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.
NXT, streaming tonight at 8 ET on WWE Network.
* Danny Burch & Oney Lorcan battle The Forgotten Sons’ (Steve Cutler & Wesley Blake)
* KUSHIDA vs. Drew Gulak
* Mia Yim vs. Bianca Belair
* Will Shayna Baszler have a rebuttal for Io Shirai?
According to PWInsider, WWE Hall of Famer “Road Dogg” BG James is now working full-time on the WWE NXT brand. His official role and title haven’t been confirmed yet though.
As it was reported earlier this month, James has been working at the Performance Center. He also made a cameo Sunday on the WWE PC Combine, which aired on the WWE Network.
Last month James stepped down as the co-lead writer of SmackDown Live. He quit the position because he was reportedly frustrated with Vince McMahon always making changes to the TV scripts.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
NXT, streaming tonight at 8 p.m. ET on WWE Network.
* The Undisputed ERA appear to be back and stronger than ever.
* What’s next for The Velveteen Dream and his crown?
* Candice LeRae takes on Reina González
* Mansoor in action
* Big news for the NXT Tag Team Titles
NXT, tonight at 8 ET on the WWE Network.
* Where do The Viking Raiders, and the NXT Tag Team Titles, go from here?
* Kushida readies for Act II
* An ERA in dispute
* Can Jessie fog The Vision?
* “Limitless” Keith Lee returns to action
NXT wrestler Dominik Dijakovic went under the knife this week to have his knee repaired.
Dijakovic shared a video on Wednesday in which he says his knee was surgically repaired this week in Orlando. “I know that many of you, you’d consider this a burden or a setback, but not me,” he explained in the video.
“I consider this a gift. I’m happy that I had a tear in my meniscus. Because this represents sacrifice, this represents discipline, I had to rip away the weakness to rebuild it to be stronger than ever using my blood,” Dijakovic said while focusing the camera on his knee.
No word at this time on when the injury was suffered or how long he’s expected out of action.
Watch the video below.
https://twitter.com/DijakovicWWE/status/1126230636744859651
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Mauro Ranallo recently signed a new deal with WWE.
The contract will keep Mauro as the lead announcer on the WWE NXT brand, according to PWInsider. The terms of the deal were agreed on about a month ago.
The deal will also allow Ranallo to continue working non-WWE gigs in the world of MMA.
Mauro first signed with WWE to work SmackDown in December 2015. He briefly left in April 2017, but returned in June to become the voice of NXT. It was reported then that Ranallo had signed a multi-year deal with the company.
Ranallo has also called the Cruiserweight Classic, and 205 Live for WWE. He does commentary work for Bellator MMA and the Showtime Networks.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
NXT, tonight at 8 ET on the WWE Network.
* The Battle at Winter Park – Matt Riddle vs. Adam Cole.
* Mia Yim vs. Bianca Belair
* Riddick Moss vs. Raul Mendoza
Tyler Breeze has apparently moved back to the WWE NXT brand.
While still listed under the RAW roster on the official WWE website, Breeze has worked nothing but NXT shows since WrestleMania 35. Going into WrestleMania, Breeze would often work WWE Main Event tapings and some non-televised live events, but he had not appeared on RAW this year.
Breeze has worked several NXT live events since WrestleMania, picking up wins over Kona Reeves and Shane Thorne. The win over Thorne came at last night’s live event in Melbourne, FL. Breeze also teamed with NXT North American Champion The Velveteen Dream last month, for a win over The Forgotten Sons, and lost a singles match to Dream.
Breeze worked Wednesday’s NXT TV tapings at Full Sail University and began a new TV feud with Dream. It looks like Breeze may challenge Dream for his title at the next NXT Takeover event on Saturday, June 1. That match has not been confirmed.
Breeze had been teaming with Fandango on the main roster until Fandango suffered a shoulder injury in July 2018. Fandango is expected to be back in action soon and has been back training since March.
The Breeze vs. Dream title feud is very interesting because WWE recently began a TV feud between Dream and Dominik Dijakovic. It was believed that Dijakovic would be the next one to challenge Dream for the title. Dijakovic’s status is currently up in the air as he did not work Wednesday’s TV tapings and there was no mention of the feud with Dream. We will keep you updated on any news about Dijakovic’s status. We know he worked the April 18 NXT live event, defeating Kona Reeves, and the April 19 live event, losing to Dream.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
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