROWE/status/1073665542656090123
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE NXT Preview 12/19/18
WWE NXT streaming today at 8 ET on WWE Network.
* Steel Cage Match: Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano
* Io Shirai & Dakota Kai will finally get their hands on Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke.
* Feast your eyes on Dominik Dijakovic
* The newly recharged Heavy Machinery prepare for action
