* Dunne aims to even the score against Strong
* The Street Profits and “The Mighty” TM61 collide in tag team action
* “NXT’s Finest” Kona Reeves returns
* Will Candice LeRae have her head in the game against Bianca Belair?
Tag: NXT
Triple H On Creating NXT Brands Around The World
During WWE’s annual Business Partner Summit over WrestleMania 34 weekend, Paul “Triple H” Levesque revealed in a presentation about coming up with the term “Global Localization” and how the company wants to create NXT brands around the world.
Triple H described this plan as a global territorial system, something WWE had been considering over a decade ago and never fully committed to.
WWE has posted the full summit on the company’s corporate website.
https://twitter.com/iamjohnpollock/status/989225600706490368
Source: WrestleView
NXT Preview 4/25/18
* Will Johnny Gargano unseat Aleister Black as NXT Champion?
* History will be made as Adam Cole defends the NXT North American Title against Oney Lorcan
NXT Preview 4/18/18
* Vindicated and reinstated, Johnny Gargano appears live before the NXT Universe
* Dain, Sullivan ready for No Disqualification brawl
* Ricochet makes his Full Sail University debut
* Candice LeRae and Zelina Vega will finally throw down in a match
* What ruckus will The War Raiders wreak next?
Full List Of WWE Rosters Coming Out Of The 2018 Superstar Shake-Up
Based on what is listed on the WWE website, below are the current rosters for WWE NXT, RAW and SmackDown. It should be noted that some of the NXT regulars that work live events & TV tapings are not listed on the official NXT roster.
WWE NXT
Male Superstars:
NXT Champion Aleister Black, NXT North American Champion Adam Cole, NXT Tag Team Champion Roderick Strong, NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly, WWE UK Champion Pete Dunne, Angelo Dawkins, Bobby Fish, Buddy Murphy, Cezar Bononi, Danny Burch, EC3, Fabian Aichner, Hanson, Johnny Gargano, Kassius Ohno, Lars Sullivan, Lio Rush, Montez Ford, Nick Miller, Oney Lorcan, Otis Dozovic, Ricochet, Riddick Moss, Rowe, Shane Thorne, Tino Sabbatelli, Tommaso Ciampa, Trent Seven, Tucker Knight, Tyler Bate, Velveteen Dream, Wesley Blake
Female Superstars:
NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler, Aliyah, Bianca Belair, Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Kairi Sane, Lacey Evans, Nikki Cross, Taynara Conti, Vanessa Borne
Tag Teams:
The Undisputed Era (Strong, O’Reilly, Fish), The Street Profits (Dawkins, Ford), Burch & Lorcan, War Machine (Hanson, Rowe), TM61 (Miller, Thorne), Heavy Machinery (Dozovic, Knight), Moss & Sabbatelli, Moustache Mountain (Seven, Bate)
Others:
NXT General Manager William Regal, Kayla Braxton, Mauro Ranallo, Mike Rome, Nigel McGuinness, Paul Ellering, Tom Phillips, Percy Watson
WWE 205 Live
Male Superstars
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander, Akira Tozawa, Ariya Daivari, Drew Gulak, Jack Gallagher, Gran Metalik, Hideo Itami, Kalisto, Lince Dorado, Mark Andrews, Mustafa Ali, Neville, Noam Dar, The Brian Kendrick, TJP, Tony Nese
Tag Teams
Lucha House Party (Metalik, Kalisto, Dorado), Tozawa & Itami, Gallagher & Kendrick
Others
General Manager Drake Maverick, Nigel McGuinness, Vic Joseph
WWE SmackDown
Male Superstars
WWE Champion AJ Styles, WWE United States Champion Jeff Hardy, SmackDown Tag Team Champion Harper, SmackDown Tag Team Champion Rowan, Aiden English, Alexander Wolfe, Andrade “Cien” Almas, Big Cass, Big E, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Daniel Bryan, Epico Colon, Eric Young, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Karl Anderson, Killian Dain, Kofi Kingston, Luke Gallows, Primo Colon, R-Truth, Randy Orton, Rusev, Samir Singh, Samoa Joe, Sheamus, Shelton Benjamin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Sin Cara, Sunil Singh, The Miz, Maryse, Tye Dillinger, Xavier Woods
Female Superstars
SmackDown Women’s Champion Carmella, Asuka, Becky Lynch, Billie Kay, Charlotte Flair, Lana, Mandy Rose, Maryse, Naomi, Nikki Bella, Peyton Royce, Sonya Deville, Tamina Snuka, Zelina Vega
Tag Teams
The Bludgeon Brothers (Rowan, Harper), Rusev Day (English, Rusev), SAnitY (Wolfe, Young, Dain), The New Day (Big E, Kingston, Woods), The Bar (Cesaro, Sheamus), The Colons (Epico, Primo), The Usos (Jey, Jimmy), The Good Brothers (Anderson, Gallows), The Singh Brothers (Samir, Sunil)
Others
SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon, SmackDown General Manager Paige, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Dasha Fuentes, Greg Hamilton, Renee Young, Tom Phillips
WWE RAW
Male Superstars
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar, WWE Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins, WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander, Akam, Akira Tozawa, Apollo, Ariya Daivari, Baron Corbin, Big Show, Bo Dallas, Bobby Roode, Braun Strowman, Bray Wyatt, Chad Gable, Curt Hawkins, Curtis Axel, Dash Wilder, Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, Drew Gulak, Drew McIntyre, Elias, Fandango, Finn Balor, Jack Gallagher, Goldust, Gran Metalik, Heath Slater, Hideo Itami, Jason Jordan, Jinder Mahal, John Cena, Kalisto, Kane, Kevin Owens, Konnor, Lince Dorado, Matt Hardy, Mike Kanellis, Maria Kanellis, Mojo Rawley, Mustafa Ali, Neville, No Way Jose, Noam Dar, Rezar, Rhyno, Roman Reigns, Sami Zayn, Scott Dawson, The Brian Kendrick, Titus O’Neil, TJP, Tony Nese, Tyler Breeze, Viktor, Zack Ryder
Female Superstars
RAW Women’s Champion Nia Jax, Alexa Bliss, Alicia Fox, Bayley, Dana Brooke, Ember Moon, Liv Morgan, Mickie James, Natalya, Ronda Rousey, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Sasha Banks
Tag Teams
The Authors of Pain (Akam, Rezar), Titus Worldwide (Apollo, Titus), Dallas & Axel, Wyatt & Hardy, The Revival (Wilder, Dawson), Ziggler & McIntyre, Breezango (Fandango, Breeze), Slater & Rhyno, Owens & Zayn, The Ascension (Konnor, Viktor)
Others
RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon, RAW General Manager Kurt Angle, Booker T, Charly Caruso, Corey Graves, David Otunga, JoJo, Jonathan Coachman, Michael Cole, Mike Rome, Renee Young
Source: WrestlingINC
Backstage News On Possible Turn Plans For Bray Wyatt, Is SAnitY Coming To The Main Roster?
There has been a push within WWE for Bray Wyatt to turn on Matt Hardy and then be the leader of SAnitY on the main roster, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. No word yet on if they are moving forward with this idea but it has been pitched.
Wyatt recently joined Hardy and helped him win the fifth annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 34. They are set to team on Monday’s RAW to face The Revival with the winners facing The Bar for the vacant RAW Tag Team Titles at the April 27th Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia.
This week’s dark main event at the WWE NXT TV tapings saw NXT Champion Aleister Black defeat SAnitY leader Eric Young. He then took out SAnitY members Killian Dain and Alexander Wolfe. With SAnitY being off TV for at least the next few weeks, there is some fan speculation on this being their last appearance before being called to the main roster.
Source: WrestlingINC
NXT Preview 4/11/18
* The dust settles from NXT TakeOver: New Orleans
* Kairi Sane battles Lacey Evans with critical momentum at stake
* Heavy Machinery collide with Riddick Moss & Tino Sabbatelli
* How will this week’s Raw and SmackDown LIVE debuts affect NXT?
Ronda Rousey Celebrates With New NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler Backstage After Her Big Win (Video)
Ronda Rousey congratulated her friend Shayna Baszler following her championship victory over Ember Moon at NXT Takeover New Orleans. Check out the video below:
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans Results 4/7/18
NXT North American Championship – Ladder Match: Adam Cole vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream – Winner and first-ever NXT North American Champion: Adam Cole
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler – Winner and new NXT Women’s Champion: Shayna Baszler
NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole) vs. The Authors of Pain vs. Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne
Winning team also wins the Dusty Rhodes Classic – Winners: Undisputed ERA (Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole) – Roderick Strong turned on Pete Dunne to give Undisputed ERA the win. Strong joins the Undisputed ERA
NXT Championship: (C) Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Aleister Black – Winner and new NXT Champion: Aleister Black
Unsanctioned Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa – Winner: Johnny Gargano
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans 4/7/18
NXT Championship: (C) Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Aleister Black
NXT Women’s Championship: (C) Ember Moon vs. Shayna Baszler
NXT North American Championship – Ladder Match: Adam Cole vs. EC3 vs. Killian Dain vs. Lars Sullivan vs. Ricochet vs. Velveteen Dream
NXT Tag Team Championship: (C) Undisputed ERA Kyle O’Reilly & Adam Cole? vs. The Authors of Pain vs. Roderick Strong & Pete Dunne
Winning team also wins the Dusty Rhodes Classic
Unsanctioned Match: Johnny Gargano vs. Tommaso Ciampa
