Tag: NXT

Bobby Steveson (Damon Kemp) Gone From WWE NXT

Bobby Steveson, better known as Damon Kemp to WWE fans, has been a member of the “WWE NXT” roster since 2021, initially debuting as part of Roderick Strong’s Diamond Mine stable and more recently joining the No Quarter Catch Crew. Now, however, it seems his days in WWE are over. On Monday, the 25-year old took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to reveal that he has officially left WWE.

“As of today, I am no longer under contract with WWE,” Steveson wrote. “Forever grateful for the people I met and the experiences I’ve had.”

Contrary to what many initially assumed, Steveson was not released by WWE. A report from Fightful Select revealed that WWE simply chose not to renew Kemp’s contract; he signed a multi-year deal in the summer of 2021. Fightful was told that Kemp was informed ahead of time that his contract would not be renewed, and that this was not part of a new round of talent cuts. Kemp was last seen on the June 25 edition of “WWE NXT,” where he lost an initiation match to Tavion Heights, who has since taken Kemp’s place in the No Quarter Catch Crew alongside Charlie Dempsey and Myles Borne.

Steveson is the older brother of controversial Olympian Gable Steveson, who was also signed by WWE in 2021 and was released back in May. Fightful noted that Bobby made a much better impression than Gable did on coaches, fans and backstage officials during their three years with the company.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque Teases Upcoming Changes In WWE

WWE will be transitioning through various programming changes in the near future, with “WWE Raw” heading to Netflix come January 2025 as well as “WWE Smackdown” moving to the USA Network and “WWE NXT” going to CW in October. However, according to Chief Content Officer and Head of Creative Paul “Triple H” Levesque, “NXT” leaving the USA Network will not be the only change coming to the gold brand later this year. 

Speaking at the Money in the Bank 2024 post press conference, “The Game” went into detail about WWE planning ahead toward making more changes to “NXT” in the fall. He also explained that, over time, the audience will see various differences to “Raw” and “SmackDown” as we inch closer to December. 

“We are just getting started. I really feel like that. We got a whole fall thing coming up with CW for NXT. Which by the way Shawn is just killing it right… Whether that’s talent development, recruitment, NXT in general. I can’t say enough good stuff about it. I’m in awe of what they’re doing down there… When they move to CW, when SmackDown makes the move to USA, when Raw makes the move to Netflix. We’re just getting rolling. We’re lining up all this stuff that’s gonna happen. A lot of the changes you see now, we are slow rolling things out. When we get to the fall, when we get to the winter, there’s gonna be a lot.”

Triple H also expressed how excited he is about John Cena returning to the ring for a full year after announcing his retirement at Money in the Bank. Furthermore, he stated how grateful he is to be running creative with the current talent on the WWE roster.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE NXT Heatwave 7/7/2024 (Results)

Countdown Show

  • Sam Robert & Megan Morant previewed the card for tonight’s show. For the kickoff match, they transitioned to the broadcast team of Booker T. Huffman & Vic Joseph to transition into the opening match.
  • Karmen Petrovic & Arianna Grace def. Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx via Pinfall (O’Connor Roll from Petrovic on Nyx).
  • Axiom was frustrated that Nathan Frazer had arrived at the arena for their NXT Tag Title defense, but Frazer showed up and said he had travel difficulties. He then asked Axiom what was the game plan for tonight.

Main Show

  • Vic Joseph & Booker T. Huffman welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening match.
  • NXT North American Championship Match: Oba Femi (c) def. Wes Lee via Pinfall (Pop-Up Powerbomb).
    • With the result of this match, Wes Lee cannot challenge for the NXT North American Title while Oba Femi is the champion.
  • NXT Women’s North American Championship Match: Kelani Jordan (c) def. Sol Ruca via Pinfall (Split-Leg Moonsault).
  • Gallus (Mark Coffey, Joe Coffey & Wolfgang) called out Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont on a promo from Twitter saying it did not matter how many people they could tackle when they could still get a beating.
  • Ava congratulated Karmen Petrovic & Arianna Grace on their win tonight but said Grace was why they won. Ava then booked Grace to face Petrovic for the 7/9 edition of NXT.
  • NXT Tag Team Championship Match: Super Sonic Duo (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) (c) def. Chase University (Andre Chase & Duke Hudson) (w/ Thea Hail & Riley Osbourne) via Pinfall (Golden Ratio from Axiom on Chase).
  • Wes Lee was interviewed backstage expressing he was extremely frustrated from the loss tonight. He said he would address the situation on Tuesday.
  • There was a vignette of Josh Briggs.
  • There was a video package for Carlee Bright.
  • There was a video package for Dante Chen.
  • NXT Women’s Championship Match: Roxanne Perez (c) def. Lola Vice via Pinfall (Pop Rox).
  • There was a video package of The Family (Tony D’Angelo, Adrianna Rizzo, Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo & Luca Crucifino).
  • There was a video vignette, where Shawn Michaels invited Brooks Jensen to sit down with the NXT General Manager on the 7/9 edition of NXT.
  • Lexis King cut a promo celebrating the 4th of July before calling out Tony D’Angelo to a match for the NXT Heritage Cup.
  • In a video promo posted by Tony D’Angelo on his Twitter (X) account, D’Angelo accepted King’s challenge and promised to slap the fake-ass beard from King’s face and go back to gardening his basil.
  • NXT Championship – Fatal Four Way Match: Ethan Page def. Trick Williams (c), Je’Von Evans & Shawn Spears via Pinfall (Lay Down Pin on Evans) to win the title.
    • With this win, Page became the first Canadian wrestler since Bobby Roode in 2017 to win the NXT Championship.
    • After the match, a brief shot of Joe Hendry smiling to the camera was shown to end the broadcast.

WWE NXT Heatwave 7/7/2024 (Card)

WWE NXT Heatwave PLE – Sunday July 7, 2024 – Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CARD

NXT CHAMPIONSHIP FATAL 4-WAY MATCH:
Trick Williams (c) vs. Ethan Page vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Shawn Spears

NXT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Nathan Frazer and Axiom (c) vs. Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson)

NXT WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Lola Vice

NXT NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Oba Femi (c) vs. Wes Lee

SINGLES MATCH FOR THE NXT WOMEN’S NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Sol Ruca

[COUNTDOWN TO NXT HEATWAVE PRE-SHOW]
Arianna Grace & Karmen Petrovic vs. Jacy Jayne & Jazmyn Nyx

WWE NXT Star Charlie Dempsey Appears On TNA Impact

WWE NXT Superstar Charlie Dempsey made an appearance on this week’s episode of TNA Impact.

In the opening match, Dempsey appeared by attacking Leon Slater, Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz. He then assaulted the referee and put Slater in an STF before TNA officials came out and made him leave.

Dempsey is part of the No Quarter Catch Crew in WWE NXT.

TNA World Champion Moose Wants A Match With NXT North American Champion Oba Femi

The TNA World Champion and the NXT North American Champion have been teasing a clash. WWE and TNA have staged appearances from one another’s rosters as of late, with Jordynne Grace challenging for the NXT Women’s Championship and then defending her TNA Knockouts title just days later against “WWE NXT” star Tatum Paxley. 

As such, North American Champion Oba Femi earmarked TNA World Champion Moose when asked who he’s looking to face in a potential crossover. Not one to take the challenge lightly, Moose has taken to social media to call Femi’s bluff. 

“Ok Oba Femi my Nigerian brother. Get your boss Shawn Michaels the chef to call my boss and I’ll gladly take down “NXT’s” juggernaut. #TrustTheSystem,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

WWE NXT Preview 7/2/2024

Tonight’s WWE NXT on USA Network.

  • Street Fight: Jaida Parker vs. Michin
  • Carlee Bright vs. Wendy Choo
  • Brinley Reece vs. Izzi Dame
  • New Catch Republic (Pete Dunne & Tyler Bate) vs. Hank Walker & Tank Ledger
  • Tyson DuPont & Tyriek Igwe vs. Gallus (Wolfgang & Joe Coffey)
  • Roxanne Perez and Lola Vice have a face-off
  • NXT Championship contract signing

WWE NXT Preview 6/25/2024

Tonight’s WWE NXT on USA Network.

  • NXT Heritage Cup Match: Tony D’Angelo (c) vs. Nathan Frazer
  • NXT Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Tag Team Turmoil Match: The O.C. vs. Chase U vs. New Catch Republic vs. Edris Enofe & Malik Blade vs. Humberto & Angel
  • Trick Williams vs. Shawn Spears
  • Sol Ruca vs. Arianna Grace
  • Wes Lee vs. Joe Coffey
  • Tavion Heights vs. Damon Kemp

WWE Announces Host City For Royal Rumble 2025, Future SummerSlam & WrestleMania

Wrestling fans in Indianapolis, Indiana, will have plenty to look forward to in the coming years, as WWE is bringing three of its tentpole events to the city. According to a press release put out by the company and the Indiana Sports Corp on Monday morning, the 2025 Royal Rumble and future WrestleMania and SummerSlam shows will emanate from the city as part of a unique partnership.

The first event to hit Indianapolis will be next year’s Royal Rumble, which is scheduled to take place from the Lucas Oil Stadium. No dates have been confirmed for the other premium live events at the time of this writing, but everyone involved is excited about WWE bringing three of its biggest shows to the city.

“We are excited to bring this groundbreaking partnership to Indianapolis and our state,” said Patrick Talty, President of Indiana Sports Corp. “For over four decades, our city’s sports strategy has brought in millions of visitors and priceless hours of international brand-building media coverage. This partnership with WWE continues to push that strategy forward in new and exciting ways. We look forward to welcoming the WWE Universe to our community and state and showing them all that Indy has to offer.”

The company will host “Raw,” “SmackDown,” and “NXT” live events across Indiana in the forthcoming months, but no dates have been confirmed yet. Similarly, WWE and the Sport Corp plan on introducing a collaborative program that will ensure the city benefits from the partnership after the announced shows are over.

While some of the announced Indianapolis shows remain shrouded in secrecy, other cities are already bracing for WWE’s biggest events. WrestleMania 41 has been confirmed for Las Vegas and SummerSlam 2026 is scheduled to emanate from the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Backstage Report On WWE’s Plans For NXT Debut On The CW

Late last year, WWE announced that their development show, “WWE NXT,” would be making the jump from USA Network to The CW Network. As the date of transfer looms over the heads of WWE’s newest stars, PWInsider Elite has offered more information regarding the nature and magnitude of this broadcast home transfer.

Starting October 1 at 8pm Eastern, fans can expect to tune into an episode of “NXT” filmed not within the walls of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, but “on the road in a major arena.” “NXT’s” debut episode on The CW is expected to be a high-profile event, with one internal source comparing it to the hallowed “NXT” Takeovers of the past in terms of significance to the overall brand. The reported spectacle comes from WWE’s desire to impress The CW as the two companies begin working together.

There are several locations being discussed for the location of “NXT’s” new network debut. As of writing, the most significant argument has been made for a Chicago-based show, as the Windy City is home to one of the Nexstar Media Group’s headquarters — Nexstar Media Group is The CW’s current owner, and the group that verified the “NXT” deal. However, it should be noted that the location for the October 1 episode of “NXT” is still in discussion, and may change in the coming months. There is also no announced special theme or premium live event planned in October for the developmental brand as of writing.

The shift in “NXT”‘s broadcasting home comes from an earlier deal to move “WWE SmackDown” off of Fox and onto USA Network. Despite gaining the rights to WWE’s Friday-based show, USA Network and parent company NBCU failed to outbid Netflix, who is slated to assume the broadcasting rights for “WWE Raw,” and The CW.

Source: Wrestling Inc.