This weekend's NXT live events in Florida saw one WWE recruit make his in-ring debut and two others work their first non-battle royal match.
24-year-old former University of Tulsa football player, Tiller Bucktrot, was defeated by Tyler Bate on the show. WWE is billing Bucktrot at 6ft 4" and over 300 lbs.
WWE
wrote the following about Bucktrot upon his recruitment last summer:
Tiller Bucktrot from Stroud, OK played football at University of Tulsa. He has Native American heritage - Muscogee Creek Tribe. At 24 years young he stands 6’4” and weighs over 300 pounds. He’s already a force to be reckoned with as he sets his sights on WWE
Sarah Baer teamed with Lash Legend in a losing effort to Lyra Valkyria and Dani Palmer on Friday's show. Baer's only other match on record was in a battle royal on an NXT house show last October.
WWE
wrote the following upon Baer's recruitment last summer:
Sarah Baer was a standout collegiate soccer and basketball player at both Bowling Green University and Lynn University. The 26-year-old dual sport athlete also has a master’s in criminal justice.
Tiana Caffey also made her non-battle royal in-ring debut this weekend on Saturday's house show from Sanford, Florida. She was defeated by Kayden Carter on the show.
Caffey is an LSU soccer alumnus who was also announced as part of the WWE PC class of recruits last August.
WWE
wrote the following about Caffey upon her recruitment:
The 23-year-old Tiana Caffey is a former collegiate soccer player from LSU. A Port St. Lucie, Fla., native, Caffey was called up to play for the USA U17 National Soccer Team.
WWE NXT 3/24 house show from Fort Pierce, Florida results:
- Zoey Stark defeated Leah Mitchell
- Eddy Thorpe defeated Von Wagner
- Lyra Valkyria & Dani Palmer defeated Lash Legend & Sarah Baer
- Dijak defeated Myles Borne
- Carmelo Hayes & Trick Williams defeated Pretty Deadly
- Thea Hail defeated Lola Vice
- Tyler Bate defeated Tiller Bucktrot
- NXT Women's Tag Team Champions Fallon Henley & Kiana James vs. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn went to a no-contest
- NXT Champion Bron Breakker defeated Andre Chase, Josh Briggs, and Tony D'Angelo in a four-way match to retain his title.
WWE NXT 3/25 house show from Sanford, Florida results:
- Nathan Frazer defeated Dante Chen
- Sol Ruca defeated Lola Vice
- Ivy Nile vs. Tatum Paxley ended in a double count-out
- Valentina Feroz defeated Elektra Lopez
- WWE NXT Tag Team Champions Gallus defeated Hank Walker & Tank Ledger
- Kayden Carter defeated Tiana Caffey
- Damon Kemp & Tavion Heights defeated Odyssey Jones & Ora Mensah
- Andre Chase won a battle royal
