The card for the May episode of WWE NXT takes shape. Qualifying matches for the Ladder Match to crown the inaugural NXT Women's North American Champion at WWE NXT Battleground will begin on May 14 as Sol Ruca takes on Izzi Dame and Ivy Nile takes on Lash Legend. Je'Von Evans continues to try to build momentum on WWE NXT when he takes on Noam Dar. Dar has his sights firmly planted on the WWE NXT Title. Also, OTM (Lucien Price & Bronco Nima) will be in tag team action when they take on the duo of...
Mike Rome is back in NXT. Ring announcer Alicia Taylor wrapped up with NXT following the May 7 episode and moved to WWE SmackDown. Mike Rome then returned to NXT on the May 14 episode and worked as the ring announcer for the show. Mike Rome is no slouch.#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/ZKtSbyNhhR — FirstNameJ0hn (@FirstNameJ0hn) May 15, 2024 Corey Brennan of Fightful Select previously reported that Mike Rome would be returning to NXT. Rome signed with WWE in 2016 and spent time in NXT before he moved...
Tony D'Angelo makes history. On the May 14 episode of WWE NXT, Tony D'Angelo challenged Charlie Dempsey for the NXT Heritage Cup. The week before, D'Angelo and The Family abducted Dempsey's stablemates, Myles Borne and Damon Kemp, to neutralize the Catch Clause, ensuring that he would face Dempsey. D'Angelo and Dempsey felt each other out with some technical wrestling, and "The Don" scored the first fall with a roll-up. Dempsey nearly scored a fall with an arm-bar, but the round ended before...
Below are all of the WWE NXT TV viewership numbers since the start of 2019. You can see a complete list of cable televised numbers at this link. Below are links to individual shows' viewership numbers WWE Raw WWE Smackdown WWE NXT AEW Dynamite AEW Rampage IMPACT Wrestling NXT on USA Network: September 18, 2019: 1.179 million viewers (First hour on USA Network) September 25, 2019: 1.006 million viewers (First hour on USA Network) October 2, 2019: 891,000 viewers (Two hours, head-to-head with...
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Gallus boys are back on top. Mark Coffey, now sporting a shaved head, Joe Coffey, and Wolfgang, better known as Gallus returned to close out the May 14 episode of WWE NXT. They made their appearance at the very end by standing tall among the wreckage that included the fallen bodies of Wes Lee, Josh Briggs, and Ivar. In a quick promo, Joe Coffey declared that this was only the beginning. While this was the return to television, they had continued competing on NXT Live Events. The last time they...
Roxanne Perez will put her NXT Women's Championship on the line against everybody's favorite Karen, Chelsea Green.
Shawn Spears is impressed. Shawn Spears returned to WWE and made his in February, as he made a surprise appearance on the February 27 episode of NXT and attacked Ridge Holland. Fightful Select's Corey Brennan previously reported that Spears started producing on NXT, so he has worked closely with the talent there. Shawn Spears answered some questions from fans on Twitter/X, and in one highlight, he was asked to name who in NXT has impressed him. Spears replied by saying there have been a few...
Lash Legend says she knew she could kill it. On the May 14 episode of WWE NXT, Lash Legend defeated Ivy Nile to qualify for the NXT Women's North American Championship Ladder Match at NXT Battleground. Meanwhile, she had a run-in with NXT Champion Trick Williams, and Noam Dar was found attacked backstage. In an NXT Exclusive, Lash Legend commented on her win. "Of course, I bullied my way into this historic ladder match. I mean, I did exactly what I said I was gonna do, bully all these...
With qualifiers beginning and a major title match, the May 14 edition of NXT promised major momentum for the gold brand. Tony D'Angelo set the challenge to
Chelsea Green and Arianna Grace console each other. Chelsea Green returned to NXT on the April 30 episode, as she was revealed as the next challenger for Roxanne Perez's NXT Women's Championship. On the May 7 episode of WWE NXT, Green bonded with Arianna Grace in a backstage segment. Grace then lost to Michin, while Green unsuccessfully challenged Perez for the NXT Women's Championship. In an NXT Exclusive, Chelsea Green and Arianna Grace cried together and regrouped after their losses. Arianna...