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McMahon described the show as "the next evolution of WWE; the next evolution of television history". [ 7 ] The new show's name, NXT , [ 8 ] was later discovered to be trademark already in the United Kingdom by National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) affiliate Scottish Wrestling Alliance (SWA) which also used "NXT" as their brand for upcoming stars.
WWE is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Stamford, Connecticut. [1] It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings , a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings . WWE personnel consists of professional wrestlers , managers , play-by-play and color commentators , ring announcers , interviewers , referees , trainers ...
During this time period, some at NXT referred to the promotion as WWE's 'third brand', [27] [28] [29] although many journalists still referred to NXT as developmental, with Raw and SmackDown viewed as WWE's "main roster". [30] [31] WWE wrestler Matt Riddle called NXT a "small ocean", while "when you get to the main roster you are in the ocean ...
WWE NXT initially debuted in 2010 as a seasonal show which was presented as a hybrid between WWE's scripted live event shows and reality television, in which talent from WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) participated in a competition to become WWE's next "breakout star", with the help of mentors from WWE's Raw and SmackDown brands. [1]
The Nexus, later the New Nexus, was a villainous professional wrestling stable in WWE that competed on the Raw brand from June 7, 2010 to August 22, 2011, originally consisting of eight rookies of NXT season one and shifted their roster several times throughout their 14-month existence, with David Otunga being the only member to serve the group throughout the entirety of its existence.
Simone Garcia Johnson [7] (born August 14, 2001) [8] is an American professional wrestler.She is signed to WWE under the ring name Ava (shortened from her previous ring name Ava Raine) and appears as the on-screen general manager of the NXT brand, making her the youngest on-screen general manager in the company’s history.
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Legend and Jackson made their second main roster appearance days later on the October 14 episode of Raw, where they costed Damage CTRL (Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane) their WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match from ringside. [19] On the October 18 episode of SmackDown, Legend defeated Piper Niven to win her debut singles match on the main roster. [20]