A new match has been added to the lineup for this week s NXT.
WWE has announced that Tommaso Ciampa & Timothy Thatcher will face The Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson & James Drake) on NXT this Tuesday night. Both teams have stated that they want to challenge MSK (Wes Lee & Nash Carter) for the NXT Tag Team titles.
On NXT last week, The Grizzled Young Veterans cut a promo calling themselves the leaders that the NXT tag team division needs. Gibson said they re soon to be recognized as the next NXT Tag Team Champions. Ciampa & Thatcher then interrupted The Grizzled Young Veterans. Ciampa & Thatcher also wanted to challenge MSK for the NXT Tag Team titles. The segment ended with Ciampa & Thatcher attacking Gibson & Drake.
WWE NXT: Raquel González, Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley celebrate
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April 14 (UPI) Newly crowned NXT Women s Champion Raquel González got to celebrate with her friends, new SmackDown Women s Champion Bianca Belair and new Raw Women s Champion Rhea Ripley on WWE NXT.
González captured the NXT Women s Championship from Io Shirai recently during night one of NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver.
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The champ addressed NXT fans on Tuesday alongside her partner Dakota Kai. González spoke about how she missed out on her planned debut when the black and gold brand aired on the USA Network for the first time in September 2019.
NXT s Shotzi Blackheart Reveals Joker Gear at TakeOver: Stand and Deliver
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During tonight s loaded TakeOver: Stand & Deliver card, Women s Tag Team Champions Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon defended their titles against The Way s Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell, and since it was a special occasion everyone got dressed up for it. Hartwell and LeRae wore their slick superhero-style costumes from their Avengers and Fantastic Four artwork, but Blackheart went for a more villainous look, revealing gear that seemed to be themed after The Joker.
The biggest hint of this was in the hair and makeup. Blackheart s hair is always green, but the way it was styled gave it a Joker flair. The makeup also looked very Joker with a design around the eyes that was reminiscent of the recent Joker movie, and the gear also happened to be primarily purple and green.
WWE NXT TakeOver night two: Karrion Kross wins big, Kyle O Reilly survives
UPI News Service, 04/09/2021
Karrion Kross became the new NXT Champion and Kyle O Reilly went to war against his former best friend Adam Cole on the second night of WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver.
ADVERTISEMENT Kross vs. Finn Balor for the NXT Championship and O Reilly vs. Cole in an Unsanctioned match were the co-main events for the night on Thursday. Raquel Gonzalez became the new NXT Women s Champion during night one on Wednesday.
Kross, who was joined by his partner Scarlett, headed into his title match against Balor after being forced to relinquish the title in August due to injury. Kross has remained undefeated in singles competition, while Balor, the defending champion, came into the bout with a 14-1 record at TakeOver events.
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