NXT Superstar Tegan Nox made her very first appearance in a Royal Rumble match this past weekend. She made her entrance at number 28 and is completely humbled by the experience. She lasted only 3:50 as she suffered the same fate as many other competitors. Shayna Baszler would toss her over the top rope making … Read more
The Royal Rumble had its fair share of memorable moments but one that stood out for me was the amazing shine that the women of NXT got during the 30-women match. NXT was represented by the best and brightest the brand has to offer. Candice LeRae, Mia Yim, Toni Storm, Mercedes Martinez, Tegan Nox, Shotzi … Read more
It is being reported that Io Shirai will be out of action for possibly two months. The Wrestling Observer is stating that Shirai is injured although the exact injury hasn’t been disclosed. The most clarity on the injury is according to the NXT injury report that was posted after this week’s show. The report stated … Read more
It is being reported by PWInsider that the NXT Women’s Championship will simply be known moving forward as the NXT Championship. This was said to be an internal decree by WWE that was submitted to remove the gender specific designation. This could be the effort to stop differentiating between men’s and women’s wrestling and refer … Read more
Tonight’s episode is big for the brand of NXT. It is the last episode before both Worlds Collide and the Royal Rumble. Worlds Collide will feature the NXT US brand go face to face with the NXT UK brand. As previously reported, Mia Yim will take on NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray in … Read more
In the latest video from WWE Performance Center’s YouTube Channel, Kacy Catanzaro speaks about her time away, her return and her friendship with Kayden Carter. Both SuperStars address Kacy’s absence from the brand, why she left and how it affected them. During last week’s episode of NXT Catanzaro made a surprise return in the number … Read more
It has just been announced that Mia Yim will take on the NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray on the Worlds Collide Pre-show. Worlds Collide will take place on Jan. 25 the day before the Royal Rumble event at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. At this time the announcement does not state that … Read more
NXT gave us a great night of wrestling in front of a red hot Full Sail crowd. The show featured the number one contender’s battle royal for the NXT Women’s Championship with the winner going on to face Rhea Ripley or Toni Storm at NXT TakeOver: Portland next month. For the full report of last … Read more
Tonight’s NXT saw the highly anticipated Battle Royal take place in the main event. It was advertised originally as an 11-woman match and quickly turned into one that had several more women competing. Mercedes Martinez was added after her official signing was declared yesterday. Other notable women who were included were MJ Jenkins, Indi Hartwell, … Read more
In a shocking moment, Kacy Catanzaro made her return to NXT tonight as a participant in the No. 1 Contender’s Battle Royal. Catanzaro has not been in an NXT ring since July when she tagged with Kayden Carter at a house show and picked up that win. The last reporting on Catanzaro was that she … Read more
Tonight’s NXT is poised to be a good one. It has already been determined that Rhea Ripley will face Toni Storm at Worlds Collide on Jan. 25 for the NXT Women’s Champion. Regardless if Ripley retains or Storm wins, we are about to find out who will be the No. 1 Contender. This will be … Read more
Update: On The Satin Sheet which aired breaking news on WWE Backstage, Ryan Satin announced that Mercedes Martinez is making her debut on NXT this week. She is being added into the Battle Royal with 11 other women to determine Rhea Ripley’s next opponent. If she wins then she will face the champion at NXT … Read more
It’s a new era, the era of Rhea Ripley and she started off the first NXT of the year. Ripley headed to the ring to start the show and as she enters the ring, the arena fills with the “you deserve it” chants. Ripley isn’t able to say much before Toni Storm interrupts. Storm would … Read more
On tonight’s episode of NXT, Rhea Ripley would find herself alongside Toni Storm and Candice LeRae in a six woman tag team match. They would face the team of NXT UK Women’s Champion Kay Lee Ray, Bianca Belair, and Io Shirai. Ripley would quickly find out that everyone was after her newly won title, even … Read more
Tonight marks the first official show for NXT of 2020. Last week’s show was all about the year end awards and both Shayna Baszler and Dakota Kai walked away as winners. With the new year comes a new champion. On Dec. 18, Rhea Ripley ended the 416-day reign of Baszler with a huge victory celebration … Read more
Rhea Ripley has been basking in the glow of her NXT Women’s Championship victory ever since she won the title on Dec. 18. The build-up around her win which includes NXT TakeOver: WarGames, Survivor Series, and wins against Charlotte Flair and Sasha Banks have cemented her mark in 2019. She ends the year by defeating … Read more
Shotzi Blackheart made her televised debut this week for the NXT brand. She faced Bianca Belair and despite her efforts came up on the losing end. She may have lost her debut, but she has impressed many fans already. Blackheart was recently signed in November alongside Indi Hartwell and Scarlett Bordeaux. She started performing at … Read more
As the year is quickly coming to an end there is still some action left for the NXT brand on this Christmas Day. Last week we witnessed an incredible main event where Shayna Baszler’s year-plus reign came to an end as Rhea Ripley was victorious in becoming the NXT Women’s Champion. Tonight, there have been … Read more
Future two-time Hall of Famer and former multi-time champion X-Pac recently closed out the year on his X Pac 1 2 360 podcast by making his picks for NXT’s end of the year awards. In this episode he commented on the first-ever Chinese female competitor to step into a WWE ring – Xia Li. Li … Read more
With what can only be described as one of the biggest moments of the year, Rhea Ripley has defeated Shayna Baszler to become the new NXT Women’s Champion. After 415-days in her second reign it felt as if Baszler was going to be forever unstoppable. She went through some of the best talent – Bianca … Read more
Tonight’s NXT may change the landscape of the division heading into 2020. As announced two weeks ago, Shayna Baszler will be defending her NXT Women’s Championship against Rhea Ripley. Baszler has been the only woman to hold this title twice and she is currently in her second reign at 415-days. She has defeated nearly everyone … Read more
The NXT UK Women’s Championship match that will take place at NXT TakeOver: Blackpool II is now a Triple Threat. The match was originally a one-on-one bout between the champion Kay Lee Ray vs. Piper Niven. A returning Toni Storm has now entered the mix and the former NXT UK Women’s Champion wants her gold … Read more
Dakota Kai took on Mia Yim this week in a very personal one-on-one match as Yim was seeking revenge. Kai would pick up a big win continuing her new change in attitude quite nicely. What wasn’t expected however is what took place after the match. Yim would not take her loss laying down as she … Read more
Shayna Baszler has surpassed Asuka as the longest-reigning NXT Women’s Champion, holding the title for 535-days over two reigns. Asuka’s reign reached an impressive 510-days. Baszler is the only two-time NXT Women’s Champion in the brand’s history, losing the title to Kairi Sane at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4 on Aug. 18 2018. Shayna would recapture … Read more
This week on NXT is going to be all about retribution for one Ms. Mia Yim. Yim was taken out backstage prior to NXT TakeOver: WarGames just a couple of weeks ago by Dakota Kai. The rest we all know has been the talk of the town since. Kai not only took out Yim but … Read more
It was previously reported that there would be an upcoming all-women NXT Live show in Jacksonville, Fla. This event was announced in October when they were at a Jacksonville event and NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler made the announcement. This event took place last evening on Dec. 5. There were a few fresh faces for … Read more