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Mini-Angle

Mini-Undertaker

Pocket Rocket

Mini-Angle appeared in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in promos on two occasions as miniature versions of larger wrestlers. In 2003, he appeared as **Mini-Angle**, performing a Kurt Angle-style ankle lock on Angle, who was posing as John Cena. The following year, he appeared as **Mini-Taker** and was about to be tombstoned by JBL before then being attacked by the real Undertaker.

Outside of the comedic promos, he competed in *SmackDown!'*s Juniors Division in 2005, participating in the first ever Juniors match against Pitbull Patterson. He also made an appearance on *Raw* as **Pocket Rocket**, the one night only tag team partner for The Heart Throbs in a match against Viscera and his mini version partner. Also in the WWE, he appeared as a member of D-Generation X's mini version of the Spirit Squad. In 2014, he returned to WWE at Extreme Rules to announce for the weeLC match with Hornswoggle versus El Torito as **Jerry Smaller**, a parody of Jerry "The King" Lawler.
NXT Deadline 2023

**NXT Deadline 2023** was the second annual Deadline livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held primarily for wrestlers from the promotion's *NXT* brand division. The event took place on December 9, 2023 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

## Results:

* Dragon Lee (with Rey Mysterio) defeated Dominik Mysterio to win the NXT North American Championship.
* Blair Davenport defeated Fallon Henley, Tiffany Stratton, Kelani Jordan and Lash Legend in the women's Iron Survivor Challenge match to become the number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship.
* Carmelo Hayes defeated Lexis King.
* Trick Williams defeated Dijak, Josh Briggs, Tyler Bate and Bron Breakker in the men's Iron Survivor Challenge match to become the number one contender to the NXT Championship.
* Kiana James defeated Roxanne Perez in a steel cage match.

## Main Event:

* Ilja Dragunov defeated Baron Corbin to retain the NXT Championship.
Maxxine Dupri

In August 2021, Dupri signed with WWE. Dupri began appearing on WWE television in 2022 on *NXT* as a valet with Robert Stone for Von Wagner under the ring name **Sofia Cromwell**.

On the July 22, 2022 episode of *SmackDown*, Cromwell made her debut on the main roster as Max Dupri's sister, **Maxxine Dupri**, the "director of talent" for his heel stable Maximum Male Models consisting of ma.çé and mån.sôör. On the October 7 episode of *SmackDown*, Max would go on to leave the stable and re-establish himself as LA Knight, leaving her as the stable's valet. In February 2023, Maximum Male Models were moved to the *Raw* brand.

Following the move to *Raw*, Dupri would begin a comedic storyline with Otis where she would attempt to recruit and encourage him to become a member of Maximum Male Models. This would later start a series of segments between Dupri and Chad Gable, where they both wanted Otis to be on their respective teams. Dupri quietly turned face and left Maximum Male Models to align herself with Alpha Academy on the May 29 episode of *Raw*.

On the June 12 episode of *Raw*, Dupri performed an arm drag on Valhalla of The Viking Raiders and began her first feud. Otis and Gable trained Dupri in backstage segments to prepare for her in-ring debut. She debuted in a mixed tag team match between Alpha Academy and The Viking Raiders on the July 3 episode of *Raw*, defeating Valhalla with a roll-up pin. On the July 10 episode of *Raw*, Alpha Academy held a graduation ceremony for Dupri and Gable presented Dupri with her own Alpha Academy letterman's jacket at the end of the ceremony. As Dupri was about to put on the jacket, The Viking Raiders appeared on the ramp and Valhalla attacked Dupri from behind and stole her jacket. On the following episode of *Raw*, Gable and Otis fought Erik and Ivar in a "Viking Rules" match. Despite dominating the match, Gable and Otis lost but Dupri managed to take her jacket back. On the July 31 episode of *Raw*, Dupri defeated Valhalla in her debut singles match.

On the November 6 episode of *Raw*, Dupri participated in the battle royal for a Women's World Championship match at Survivor Series, but was eliminated by Nia Jax. Two weeks later, Dupri teamed up with Diamond Mine's Ivy Nile in a fatal four-way tag team match for a WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match in a losing effort.
Matt Capiccioni

On July 15, 2010, Capiccioni, under the name **Matt Cross**, wrestled a try-out match alongside Jamin Canseco against The Gatecrashers (Vance Archer and Curt Hawkins) on an episode of *Superstars*, which they lost when Canseco was pinned by Archer.

In 2011, Capiccioni joined the cast of the revived *WWE Tough Enough* series, which premiered on April 4. That same day, Capiccioni, along with the rest of the cast, appeared on *Raw* in a segment with *Tough Enough* host Stone Cold Steve Austin. He was eliminated from the competition in the second week.
NXT Heatwave 2023

**NXT Heatwave 2023** was the second Heatwave event produced by WWE, and ninth overall. It was held for superstars from the promotion's *NXT* brand division. The event aired as a television special episode of the *NXT* program and was broadcast live on August 22, 2023, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

## Results:

* Ilja Dragunov defeated Trick Williams.
* Ivy Nile defeated Ava (with Joe Gacy, Jagger Reid, and Rip Fowler).
* Noam Dar (with Oro Mensah, Lash Legend, and Jakara Jackson) defeated Nathan Frazer (with Tyler Bate) 2-1 in a British Rounds Rules match to win the NXT Heritage Cup.
* Dragon Lee and Lyra Valkyria defeated The Judgment Day (Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley) in a mixed tag team match.

## Main Event

* Carmelo Hayes defeated Wes Lee to retain the NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver: WarGames IV

**NXT TakeOver: WarGames IV** was a pay-per-view and WWE Network event, produced by WWE for their *NXT* brand division. It took place on December 6, 2020 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and featured *NXT*'s virtual fan viewing experience called the Capitol Wrestling Center. It was the thirty-second NXT TakeOver event and the fourth event under the WarGames chronology.

## Results

* Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Raquel González, and Toni Storm defeated Shotzi Blackheart, Ember Moon, Rhea Ripley, and Io Shirai in a WarGames match.
* Tommaso Ciampa defeated Timothy Thatcher.
* Dexter Lumis defeated Cameron Grimes in a strap match.
* Johnny Gargano defeated Damian Priest and Leon Ruff in a triple threat match to win the NXT North American Championship.

## Main Event

* The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong) defeated Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan, and Danny Burch in a WarGames match.
Maria Menounos

Menounos' first WWE appearance came on October 12, 2009, when Menounos joined Nancy O'Dell in guest hosting *WWE Raw*. She made her in-ring debut that night in a six diva tag team match with Gail Kim and Kelly Kelly against Alicia Fox, Beth Phoenix, and Rosa Mendes; Menounos' team was victorious, with the match highlighted by Menounos slapping the much larger-statured Phoenix.

On December 11, 2011, at *WWE Tribute to the Troops*, Menounos returned and teamed with Alicia Fox, Eve Torres, and Kelly Kelly to defeat the team of The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki) and The Divas of Doom (Phoenix and Natalya) where Menounos got the win for her team by pinning Phoenix.

Menounos continued her feud with WWE Divas Champion Phoenix after Phoenix and Eve Torres interrupted an interview segment with Kelly Kelly. This led to tag team match at WrestleMania XXVIII with Menounos teaming with Kelly Kelly to take on Phoenix and Torres. Menounos and Kelly were successful in defeating Phoenix and Torres on April 1, 2012, at WrestleMania, with Menounos pinning Phoenix for the win.

On April 6, 2013, at Madison Square Garden, Menounos inducted Bob Backlund into the WWE Hall of Fame. On August 18, 2013, at SummerSlam Axxess, she teamed up with Natalya to defeat Brie Bella and Eva Marie.

On August 17, 2014, Menounos was seen at the SummerSlam pay-per-view, appearing in the crowd and later in a backstage segment with Stephanie McMahon.

She hosted the WWE Hall of Fame red carpet pre-show for six years in a row from 2014 to 2019. She also appeared during the event as a guest backstage interviewer for WrestleMania 31, WrestleMania 32 and WrestleMania 33. In 2016, Menounos appeared in one episode of the WWE Network's *Swerved* and was a backstage interviewer for SummerSlam. On January 28, 2018, she served as the special guest ring announcer for the first-ever women's Royal Rumble match at the Royal Rumble.
Muffy Mower

In early 2000, Mower appeared in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and was given a psychotic fitness instructor gimmick. Although Mower was originally intended to debut alongside Trish Stratus, she was instead introduced separately and would come out before live WWF events for some non-televised promos, where she would insult the audience members by calling them fat and telling them that they needed to get in shape. In April 2000, she briefly made her television debut on *SmackDown!* as Stephanie McMahon's personal trainer, but after two appearances the gimmick was shelved. In September 2000, she was released from her WWF contract.
NXT Stand and Deliver 2022

**NXT Stand and Deliver 2022** was the second annual Stand and Deliver live event produced by WWE. It was held primarily for wrestlers from the promotion's *NXT* brand division. It took place on April 2, 2022, as part of WrestleMania Weekend in Dallas, Texas.

## Kick-off Show:

* Raquel González and Dakota Kai defeated Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships.

## Results:

* Cameron Grimes defeated Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams), Santos Escobar (with Elektra Lopez, Joaquin Wilde, and Raul Mendoza), Solo Sikoa, and Grayson Waller (with Sanga) in a fatal five-way ladder match to win the NXT North American Championship.
* Tony D'Angelo (with AJ Galante) defeated Tommaso Ciampa.
* MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) defeated Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) and The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus) (with Malcolm Bivens and Ivy Nile) in a triple threat tag team match to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Mandy Rose defeated Io Shirai, Kay Lee Ray, and Cora Jade in a fatal four-way match to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
* Gunther defeated LA Knight.

## Main Event

* Dolph Ziggler (with Robert Roode) defeated Bron Breakker to retain the NXT Championship.
NXT Stand and Deliver 2023

**NXT Stand and Deliver 2023** was the third annual Stand and Deliver event produced by WWE. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's *NXT* brand division. The event took place on April 1, 2023 in Los Angeles, California as part of WrestleMania Weekend, being held the same day as WrestleMania 39 Night One. Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) served as the hosts of the event.

## Kickoff Show:

* Tyler Bate and Chase University (Andre Chase, Duke Hudson, and Thea Hail) defeated Schism (Joe Gacy, Ava, Rip Fowler, and Jagger Reid) in an eight-person mixed tag team match.

## Results:

* Indi Hartwell defeated Roxanne Perez, Gigi Dolin, Lyra Valkyria, Tiffany Stratton, and Zoey Stark in a six-woman ladder match to win the NXT Women's Championship.
* Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus and Julius) (with Ivy Nile) and The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing Lorenzo) in a triple threat tag team match to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Wes Lee defeated Dragon Lee, Axiom, Ilja Dragunov, and JD McDonagh in a fatal five-way match to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Johnny Gargano defeated Grayson Waller in an unsanctioned match.
* Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn defeated Fallon Henley and Kiana James (with Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen) to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships.

## Main Event

* Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Bron Breakker to win the NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver: WarGames II

**NXT TakeOver: WarGames II** was a WWE Network event that took place on November 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. The event was produced by WWE for the *NXT* brand.

## Results

* Matt Riddle defeated Kassius Ohno.
* Shayna Baszler defeated Kairi Sane 2-1 in a two-out-of-three falls match to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
* Aleister Black defeated Johnny Gargano.
* Tommaso Ciampa defeated Velveteen Dream to retain the NXT Championship.

## Main Event

* Pete Dunne, Ricochet, and War Raiders (Hanson and Rowe) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Roderick Strong, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O'Reilly) in a WarGames match.
Martin Casaus

Casaus was announced as a competitor on the revival of *WWE Tough Enough* season five, which began airing on April 4, 2011. The competition consisted of in and out of ring training, along with challenges in and out of the ring.

On the seventh episode, Casaus had a freak accident that sent him to the emergency room. He later returned to the training center on crutches with his title belt around his waist, revealing to *Tough Enough* host Stone Cold Steve Austin that he was forced to leave the competition after doctors would not allow him to continue.
NXT Heatwave 2022

**NXT Heatwave 2022** was a special episode of WWE's weekly television series *NXT*. It took place on August 16, 2022 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida for their *NXT* brand division.

## Results:

* Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Giovanni Vinci to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Cora Jade defeated Roxanne Perez.
* Tony D'Angelo (with Channing Lorenzo) defeated Santos Escobar (with Legado del Fantasma (Joaquin Wilde, Cruz Del Toro, and Elektra Lopez)) in a street fight.
* Mandy Rose (with Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) defeated Zoey Stark to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Bron Breakker defeated JD McDonagh to retain the NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver: XXV

**NXT TakeOver: XXV** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT* brand. It took place on June 1, 2019 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was the twenty-fifth event under the TakeOver chronology.

## Results

* Matt Riddle defeated Roderick Strong.
* Street Profits (Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins) defeated Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch, The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Bobby Fish), and The Forgotten Sons (Wesley Blake and Steve Cutler) in a fatal four-way tag team ladder match to win the vacant NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Velveteen Dream defeated Tyler Breeze to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Shayna Baszler defeated Io Shirai to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Adam Cole defeated Johnny Gargano to win the NXT Championship.
Moustache Mountain

On December 15, 2016, it was revealed that Tyler Bate and Trent Seven would be among of sixteen men competing in WWE's United Kingdom Championship Tournament on January 14 and 15, 2017 to crown the inaugural WWE United Kingdom Champion. Bate defeated Tucker in the first round to advance to the quarter-finals, before defeating Jordan Devlin to advance to the semi-finals. Seven would defeated H.C. Dyer in the first round and lose to Wolfgang in the quarterfinals, while Bate defeated Tucker in the first round, Jordan Devlin in the quarterfinals, Wolfgang in the semifinals, and Pete Dunne in the finals to win the tournament and become the inaugural champion. After the tournament, both Bate and Seven signed contracts with WWE. Bate would then compete on the *NXT* brand, where he defended his title; he eventually lost it to Dunne at NXT TakeOver: Chicago, in a match which later earn them the NXT Year-End Award for Match of the Year.

During day one of the second annual United Kingdom Championship Tournament event on June 18, British Strong Style (Bate, Seven, and Dunne) defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong) in a six-man tag team match. The next day, Moustache Mountain defeated O'Reilly and Strong to capture the NXT Tag Team Championship, but lost the titles back to O'Reilly and Strong on the July 11 episode of *NXT*. At NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4, they failed to regain the championships.

Both Bate and Seven were part of the original roster of the *NXT UK* brand upon the debut of the *NXT UK* show on October 17, 2018; they competed in a four-teams tournament to crown the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions; they defeated Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) in the first round on November 24 (aired January 2, 2019), and lost to James Drake and Zack Gibson (later known as Grizzled Young Veterans) in the finals at NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool on January 12. After their loss, Bate and Seven kept on competing mostly as singles wrestler while continuing to team up occasionally; Bate notably unsuccessfully challenged Walter for the WWE United Kingdom Championship at NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff. On the December 9, 2021 episode of *NXT UK*, Moustache Mountain defeated Pretty Deadly to win the NXT UK Tag Team Championship, making them the first team to win both the NXT and NXT UK Tag Team Championships. On the June 2, 2022 episode of *NXT UK*, they lost the tag titles to Ashton Smith and Oliver Carter in a triple threat match that also involved Die Familie (Teoman and Rohan Raja). On the June 16 episode of *NXT UK*, Seven turned on Bate by hitting him with a low blow from behind after making a fake retirement speech. Seven then slapped Bate across the face and declared that he never needed him, before finishing the attack with a *Burning Hammer*, leaving Bate lying in the middle of the ring, and disbanding Moustache Mountain.
Marty Garner

The Ragin' Cajun

Garner made numerous appearances for the WWF as an enhancement talent, beginning in December 1995 against Jeff Jarrett. He then made several appearances in 1996 and 1997 against wrestlers such as Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jerry Lawler, Jim Neidhart, Yoshihiro Tajiri, and Marc Mero.

On May 28, 1996, Garner faced Hunter Hearst Helmsley during a taping of *WWF Superstars*. During the match, Helmsley went for his finisher, *the Pedigree*. It was reported that Garner, who had not taken the move before and assumed it was either a double underhook powerbomb or suplex, gave much more jump into the move and attempted to flip out of it while Helmsley went through the move as usual. This resulted in a very violent version of the move in which Garner landed directly on top of his head and suffered neck damage. Despite the move being botched, it was still broadcast on *Superstars*, and even featured as the WWF's *Slam of the Week*.

Garner began appearing in ECW in 1999 as **the Ragin' Cajun**, managing Rod Price. He soon changed his name to **Puck Dupp**, a member of the Dupp Family, in a hillbilly gimmick.

Garner appeared in the now-renamed WWE again for two appearances in 2006, wrestling in a tag team match against Kid Kash and Jamie Noble on *SmackDown!* and then facing the debuting Montel Vontavious Porter at the *No Mercy* pay-per-view. He appeared at a *Raw* house show on November 26, 2007 against Vladimir Kozlov, and faced Kozlov again on the April 25, 2008 airing of *SmackDown!*.
NXT Halloween Havoc 2022

**NXT Halloween Havoc 2022** was the third annual Halloween Havoc event produced by WWE, and fifteenth Halloween Havoc event overall. It was held exclusively for superstars from the promotion's *NXT* brand division. Unlike the previous two years, which aired as television specials, the 2022 Halloween Havoc aired as a livestreaming event. It took place on October 22, 2022, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. *SmackDown* superstar Shotzi returned to co-host the event with *NXT* superstar Quincy Elliott.

## Results:

* Wes Lee defeated Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams), Oro Mensah, Von Wagner (with Mr. Stone), and Nathan Frazer in a five-man ladder match to win the vacant NXT North American Championship.
* Apollo Crews defeated Grayson Waller in a casket match.
* Roxanne Perez defeated Cora Jade in a Weapons Wild match.
* Julius Creed defeated Damon Kemp in an Ambulance match.
* Mandy Rose defeated Alba Fyre to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Bron Breakker defeated Ilja Dragunov and JD McDonagh in a triple threat match to retain the NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver

**NXT TakeOver: Stand and Deliver** was a television special, pay-per-view, and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT* brand division. It took place on April 7 and 8, 2021, and was broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

## Night One Results:

* Pete Dunne defeated Kushida.
* Bronson Reed defeated Isaiah "Swerve" Scott, Cameron Grimes, LA Knight, Dexter Lumis, and Leon Ruff in a six-man gauntlet eliminator match to become the number one contender to the NXT North American Championship.
* Walter defeated Tommaso Ciampa to retain the NXT United Kingdom Championship.
* MSK (Wes Lee and Nash Carter) defeated Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake and Zack Gibson) and Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde) in a triple threat tag team match to win the vacant NXT Tag Team Championships.

## Night One Main Event

* Raquel González (with Dakota Kai) defeated Io Shirai to win the NXT Women's Championship.

## Night Two Kickoff Show:

* Killian Dain and Drake Maverick defeated Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) to become the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships.

## Night Two Results:

* Santos Escobar defeated Jordan Devlin in a ladder match to become the undisputed NXT Cruiserweight Champion.
* Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart defeated The Way (Candice LeRae and Indi Hartwell) to retain the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships.
* Johnny Gargano (with Austin Theory) defeated Bronson Reed to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Karrion Kross (with Scarlett) defeated Finn Bálor to win the NXT Championship.

## Night Two Main Event

* Kyle O'Reilly defeated Adam Cole in an unsanctioned match.
NXT Halloween Havoc 2023

**NXT Halloween Havoc 2023** was the fourth annual Halloween Havoc event produced by WWE, and sixteenth Halloween Havoc event overall. It was held exclusively for superstars from the promotion's *NXT* brand division. Unlike the previous year, which was held as a livestreaming event, the 2023 event returned as a television special like the 2020 and 2021 events. The 2023 event, however, was expanded to a two-part special episode of *NXT*, taking place on October 24 and 31, 2023, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. *SmackDown* superstars Shotzi and Scarlett served as the hosts of the event, marking Shotzi's third time hosting the event.

## Night One Results:

* Roxanne Perez defeated Kiana James in a Devil's Playground match.
* Lexis King defeated Dante Chen.
* Kelani Jordan defeated Arianna Grace in an *NXT* Women's Breakout Tournament semifinal match.
* Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) (with Thea Hail and Jacy Jayne) defeated The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Blair Davenport defeated Gigi Dolin in a Lights Out match.
* Lola Vice (with Elektra Lopez) defeated Karmen Petrovic in an *NXT* Women's Breakout Tournament semifinal match.

## Night One Main Event:

* Lyra Valkyria defeated Becky Lynch to win the NXT Women's Championship.

## Night Two Results:

* The Creed Brothers (Brutus and Julius) (with Ivy Nile) defeated Angel Garza and Humberto Carrillo in a Tables, Ladders & Scares match.
* Dominik Mysterio (with Rhea Ripley) defeated Nathan Frazer to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Bron Breakker defeated Mr. Stone.
* Chelsea Green and Piper Niven defeated Chase University (Thea Hail and Jacy Jayne) (with Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) to retain the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships.
* Lola Vice (with Elektra Lopez) defeated Kelani Jordan to win the 2023 *NXT* Women's Breakout Tournament.

## Night Two Main Event:

* Ilja Dragunov defeated Carmelo Hayes to retain the NXT Championship.
NXT Spring Breakin' 2023

**Spring Breakin' 2023** was the second annual Spring Breakin' event produced by WWE. It was held primarily for superstars from the *NXT* brand division. The television special took place on April 25, 2023, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

## Results:

* The Family (Tony D'Angelo and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) defeated Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson) in a trunk match.
* Bron Breakker defeated Andre Chase (with Duke Hudson).
* Cora Jade defeated Lyra Valkyria.
* Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Grayson Waller to retain the NXT Championship.
* Josh Briggs and Fallon Henley defeated Brooks Jensen and Kiana James in a mixed tag team match.
* Oba Femi defeated Oro Mensah.

## Main Event

* Indi Hartwell defeated Roxanne Perez and Tiffany Stratton in a triple threat match to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
NXT TakeOver: In Your House

**NXT TakeOver: In Your House** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT* brand division. It was broadcast on June 7, 2020. While the majority of the event aired live from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, the Backlot Brawl match was pre-recorded on May 28 in the parking lot of Full Sail University. It was the twenty-ninth TakeOver event.

## Results

* Mia Yim, Shotzi Blackheart, and Tegan Nox defeated Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, and Raquel González in a six-woman tag team match.
* Finn Bálor defeated Damian Priest.
* Keith Lee defeated Johnny Gargano to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Adam Cole defeated Velveteen Dream in a last chance Backlot Brawl to retain the NXT Championship.
* Karrion Kross (with Scarlett) defeated Tommaso Ciampa.

## Main Event

* Io Shirai defeated Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley in a triple threat match to win the NXT Women's Championship.
Mike Graham

In 1981, Graham wrestled in the American Wrestling Association and feuded with Buck Zumhofe over the AWA Light Heavyweight Championship over the next two years.

He went back to the AWA in 1988, where he won the Light Heavyweight Title again.

In 1990, Graham became a road agent for World Championship Wrestling. At Slamboree 1993, Mike represented his father, Eddie Graham, when he was inducted into the WCW Hall of Fame.

Graham's father was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008. Mike represented his late father at the ceremony and the following night at WrestleMania XXIV.

On October 19, 2012, Graham passed away.
Mike Tyson

In 1998, Tyson made a guest appearance at WrestleMania XIV as an enforcer for the main event match between Shawn Michaels and Steve Austin. During this time, Tyson was also an unofficial member of Michaels's stable, D-Generation X. At the event, Tyson turned on Michaels after Austin won the match and the WWF Championship, dropping Michaels with a right hook.

On the January 11, 2010 episode of *Raw*, Tyson would return to be the special guest host for the night. During the program, Tyson would team with Chris Jericho against his former allies D-Generation X (Triple H and Shawn Michaels), however Tyson would make amends with DX and subsequently knock out Jericho.

In 2012, Tyson was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as part of their celebrity wing before WrestleMania XXVIII.
Mercedes Martinez

On July 13, 2017, Martinez entered WWE's Mae Young Classic tournament, defeating Xia Li in her first round match. The following day, Martinez defeated Princesa Sugehit in the second round and Abbey Laith in the quarterfinals, before being eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals by Shayna Baszler. She made an appearance on the October 26, 2017 episode of *NXT*, participating in a battle royal which was won by Nikki Cross to determine one of the contenders for the vacant NXT Women's Championship at NXT TakeOver: WarGames. Martinez would also lose to Ember Moon on the November 15, 2017 edition of *NXT*. Martinez made her return to WWE, competing in the second Mae Young Classic. She made it to the second round, defeating Ashley Rayne before being eliminated by Meiko Satomura.

In January 2020, Martinez signed a contract with WWE, and reported to the Performance Center. Martinez entered her first Royal Rumble at the Women's Royal Rumble 2020 at number 6, being the fourth eliminated by Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville after lasting for 8 minutes 14 seconds.

On February 5, Martinez defeated Kacy Catanzaro in her return singles match, marking her first victory on *NXT*. On the July 22 episode of NXT, Martinez signed with the Robert Stone Brand after attacking Shotzi Blackheart. On the September 8 episode of *NXT*, after losing to Rhea Ripley in a steel cage match, Robert Stone announced that she was no longer part of the Robert Stone Brand.

Martinez made her main roster debut on the September 21 edition of *Raw*, where she was revealed as a member of the villainous faction Retribution. On October 9, however, she quietly departed the group and returned to *NXT*. Martinez made her return to *NXT* on December 23, attacking NXT Women's champion Io Shirai. She also competed in a triple threat along with Toni Storm at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day, but failed to capture the championship. On August 6, Martinez was released from her WWE contract.
NXT TakeOver: R Evolution

**NXT TakeOver: R Evolution** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE, under their *NXT* brand. It took place on December 11, 2014 at *NXT*'s "home" arena, Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. The show was the third show in the TakeOver series of Network exclusive shows.

## Results

* Kevin Owens defeated CJ Parker.
* The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) defeated The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Baron Corbin defeated Tye Dillinger.
* Finn Bálor and Hideo Itami defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor).
* Charlotte defeated Sasha Banks to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Sami Zayn defeated Adrian Neville in a title versus career match to win the NXT Championship.
Masa Saito

In 1981, Saito signed with the World Wrestling Federation. He formed a tag team with Mr. Fuji, which was managed by Captain Lou Albano. They began a feud with WWF Tag Team Champions Tony Garea and Rick Martel, whom they defeated on the October 17, 1981 edition of *Championship Wrestling* to win their first WWF Tag Team Championship, though it was Fuji's fourth individual reign. They began feuding with The Strongbows (Chief Jay and Jules) in the fall of 1981. This culminated in a title match on June 28, 1982 at Madison Square Garden, where the Strongbows won the titles. On the July 13, 1982 edition of *Championship Wrestling*, they defeated the Strongbows in a two out of three falls match for Fuji's fifth and Saito's second WWF Tag Team Championship. The feud between these two teams ended after Fuji and Saito lost the titles to the Strongbows on the October 30, 1982 edition of *Championship Wrestling*.

In June 1983, Saito began wrestling for the American Wrestling Association. While there, he formed a tag team with Jesse Ventura called the Far East-West Connection. After Ventura left for the WWF, Saito was aligned with Nick Bockwinkel and Bobby Heenan, before Heenan left for the WWF as well. He would remain with them until May 1985. Saito returned to the AWA in 1986 on Christmas night, aligning himself with Larry Zbyszko and Super Ninja. He remained with the AWA until April 1987. He briefly returned alone in February 1988, but brought Riki Choshu with him three months later. It would not be until November 1989 that Saito would come back and would bring Koji Kitao over with him to train. In February 1990, at 48 years of age, he won the AWA World Heavyweight Championship, defeating Larry Zbyszko. He would hold onto the title until April, when Zbyszko regained the title at *SuperClash IV*.

Saito had a couple short stints in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). His first came in 1990, which saw him team with The Great Muta for the Pat O'Connor Memorial Tag Team Tournament at Starrcade '90: Collision Course, which they lost to The Steiner Brothers in the finals. It wouldn't be until five years later that Saito briefly returned, which included an appearance at Starrcade '95; Saito lost his match to Johnny B. Badd by disqualification. His last match for the company aired on May 18, 1996 on *WCW Pro*, teaming with Masahiro Chono, wrestling Harlem Heat to a double disqualification.

On July 14, 2018, Saito passed away.
Michael Tarver

At WrestleMania XXIV, Tarver appeared as one of the bodyguards for Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Mayweather's match against Big Show.

On February 16, 2010, it was announced that Tarver was one of the eight rookies that would be competing on the first season of the *NXT* show, with Carlito as his storyline mentor. On the inaugural episode of *NXT* on February 23, Tarver and Carlito were defeated by Christian and Heath Slater in a tag team match. After six more losses and being ranked second to last in the first Pro's Poll, Tarver picked up his first victory on the May 4 episode of *NXT* by defeating Daniel Bryan. Tarver also neglected to perform any of the rookie challenges in *NXT* stating that he was not there to perform menial tasks. On May 11, Tarver was eliminated during the first elimination round of *NXT* alongside Daniel Bryan as they lacked the confidence to continue in the competition.

The week after the *NXT* season finale, Tarver and the rest of the season one *NXT* rookies interfered in the main event match between John Cena and CM Punk on *Raw,* attacking Cena, Punk, the announce team and ring announcer Justin Roberts, before dismantling the ring area and surrounding equipment, turning heel in the process. On the June 14, 2010 edition of *Raw* the rookies (excluding Daniel Bryan) attacked General Manager Bret Hart, when he refused to give them contracts. The following week on *Raw,* Vince McMahon fired Hart and announced the hiring of a new General Manager, who had signed the seven season one *NXT* rookies to contracts. The following week, the group was named The Nexus.

On the July 12 edition of *Raw,* The Nexus competed in their first match together, without Darren Young, defeating John Cena in a 6-on-1 handicap match. The Nexus continued to feud with Cena and the *Raw* roster, resulting in a seven-on-seven elimination tag team match at SummerSlam, which saw the return of former Nexus member Daniel Bryan, who aligned himself with Team WWE. Tarver was the second person eliminated from the match when he was pinned by John Morrison, and The Nexus went on to lose the match. On the October 4 edition of *Raw,* Tarver was attacked by Cena, with Wade Barrett later stating that he would have thrown Tarver out of The Nexus anyway, but Cena did him a favor. This storyline was put in place due to Tarver sustaining a groin injury.

In 2011, Tarver began mysteriously appearing in the background of backstage segments on both *Raw* and *SmackDown!*. However, nothing would ultimately come of this and on June 13, 2011, it was announced that Tarver had been released from his contract.
Mauro Ranallo

Ranallo signed a contract with WWE on December 15, 2015, and made his WWE debut as the lead/play-by-play commentator for the *SmackDown* broadcast team on January 7, 2016, thus being dubbed "The Voice of *SmackDown*". Ranallo had many commentary partners while calling *SmackDown*: Jerry Lawler, Byron Saxton, Michael Cole, Tom Phillips, David Otunga, and John "Bradshaw" Layfield. Additionally, Ranallo commentated the Cruiserweight Classic alongside Daniel Bryan; the tournament aired from July 6 to September 14, 2016. Ranallo continued to commentate for the cruiserweights on their weekly *WWE 205 Live* show which first aired from November 29, 2016. His partners were Corey Graves and Austin Aries. For WWE pay-per-view events, Ranallo was assigned to calling the pre-show of WrestleMania 32 in April 2016, but later commentated on the main cards of several WWE PPVs: the SmackDown and cruiserweight matches on 2016's SummerSlam, Survivor Series and 2017's Royal Rumble, and SmackDown PPVs such as 2016's Backlash, No Mercy, and 2017's Elimination Chamber.

On June 22, 2017, Ranallo announced that he would join *NXT* as their lead commentator after mutually coming to new terms on a new contract agreement with WWE. On August 31, 2020, Ranallo announced his departure from WWE.
NXT Heritage Cup

The **NXT UK Heritage Cup** is a championship created and promoted by WWE. It is defended on their *NXT UK* brand division, a sister brand of *NXT* based in the United Kingdom. Unveiled on September 10, 2020, it is defended just like any other championship, but has a special stipulation in which all matches are contested under British Rounds Rules.
NXT TakeOver: Chicago

**NXT TakeOver: Chicago** was a WWE Network event in the TakeOver series that took place on May 20, 2017 in Rosemont, Illinois. The event was produced by WWE for its *NXT* brand.

## Results

* Roderick Strong defeated Eric Young (with Alexander Wolfe and Killian Dain).
* Pete Dunne defeated Tyler Bate to win the WWE United Kingdom Championship.
* Asuka defeated Nikki Cross and Ruby Riot in a triple threat match to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
* Bobby Roode defeated Hideo Itami to retain the NXT Championship.

## Main Event

* The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (with Paul Ellering) defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) in a tag team ladder match to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
Mean Street Posse

**The Mean Street Posse** was closely allied with Shane McMahon in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), often helping him defend the European Championship throughout early 1999. At the beginning, the group, consisting of Pete Gas, Rodney, and Joey Abs, also featured two other members named Willie Green and Billy P. They were only ever featured in sporadic backstage segments and in the crowd for WrestleMania XV. The new three-membered Posse attempted to help McMahon defeat Test at SummerSlam, but were unsuccessful. After they turned on Shane, the Posse were relegated to being enhancement talents, losing to teams such as the Dudley Boyz, The Holly Cousins and Too Cool. Despite this, Gas would manage to briefly hold the Hardcore Championship. At WrestleMania 2000, all three members of the Posse would briefly win the Hardcore Title. They then began a short-lived program with Edge and Christian, in which the Posse was hired to steal the WWF Tag Team Championships from the Hardy Boyz. On the October 8, 2000 episode of *Sunday Night Heat*, Gas and Rodney faced the Hardy Boyz for the titles, but they were unsuccessful. Abs was then involved in a short-lived storyline with Stephanie McMahon, where it was revealed that they were ex-lovers.

The Posse were released from their contracts in June 2001.

On December 10, 2007, *Raw* held its 15th-anniversary special and Gas represented the Posse in a 15th Anniversary Battle Royal, where he was subsequently eliminated by Bart Gunn.
NXT TakeOver: New York

**NXT TakeOver: New York** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT* brand. The event took place on April 5, 2019 in Brooklyn, New York.

## Results

* War Raiders (Hanson and Rowe) defeated Aleister Black and Ricochet to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Velveteen Dream defeated Matt Riddle to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Walter defeated Pete Dunne to win the WWE United Kingdom Championship.
* Shayna Baszler defeated Bianca Belair, Io Shirai, and Kairi Sane in a fatal four-way match to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Johnny Gargano defeated Adam Cole 2-1 in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the vacant NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver: London

**NXT TakeOver: London** was a WWE Network event in the TakeOver series that took place on December 16, 2015, produced by WWE, showcasing its *NXT* developmental brand. The event took place in London, England.

## Results

* Asuka defeated Emma (with Dana Brooke).
* The Mechanics (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) defeated Colin Cassady and Enzo Amore (with Carmella) to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Baron Corbin defeated Apollo Crews.
* Bayley defeated Nia Jax to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Finn Bálor defeated Samoa Joe to retain the NXT Championship.
Mr. T

Mr. T entered the world of professional wrestling in 1985. He was Hulk Hogan's tag-team partner at the World Wrestling Federation's (WWF) WrestleMania which he won. Remaining with the WWF, Mr. T became a special "WWF boxer". He took on "Cowboy" Bob Orton on the March 1, 1986 *Saturday Night's Main Event V,* on NBC. This boxing stunt culminated in another boxing match against Roddy Piper at WrestleMania 2. As part of the build-up for the match, Piper attacked Mr. T's friend, midget wrestler the Haiti Kid on his *Piper's Pit* interview slot, shaving his head into a mohican style like that of Mr. T. Mr. T won the boxing match in round four by disqualification after Piper attacked the referee and bodyslammed Mr. T. He returned to the World Wrestling Federation as a special guest referee in 1987 as well as a special referee enforcer confronting such stars as The Honky Tonk Man.

On July 21, 1989, Mr. T. made an appearance in World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW), seconding Kerry Von Erich. Five years later, Mr. T reappeared in WCW, first appearing in Hulk Hogan's corner for his WCW World Title match against Ric Flair at Bash at the Beach 1994. He would next appear as a special referee for the Hogan–Flair rematch in October 1994 at Halloween Havoc, and then went on to wrestle again, defeating Kevin Sullivan at that year's Starrcade.

Another seven years later Mr. T appeared in the front row of the November 19, 2001, episode of *WWF Raw*. On April 5, 2014, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Mr. T was inducted by Gene Okerlund into the WWE Hall of Fame's celebrity wing.
NXT TakeOver: Respect

**NXT TakeOver: Respect** was a WWE Network event in the TakeOver series that took place on October 7, 2015, which was produced by WWE for its *NXT* developmental brand. It was held at the Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

## Results

* Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe defeated The Mechanics (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) in a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament semifinal match.
* Baron Corbin and Rhyno defeated Chad Gable and Jason Jordan in a Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament semifinal match.
* Asuka defeated Dana Brooke (with Emma).
* Apollo Crews defeated Tyler Breeze.
* Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe defeated Baron Corbin and Rhyno in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament final.

## Main Event

* Bayley defeated Sasha Banks 3-2 in a 30-minute Iron Man match to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
NXT TakeOver: WarGames

**NXT TakeOver: WarGames** (originally **NXT TakeOver: Houston**) was a WWE Network event in the TakeOver series that took place on November 18, 2017 in Houston, Texas. The event was produced by WWE for its *NXT* brand.

## Results

* Lars Sullivan defeated Kassius Ohno.
* Aleister Black defeated Velveteen Dream.
* Ember Moon defeated Kairi Sane, Nikki Cross, and Peyton Royce in a fatal four-way match to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship.
* Andrade "Cien" Almas (with Zelina Vega) defeated Drew McIntyre to win the NXT Championship.

## Main Event

* The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, and Kyle O'Reilly) defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) and Roderick Strong and SAnitY (Eric Young, Killian Dain, and Alexander Wolfe) in a WarGames match.
Michael Che

Che and Colin Jost appeared on the March 4, 2019 episode of WWE's *Monday Night Raw*, where both were announced as special correspondents for WrestleMania 35. The pair got involved in a storyline with wrestler Braun Strowman, which eventually resulted in Che and Jost becoming participants in the André the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania, in which they were both unsuccessful as the match was won by Strowman.
Mustafa Saed

Saed made his debut on the August 18, 1990 episode of *WCW WorldWide*, teaming with Scott Williams in a match against WCW World Tag Team Champions Doom. He would make his singles debut against J.W. Storm on the October 27, 1990 edition of *World Championship Wrestling*. Over the following years, made appearances with the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling as a jobber.

Saed made his Extreme Championship Wrestling debut on July 1, 1995 alongside New Jack as "The Gangstas", and in their *Hardcore TV* debut on July 20, the Gangstas would quickly become faces and a draw for ECW, regularly bringing weapons such as guitars, crutches and staple guns in trash cans and shopping carts to the ring. The Gangstas would enter a lengthy feud with the Public Enemy that would last until the beginning of 1996, where the Public Enemy would beat the Gangstas in a street fight. Several months later the Gangstas would feud with the Eliminators, challenging them for the ECW World Tag Team Championship on several occasions before finally winning them on August 3. Although they lost the titles several months later in December, they would become two-time champions on July 19, 1997. Following the loss of the second championship, Saed split with New Jack and left ECW.

Saed would return to ECW on February 12, 1999 at *Crossing the Line '99* in Queens, New York. Mustafa reunited with New Jack to battle the Dudley Boys, only for Mustafa to attack his partner, revealing himself as the mysterious benefactor who wanted to run the Public Enemy and New Jack out of ECW. Now known as **Mr. Mustafa**, he would be defeated by New Jack at Living Dangerously 1999 and leave the company again by May.
Matt Martel

On April 27, 2016, Matt Martel and his tag team partner Chase Parker made their debut for WWE's developmental branch *NXT*, losing to the Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson).

They then made an appearance as enhancement talents playing two French-Canadian local competitors named Jean-Paul and **François** on the April 30, 2018 episode of *Raw*, losing to The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar).

On February 11, 2019, WWE announced that Martel and Parker had been signed. They made their official debut on the September 4, 2019 episode of *NXT*, in a losing effort against Tyler Breeze and Fandango. On the September 25 episode of *NXT*, the duo, now dubbed Ever-Rise, faced Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch in a losing effort, and again to Rinku Singh and Saurav Gurjar. On May 22, 2020, they made their debut on *205 Live,* once again losing to Lorcan and Burch. Ever-Rise picked up their first victory in WWE on the June 12 episode of *205 Live*, when they defeated Leon Ruff and Adrian Alanis, establishing themselves as heels in the process. Following this, Ever-Rise would become regulars on *205 Live* and would make occasional appearances on *NXT*. In early 2021, Ever-Rise took part in the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, but were eliminated in the first round by the Grizzled Young Veterans.

On June 25, 2021, Ever-Rise were released from their WWE contracts.