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Other than that really scary powerslam botch against Gargano I thought he looked really good too so I'm interested too. His theme is also a banger
WWE NXT TALENTS RECEIVE NEW RING NAMES
By Steven Fernandes on 2021-06-25 23:18:00
The following WWE Performance Center talent have undergone a name change according to the WWE PC website:
*Harlem Bravado is Andre Chase
*Drew Casper is Brutus Creed
*Jacob Casper is Julius Creed
*Avery Taylor is Jacy Jayne
WWE recently applied to trademark these names.
By Steven Fernandes on 2021-06-25 23:18:00
The following WWE Performance Center talent have undergone a name change according to the WWE PC website:
*Harlem Bravado is Andre Chase
*Drew Casper is Brutus Creed
*Jacob Casper is Julius Creed
*Avery Taylor is Jacy Jayne
WWE recently applied to trademark these names.
@RelaxIt'sMe you're and Andre Chase fan now
List of NXT Prospects who have yet to make their TV debuts
With Diamond Mine finally unveiled and the recent news of Vince McMahon scouting the Performance Center, I think it's a good time to list all the wrestlers who are still waiting to make their TV debuts. Some are relatively new in the business, some have been there a bit longer, but there's a lot of profiles that could be of interest to Vince.
Andre Chase
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 32
Height: 6'2"
Profile: Chance Barrow, better known to fans as Harlem Bravado, is a veteran of the independent scene. The North Carolina native has found success as a singles and tag team competitor and made his way to Japan to compete for Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Anriel Howard
Signed in: December 2020
Age: 23
Height: 5'11"
Profile: Twenty-three-year-old Georgia native Anriel Howard played college basketball at Mississippi State and Texas A&M. She was selected in the 2019 WNBA Draft, and played professionally for the Seattle Storm.
Bronson Rechsteiner
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 23
Height: 6'0"
Profile: Bronson Rechsteiner, the son of former WCW and WWE Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner, comes to WWE from the gridiron. At 6 feet tall and 230 pounds, he was an All-American running back at Kennesaw State University.
Brutus Creed
Signed in: February 2021
Age: unknown
Height: 5'11"
Profile: Drew Kasper is the brother of Jacob Kasper, who joined the WWE PC in October 2020. The 285-pounder was a two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler for Otterbein University and was the No. 1 seeded wrestler in the NCAA Division III tournament before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacy Jayne
Signed in: February 2021
Age: unknown
Height: unknown
Profile: Taylor Grado of Clearwater Beach, Fla., competed as Avery Taylor for promotions like EVOLVE and SHINE.
Jennifer Cantu Iglesias
Signed in: April 2021
Age: 23
Height: unknown
Profile: Jennifer Michell Cantu Iglesias is a 23-year-old champion powerlifter from Monterrey, Mexico.
Joe Ariola
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 25
Height: 6'0"
Profile: Joe Ariola is a 25-year-old amateur wrestler from Oak Park, Illinois. An undefeated state champion and national champion in high school, Ariola wrestled for the University of Buffalo in college, qualifying for the NCAA tournament in 2016.
Joe Gacy
Signed in: October 2020
Age: 33
Height: 6'0"
Profile: Joseph Ruby is a 6-foot, 249-pound powerhouse from New Jersey. Competing as Joe Gacy, he’s a former three-time Combat Zone Wrestling Heavyweight Champion and EVOLVE Tag Team Champion.
Joshua Bruns
Signed in: October 2020
Age: 27
Height: 6'8"
Profile: Joshua Bruns is an imposing figure, standing 6-foot-8 and weighing 268 pounds. As Josh Briggs, he’s been the EVOLVE Champion and battled the likes of NXT United Kingdom Champion WALTER, Matt Riddle, John Morrison and Raw Tag Team Champion Angelo Dawkins.
Julius Creed
Signed in: October 2020
Age: 26
Height: 6'3"
Profile: Jacob Kasper is a 26-year-old amateur wrestling standout from Lexington, Ohio. Kasper wrestled at Duke University, where he was a two-time NCAA All-American and won the 2018 ACC heavyweight championship. He also placed in the 2016 Olympic trials.
Matrick Belton
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 25
Height: 6'4"
Profile: Matrick Belton played Division I football for the University of South Carolina and has attended training camps for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. He has prepared for the rigors of the ring by training at the Combat Zone Wrestling Academy in New Jersey.
Odyssey Jones
Signed in: February 2019
Age: 27
Height: 6'3"
Profile: Twenty-seven-year-old Palmer is a 6-foot-3, 350-pounder who was a member of the Syracuse Orangemen’s offensive line. Originally from Coram, N.Y., Palmer also played basketball and lacrosse, as well as wrestled, in high school.
Parker Bourdeaux
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 23
Height: 6'4"
Profile: Parker Boudreaux of Winter Garden, Fla., stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 300 pounds. The big man was an offensive lineman for the University of Central Florida and has caught the eye of Paul Heyman on social media.
Sanjana George
Signed in: April 2021
Age: 24
Height: unknown
Profile: Sanjana George is a 24-year-old from Bangalore, India. In addition to her passion for running grueling obstacle courses, George also holds a 5-1 record in mixed martial arts.
Simone Garcia Johnson
Signed in: February 2020
Age: 19
Height: 5'10"
Profile: Daughter of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Steph De Lander
Signed in: April 2021
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Profile: Stephanie De Landre of Sydney, Australia, has a background in dance and soccer, and has been a standout on the independent wrestling scene down under.
Zechariah Smith
Signed in: January 2020
Age: unknown
Height: 7'0"
Profile: Zechariah Smith towers over the new recruits at 7 feet tall and 310 pounds. The Oklahoma native played college basketball for Morgan State University before going pro internationally. He also played for the longtime rivals of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Washington Generals.
Source: Damien62 on reddit
With Diamond Mine finally unveiled and the recent news of Vince McMahon scouting the Performance Center, I think it's a good time to list all the wrestlers who are still waiting to make their TV debuts. Some are relatively new in the business, some have been there a bit longer, but there's a lot of profiles that could be of interest to Vince.
Andre Chase
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 32
Height: 6'2"
Profile: Chance Barrow, better known to fans as Harlem Bravado, is a veteran of the independent scene. The North Carolina native has found success as a singles and tag team competitor and made his way to Japan to compete for Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Anriel Howard
Signed in: December 2020
Age: 23
Height: 5'11"
Profile: Twenty-three-year-old Georgia native Anriel Howard played college basketball at Mississippi State and Texas A&M. She was selected in the 2019 WNBA Draft, and played professionally for the Seattle Storm.
Bronson Rechsteiner
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 23
Height: 6'0"
Profile: Bronson Rechsteiner, the son of former WCW and WWE Tag Team Champion Rick Steiner, comes to WWE from the gridiron. At 6 feet tall and 230 pounds, he was an All-American running back at Kennesaw State University.
Brutus Creed
Signed in: February 2021
Age: unknown
Height: 5'11"
Profile: Drew Kasper is the brother of Jacob Kasper, who joined the WWE PC in October 2020. The 285-pounder was a two-time All-American heavyweight wrestler for Otterbein University and was the No. 1 seeded wrestler in the NCAA Division III tournament before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacy Jayne
Signed in: February 2021
Age: unknown
Height: unknown
Profile: Taylor Grado of Clearwater Beach, Fla., competed as Avery Taylor for promotions like EVOLVE and SHINE.
Jennifer Cantu Iglesias
Signed in: April 2021
Age: 23
Height: unknown
Profile: Jennifer Michell Cantu Iglesias is a 23-year-old champion powerlifter from Monterrey, Mexico.
Joe Ariola
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 25
Height: 6'0"
Profile: Joe Ariola is a 25-year-old amateur wrestler from Oak Park, Illinois. An undefeated state champion and national champion in high school, Ariola wrestled for the University of Buffalo in college, qualifying for the NCAA tournament in 2016.
Joe Gacy
Signed in: October 2020
Age: 33
Height: 6'0"
Profile: Joseph Ruby is a 6-foot, 249-pound powerhouse from New Jersey. Competing as Joe Gacy, he’s a former three-time Combat Zone Wrestling Heavyweight Champion and EVOLVE Tag Team Champion.
Joshua Bruns
Signed in: October 2020
Age: 27
Height: 6'8"
Profile: Joshua Bruns is an imposing figure, standing 6-foot-8 and weighing 268 pounds. As Josh Briggs, he’s been the EVOLVE Champion and battled the likes of NXT United Kingdom Champion WALTER, Matt Riddle, John Morrison and Raw Tag Team Champion Angelo Dawkins.
Julius Creed
Signed in: October 2020
Age: 26
Height: 6'3"
Profile: Jacob Kasper is a 26-year-old amateur wrestling standout from Lexington, Ohio. Kasper wrestled at Duke University, where he was a two-time NCAA All-American and won the 2018 ACC heavyweight championship. He also placed in the 2016 Olympic trials.
Matrick Belton
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 25
Height: 6'4"
Profile: Matrick Belton played Division I football for the University of South Carolina and has attended training camps for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. He has prepared for the rigors of the ring by training at the Combat Zone Wrestling Academy in New Jersey.
Odyssey Jones
Signed in: February 2019
Age: 27
Height: 6'3"
Profile: Twenty-seven-year-old Palmer is a 6-foot-3, 350-pounder who was a member of the Syracuse Orangemen’s offensive line. Originally from Coram, N.Y., Palmer also played basketball and lacrosse, as well as wrestled, in high school.
Parker Bourdeaux
Signed in: February 2021
Age: 23
Height: 6'4"
Profile: Parker Boudreaux of Winter Garden, Fla., stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 300 pounds. The big man was an offensive lineman for the University of Central Florida and has caught the eye of Paul Heyman on social media.
Sanjana George
Signed in: April 2021
Age: 24
Height: unknown
Profile: Sanjana George is a 24-year-old from Bangalore, India. In addition to her passion for running grueling obstacle courses, George also holds a 5-1 record in mixed martial arts.
Simone Garcia Johnson
Signed in: February 2020
Age: 19
Height: 5'10"
Profile: Daughter of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
Steph De Lander
Signed in: April 2021
Age: 24
Height: 5'11"
Profile: Stephanie De Landre of Sydney, Australia, has a background in dance and soccer, and has been a standout on the independent wrestling scene down under.
Zechariah Smith
Signed in: January 2020
Age: unknown
Height: 7'0"
Profile: Zechariah Smith towers over the new recruits at 7 feet tall and 310 pounds. The Oklahoma native played college basketball for Morgan State University before going pro internationally. He also played for the longtime rivals of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Washington Generals.
Source: Damien62 on reddit
Update On Mercedes Martinez After She Was Knocked Out On NXT
During yesterday’s episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, it was noted that she is doing better, but suffered a concussion as a result of the kick from Xia Li.
There’s no word on how long she will be out of action, due to the nature of concussions, but it will at least be a few weeks til we see her again
During yesterday’s episode of Wrestling Observer Radio, it was noted that she is doing better, but suffered a concussion as a result of the kick from Xia Li.
There’s no word on how long she will be out of action, due to the nature of concussions, but it will at least be a few weeks til we see her again