Newcomers Qualify For WWE NXT Breakout Tournament On 205 Live
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The first two participants in the eight-man WWE NXT Breakout Tournament are now official.
Friday’s WWE 205 Live on Peacock and the WWE Network featured the first two Breakout Tournament qualifying matches. Joe Gacy defeated Desmond Troy to earn a spot, while Andre Chase defeated Guru Raaj to advance to the opening round.
There is no word on who will face Gacy and Chase when the tournament kicks off, but WWE has confirmed that two more qualifying matches will air next Friday night on 205 Live.
The 8-man 2021 NXT Breakout Tournament will begin on the Tuesday, July 13, which is the first episode after next week’s Great American Bash special. The winner will receive a future title shot of their choosing.
WWE NXT Breakout Tournament Qualifying Matches Revealed For WWE 205 Live
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The first qualifying matches for the 2021 WWE NXT Breakout Tournament have been officially announced for Friday’s WWE 205 Live episode on Peacock and the WWE Network.
Friday’s show will feature Guru Raaj vs. Andre Chase, plus Desmond Troy vs. Joe Gacy. The winners will advance to the 8-man Breakout Tournament. We noted before that these two matches were taped before Tuesday’s NXT from the Capitol Wrestling Center.
Chase is the new ring name for indie star Harlem Bravado, who signed with WWE back in February. Raaj (Laxmi Kant Rajpoot) signed with WWE back in January 2020 and debuted in six-man action at a February 2020 NXT live event. He also lost to Finn Balor at the WWE Superstar Spectacle event back in January. Troy is the former Desmond Dejournette. He worked several, NXT, RAW, SmackDown and Main Event matches in 2019 and 2020, after being signed in 2018. Gacy is a former CZW Cha
WWE NXT Breakout Tournament Returning Soon
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The WWE NXT Breakout Tournament is returning for 2021.
The matches held at tonight’s pre-NXT WWE 205 Live taping from the Capitol Wrestling Center were qualifying matches with the winners earning spots in the tournament. Matches taped were Guru Raaj vs. Andre Chase, and Desmond Troy vs. Joe Gacy.
Chase is the new ring name for indie star Harlem Bravado, who signed with WWE back in February. Raaj (Laxmi Kant Rajpoot) signed with WWE back in January 2020 and debuted in six-man action at a February 2020 NXT live event. He also lost to Finn Balor at the WWE Superstar Spectacle event back in January.
Five members of the Performance Center roster get new WWE names
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WWE.com isn’t the only place the company lists their talent roster. For newer additions and wrestlers who haven’t debuted on television yet, there’s also the WWE Performance Center website.
It’s from there that several new name changes have come to light. Most of these seem to be in preparation for
Superstar Spectacle later this month, as they’re for Indian talent who will be featured on the event that’s being tailored for the country. Those include:
Giant Zanjeer (signed as Sukhwinder Grewal), Dilsher Shanky (Gurvinder Singh) & Guru Raaj (Laxmi Kant Rajpoot) were all listed in the press release for
WWE to launch special India programme NXT India in early 2021
The filming of NXT India will begin in January 2021 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Current travel restriction is why WWE is taping the show in Florida. WWE is also planning to launch its own Performance Center in India in 2022
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NXT India would be WWE s second venture under the NXT brand with the first being NXT UK
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is set to launch a new programme early next year which is tailor-made for the Indian market. The new programme would come under the NXT brand of WWE and would be called NXT India . The filming of the programme will begin in January 2021 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. Current travel restriction is why WWE is taping the show in Florida. WWE is also planning to launch its own Performance Center in India in 2022.