KENTA made his NXT debut on Thursday night during NXT Takeover 2 on the WWE Network. KENTA announced that he is changing his name to Hideo Itami. He makes his NXT in-ring debut next week.
Tag: NXT
WWE Releases 5 NXT Talents
WWE has released 5 NXT talents. Those released are – Garrett Dylan, Travis Tyler, Slate Randall, Mac Miles & Dani Jackson.
NXT Preview
NXT Women’s Championship #1 Contender Match: Summer Rae VS Bayley:
Sin Cara VS Wesley Blake:
Bull Demsey VS Angelo Dawkins:
Sami Zayn & Adrian Neville VS Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel:
WWE News: TV Deal, SmackDown, Hogan On RAW? Renee Young
Variety reports that WWE is finalizing a new TV deal with NBC Universal that will keep RAW & SmackDown on USA Network & Syfy.
With WWE’s new TV deal with NBC Universal expected to be announced soon, there is some speculation that SmackDown will go live on Tuesday nights. Jim Ross tweeted that he believes SmackDown will go live on Tuesdays.
Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that Hulk Hogan may appear on RAW from London even though he is not being advertised since he will already be in town for the next night’s SmackDown tapings in the same building.
Renee Young is now the permanent announcer for NXT.
Paige Being Stripped Of NXT Women’s Title
WWE will announce on tonight’s NXT that NXT General Manager JBL will strip Paige of her NXT Women’s Title, because she can’t hold the title & the WWE Divas Title at the same time.
A story line that will crown a new NXT Women’s Champion will kick off at tonight’s tapings.
Source: WrestlingInc.com & PWInsider:
Emma Interview With Australia Newspaper
Emma (Tenille Dashwood) interview with the Herald Sun newspaper in her hometown of Melbourne Australia.
Emma talks about her wrestling training & rise up through the WWE ranks, from the WWE performance center to NXT.
Emma also has appeared on RAW & SmackDown.
Click her for the link to the article in the Herald Sun News.
Sara Del Rey gets some well deserved praise
WWE To NXT Talent – Be Patient
WWE NXT talents were told at the recent set of TV tapings that the NXT product would be pushed more significantly now that the WWE Network is up. The talents were told that the company wants to get behind NXT as a pure wrestling product within the WWE. They were also told that while some people may be brought up, like Emma, it’s going to be a slow process and for everyone to be patient with the idea that with the Network, they’ll all be getting lots of exposure even without a call up.
Ed’s Perspective: Future of Diva’s Division Looks Bright
This past Thursday night, I totally enjoyed my first night of doing live updates on Wrestling Inc.com of TNA’s Impact. There was one major drawback though. I missed seeing live the amazing match on the WWE Network between Diva’s Paige, the NXT Women’s Champion, and Emma. I did however get to watch later – one of the awesome features of having subscribed to the WWE Network.
If this match was any indication, the future of the Diva’s Division looks so bright that we are all gonna need shades (ok that really is a corny music reference, but I couldn’t resist).
Watch the entire match
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1dtr5q_paige-vs-emma-nxt-womens-championship_sport
Both ladies show awesome in ring skills, and their athletic abilities are outstanding. I’m sure some might say they still need a little work, but let’s keep things in perspective. This match, which was of RAW or Smackdown quality, happened in a developmental promotion.
Do a little research, and you will find this about Paige:
Determined to redefine the Divas division in WWE, this fan favorite from England isn’t your “typical” female competitor. This 20-year-old, who hails from a family of professional wrestlers, has already been competing in the ring for seven years!
Here is a little more about her wrestling heritage when asked about what it was like growing up in a wrestling family, “It was amazing. What better way to learn an amazing craft than from people you love and trust completely? My family had a strong following so I was always in their shadow, which is understandable. But I wanted to make a path of my own and make my family proud in the process!”
Now about Emma.
We have gotten used to seeing Emma’s pretty face on WWE broadcasts and recently saw her in a match with Summer Rae. You’ve got to see the amazing submission maneuver that she used to get Summer Rae to tap out with. If you don’t want to watch the entire video (you should) you can got to the 1:50 mark and see an just how great the move was.
Between the match with Paige and this finisher on Summer Rae it looks to me that the sky is the limit for this Austrailian born superstar.
As her profile on WWE.com ends, “While it remains to be seen what the future holds for Emma, one thing’s for sure: The #EMMAlution has begun.”
Add to that, the surely eminent call up for Paige based on the release of her own T-shirt on WWE.com, plus the remarks of Stephanie McMahon and fans of women’s wrestling (notice I didn’t say Divas) have a lot to look forward to in the WWE.
NXT Favorite Debuted On Raw Last Week – Sort of
Did you catch this last week? WWE’s only Australian Diva Emma who has been a NXT fan favorite made a cameo appearance on Raw this past week – in the crowd.
She was shown before the divas match holding up a sign with her hastag #Emmataining. WWE says that her appearance was not related to Kaitlyn’s departure that they have been wanting to bring her up to the main roster for some time now.
There has also been talk about finally bringing Paige up to the main roster as well. Both Emma and Paige have been working some WWE live events.
