Source: WrestlingINC
Former WWE NXT Superstars Sylvester Lefort and Marcus Louis have reportedly signed with TNA, according to PWInsider. They are set to debut on Impact Wrestling in the next several weeks but did not appear in front of the crowd at last week’s tapings.
The former NXT tag team partners were released back in February.
TNA’s Bob Ryder noted on Twitter that the company signed 5 new talents last week. PWInsider has confirmed that one of those talents is Laura “Cherry Bomb” Dennis.
The following is scheduled for tonight’s 3/23 WWE NXT on the WWE Network:
Asuka vs. Emma
NXT Champion Finn Balor vs. Rich Swann
Alexa Bliss vs. Sarah Dobson
Elias Samson vs. Johnny Gargano
Bull Dempsey vs. Danny Birch
The following is scheduled for tonight’s 3/16 WWE NXT:
* #1 Contenders Match: American Alpha vs. The Vaudevillains
* Tommaso Ciampa vs. Jesse Sorensen
* Emma w/Dana Brooke vs. Deonna Purazzo
* NXT Women’s Champion Bayley & Asuka vs. Eva Marie & Nia Jax
Source: ringsidenews.com
Apparently Vince McMahon is not a big fan of NXT, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Vince perceives NXT as a touring product filled with so many guys Vince doesn’t believe are money.
NXT talent took notice of how Tyler Breeze was treated after he arrived on the main WWE roster. Some of the locker room was disgruntled over seeing Breeze treated like a “jobber” following all the buildup he received from Breaking Ground.
Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that NXT head writer Ryan Ward has left for the main roster and will be writing for SmackDown. Ward has written all of the NXT television shows through NXT Takeover: Dallas.
Source: WrestlingINC
ECW Press, which often works with WWE on new books, has announced “NXT: The Future Is Now” for an April 2017 release. The book will be written by Jon Robinson and will focus on the creation and rise of the WWE NXT brand.
The following was issued today:
NXT: The Future is Now by Jon Robinson (April 1, 2017, ECW Press) follows the rise of NXT from its conception to becoming WWE’s newest global brand. Learn how NXT came to be, from the opening of the WWE Performance Center to WWE’s new, forward-thinking approach to talent development. See how Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, Paige, Charlotte and other new stars have broken into WWE more prepared than any generation before. Get an inside look into WWE’s future as new and exciting performers hone their skills, personalities, and so much more under the watchful eye of Paul “Triple H” Levesque. With new, insightful interviews from Triple H, NXT trainers, Superstars and Divas, fans will learn how the future is indeed now!
NXT: The Future is Now is scheduled for a Spring 2017 release by ECW Press, in partnership with WWE. Over the past fifteen years, ECW has been a leading publisher of wrestling books, including autobiographies of Jimmy “The Mouth of the South” Hart, Larry Zybyszko, and The Missing Link, as well as The Death of WCW and The Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame series.
WWE taped the following for tonight’s NXT episode:
The Vaudevillains vs. Hugo Knox and Tucker Knight
Elias Samson vs. Steve Cutler
Emma w/Dana Brooke vs. Santana Garrett
Neville vs. NXT Champion Finn Balor in a non-title match
Austin Aries debuts
The following is scheduled for tonight’s 2/24 WWE NXT on the WWE Network:
* NXT Women’s Champion Bayley & Carmella vs. Eva Marie & Nia Jax
* American Alpha vs. Blake & Murphy w/Alexa Bliss
* Tommaso Ciampa vs. Bull Dempsey
* Apollo Crews vs. Chris Girard
Source: WrestlingINC
Could Bulletproof be the new name for The Bullet Club in WWE NXT? It’s believed Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson are headed to NXT now that they are done with New Japan Pro Wrestling and a new teaser from NXT Champion Finn Balor has furthered the speculation.
Below is the teaser from Balor, which was re-tweeted by WWE:
Source: WrestlingINC
A while back WWE applied to trademark “The Revival” for use with a character. WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Dash and Dawson have used the hashtag on Twitter but now they’re being billed as “The Revival” at NXT live events.
