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Mike Rome

Rome signed with WWE in May 2016. He began working as a ring announcer for the *NXT* brand on its Florida loop. He was also the ring announcer at the Cruiserweight Classic, and made his debut on WWE programming on the September 7, 2016 episode of *NXT*. Rome would make his main roster debut on the January 16, 2017 episode of *Raw*, in a backstage segment interviewing Nia Jax. He would continue to make appearances on both *NXT* and *Raw*, with his final *NXT* appearance as an interviewer at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn 4. From then on, Rome would be exclusive only to *Raw*.

Rome occasionally began being used on *Raw* to further storylines. In an backstage segment in July 2018, Alexa Bliss was promoting *Table for 3* on the WWE Network, when Rome walked by and interrupted her, thinking she was asking him out on a date. As part of WWE's online content, Rome would portray a delusional character who was sure he would be having dinner with Bliss. Beginning in April 2019, Rome, much like his *SmackDown* counterpart Greg Hamilton, was forced by Shane McMahon to introduce him to the ring with emphasis on the phrase "best in the world" (relating to McMahon's gimmick at the time).

On December 27, 2019, Rome won the WWE 24/7 Championship at a WWE Live event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Samir Singh had just won the title from R-Truth for his third reign, and wanted Rome to announce him as the new champion, prodding him as he did so. Instead, Rome rolled Samir up to win the title and was about to announce himself as the new champion, before Sunil Singh surprised him with a roll up to regain the title, also for his third reign.

Following the release of Greg Hamilton in October 2021, Rome began announcing on both *Raw* and *SmackDown* until January 14, 2022, when Samantha Irvin was called up to the main roster from *205 Live* to serve as the ring announcer for *SmackDown*.

During the 2023 WWE Draft, Rome and Irvin were both drafted to opposing brands. As a result, Rome would become the new ring announcer for *SmackDown,* starting on May 12 episode.
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool

**NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT UK* brand. It took place on January 12, 2019 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was the first event promoted under the NXT UK TakeOver chronology.

## Results

* Zack Gibson and James Drake defeated Moustache Mountain (Tyler Bate and Trent Seven) to become the inaugural NXT UK Tag Team Champions.
* Finn Bálor defeated Jordan Devlin.
* Dave Mastiff defeated Eddie Dennis in a no disqualification match.
* Toni Storm defeated Rhea Ripley to win the NXT UK Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Pete Dunne defeated Joe Coffey to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship.
NXT TakeOver: WarGames III

**NXT TakeOver: WarGames III** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT* brand. It took place on November 23, 2019 in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. It was the third event under the WarGames chronology, and the first to have a women's WarGames match, as well as the first to have two WarGames matches on the same night.

## Kick-off Show

* Angel Garza defeated Isaiah "Swerve" Scott.

## Results

* Rhea Ripley, Candice LeRae, Tegan Nox, and Dakota Kai defeated Shayna Baszler, Bianca Belair, Io Shirai, and Kay Lee Ray in a WarGames match.
* Pete Dunne defeated Damian Priest and Killian Dain in a triple threat match to become the number one contender to the NXT Championship.
* Finn Bálor defeated Matt Riddle.

## Main Event

* Tommaso Ciampa, Keith Lee, Dominik Dijakovic, and Kevin Owens defeated The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, and Roderick Strong) in a WarGames match.
Matt Cappotelli

Cappotelli, along with John Hennigan, won a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract by winning *Tough Enough III*. During the show, Hardcore Holly aggressively roughed up Matt while training, stiffly striking Cappotelli repeatedly, leaving him bleeding. After winning, he made sporadic appearances on WWE shows. At Vengeance 2003, Cappotelli competed in The APA Invitational Bar Room Brawl, which Bradshaw won.

After not appearing on television for the rest of his career, Cappotelli was released from his contract in January 2009.

On June 29, 2018, Cappotelli passed away.
Mario Mancini

Mancini debuted in the WWF on July 31, 1984; he had his first match against Greg Valentine. Mancini had very little success, as he has never appeared on a pay-per-view card, and his record shows he only scored three wins out of 128 matches in the WWF. The first occurred in 1984, when he teamed with Swede Hanson and defeated the team of Johnny Rodz and AJ Petrucci in New York City. In 1985, he defeated fellow non-entity Gino Carabello at a house show in New Haven, Connecticut. His final win was over a jobber named Vance Veron in a match in Newington, Connecticut, in 1991.
NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff

**NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT UK* brand. It took place on August 31, 2019 in Cardiff, Wales. It was the second event promoted under the NXT UK TakeOver chronology.

## Results

* Noam Dar defeated Travis Banks.
* Cesaro defeated Ilja Dragunov.
* Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster defeated Zack Gibson and James Drake and Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) in a triple threat tag team match to win the NXT UK Tag Team Championships.
* Joe Coffey defeated Dave Mastiff in a Last Man Standing match.
* Kay Lee Ray defeated Toni Storm to win the NXT UK Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Walter defeated Tyler Bate to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship.
NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia

**NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia** was a WWE Network event in the TakeOver series that took place on January 27, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event was produced by WWE for its *NXT* brand.

## Results

* The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (with Paul Ellering) to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Velveteen Dream defeated Kassius Ohno.
* Ember Moon defeated Shayna Baszler to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
* Aleister Black defeated Adam Cole in an extreme rules match.

## Main Event

* Andrade "Cien" Almas (with Zelina Vega) defeated Johnny Gargano to retain the NXT Championship.
NXT Arrival

**NXT Arrival** (stylized as **NXT ArRIVAL**) was a WWE Network event produced by WWE, featuring their developmental territory *NXT*, that took place on February 27, 2014 at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

## Results

* Cesaro defeated Sami Zayn.
* Mojo Rawley defeated CJ Parker.
* The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) defeated Too Cool (Grand Master Sexay and Scotty 2 Hotty) to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Paige defeated Emma to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
* Tyler Breeze versus Xavier Woods ended in a no contest.

## Main Event

* Adrian Neville defeated Bo Dallas in a ladder match to win the NXT Championship.
Mitsu Arakawa

In December 1967, Arakawa and Dr. Moto defeated Pat O'Connor and Wilbur Snyder for the AWA World Tag Team Championship. They held the championship for over a year before losing to The Crusher and Dick the Bruiser in December 1968.

In the late 1960's, Arakawa and Toru Tanaka began wrestling for the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) as "The Rising Suns". In June 1969, The Rising Suns were crowned the inaugural WWWF International Tag Team Champions (they were billed as having won a tournament that never took place). They lost the championship to Tony Marino and Victor Rivera in December 1969.

On April 24, 1997, Arakawa passed away.
Marina Shafir

On May 7, 2018, WWE announced that Shafir, along with Jessamyn Duke, had signed with WWE and reported to their Performance Center.

On October 28, 2018, at WWE Evolution, Shafir and Duke made their WWE debuts as heels when they interfered during the NXT Women's Championship match, in which they helped Shayna Baszler regain the title over Kairi Sane. They made another appearance at NXT TakeOver: WarGames, when they interfered during Baszler and Sane's two-out-of-three falls match, in which Baszler scored the first fall and the victory in the latter to retain the title. On the December 19, 2018 episode of *NXT*, Shafir and Duke made their NXT in-ring debut, but were defeated by Io Shirai and Dakota Kai, when Shirai pinned Shafir after a moonsault. At NXT TakeOver: Phoenix, Shafir and Duke assisted Baszler in retaining the title against Bianca Belair. In October 2019, Duke and Shafir were defeated by Dakota Kai and Tegan Nox in a number one contender's match for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.

After several months of inactivity, Shafir returned to WWE television on August 17, 2020, on the *Raw* brand, reuniting with Baszler and Duke, and winning a *Raw Underground* match. On June 25, 2021, Shafir was released from her WWE contract.
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III

**NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III** was a WWE Network event in the TakeOver series in Brooklyn, New York held on August 19, 2017. The event was produced by WWE for its *NXT* brand.

## Results

* Andrade "Cien" Almas (with Zelina Vega) defeated Johnny Gargano.
* SAnitY (Eric Young and Alexander Wolfe) (with Killian Dain and Nikki Cross) defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) (with Paul Ellering) to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Aleister Black defeated Hideo Itami.
* Asuka defeated Ember Moon to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Drew McIntyre defeated Bobby Roode to win the NXT Championship.
Mike Bell

Bell worked as a jobber for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during the early-1990's, even performing on its flagship television show, *Monday Night Raw*. He would occasionally tag team with fellow jobber Tony DeVito, even teaming with him upon Bell's debut, where they lost to The Natural Disasters. Bell faced various wrestlers such as The Undertaker, Razor Ramon, The 1-2-3 Kid, and Owen Hart, all in a losing effort.

Bell later worked in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) in 2000. He faced the likes of Chilly Willy, Matt Bentley, and Balls Mahoney in 2000, and Billy Wiles in 2001, all in a losing effort.

Aside from his run in the 90's, Bell was best known for an incident with Perry Saturn during a WWF match for Jakked/Metal on May 17, 2001. Bell and Saturn both botched a snapmare armdrag, causing Saturn to land on the mat head first. Saturn legitimately attacked Bell in retaliation, at one point tossing Bell out of the ring and causing Bell himself to land on his head on the safety mat. Bell's final match with the company was on October 13, 2003, where he and brother Mark teamed up to face Garrison Cade and Mark Jindrak in a losing effort.

Bell passed away on December 14, 2008.
NXT New Year's Evil 2022

**NXT New Year's Evil 2022** was a special episode of WWE's weekly television series *NXT*. It took place on January 4, 2022, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida for their *NXT* brand division.

## Results:

* Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Roderick Strong (with Malcolm Bivens and Hachiman) to retain the NXT North American Championship and win the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, unifying the titles.
* Riddle and MSK (Wes Lee and Nash Carter) defeated Imperium (Walter, Fabian Aichner, and Marcel Barthel) in a six-man tag team match.
* Mandy Rose defeated Raquel González and Cora Jade in a triple threat match to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Bron Breakker defeated Tommaso Ciampa to win the NXT Championship.
Mascarita Sagrada

Nova

In late 1996, Mascarita Sagrada wrestled in a dark match before Starrcade 1996, where he teamed with Octagoncito and defeated Jerrito Estrada and Piratita Morgan. The next day, the teams faced again, this time on *Monday Nitro;* both times saw Sagrada and Octagoncito win.

In 1997, Mascarita Sagrada signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Sagrada was repackaged as **Mini Nova** or just **Nova**. Nova made his in-ring debut at Badd Blood, where Nova and Max Mini faced Tarantula and Mosaic. The match was not originally scheduled for the pay-per-view, but the originally scheduled match was cancelled as Brian Pillman was found dead earlier that day. Nova and Mini won.

Nova made two appearances on WWF's *Shotgun Saturday Night*. On November 11, 1997, the minis made an appearance on *Monday Night Raw* where Max Mini, Nova, and Taurus fought Battalion, Tarantula and El Torito. The match was interrupted when Kane came to the ring and scared off the minis.

Sagrada also appeared in a six-man tag team match at the 1998 Royal Rumble, where Max Mini, Nova, and Mosaic defeated El Torito, Tarantula, and Battalion. The Minis did not appear on WWF television until the federation created their *WWF Super Astros* show. Nova and Max Mini faced off in a match to settle their differences in the ring, but Nova cheated to win. Subsequently, Nova teamed with longtime rival Battalion to face Mini and El Torito. Finally on May 30, 1999, Nova faced Max Mini in a match where both men put their masks on the line. Max Mini won and for the first and only time in his career, Nova was unmasked in public.

In October 2005, the WWE created a Juniors' Division exclusive to their *SmackDown* brand. The division featured a number of minis from Mexico that mainly appeared in backstage skits of a comedic nature. Mascarita Sagrada signed with the WWE and in 2006 made several in-ring appearances as part of the "Juniors division". Sagrada only made one wrestling appearance on the actual *SmackDown* show, a tag team match where he teamed with Tsuki to take on Octagoncito and Pequeno Violencia. The match ended in a no-contest after interference from Finlay using the mini stars to make a point. Mascarita Sagrada made two more in-ring appearances on *Velocity*, where he defeated Octagoncito, and then a week later he defeated Tsuki. By March 2006, the WWE gave up on the Juniors division and released all the mini wrestlers.
NXT TakeOver: Phoenix

**NXT TakeOver: Phoenix** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT* brand. The event took place on January 26, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the twenty-third overall show held under the TakeOver banner.

## Results

* War Raiders (Hanson and Rowe) defeated The Undisputed Era (Kyle O'Reilly and Roderick Strong) to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Matt Riddle defeated Kassius Ohno.
* Johnny Gargano defeated Ricochet to win the NXT North American Championship.
* Shayna Baszler defeated Bianca Belair to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Tommaso Ciampa defeated Aleister Black to retain the NXT Championship.
Mills Lane

Lane made an appearance for the World Wrestling Federation on the November 16, 1998 episode of *WWF Raw*. He appeared on the titantron and made a ruling in regards to a contract dispute between Steve Austin and the McMahon family.

In July 11, 1999, Lane made an appearance in World Championship Wrestling at their Bash at the Beach pay-per-view event, guest refereeing the boxing match between Buff Bagwell and Roddy Piper.

Lane passed away on December 6, 2022.
Midajah

Midajah joined World Championship Wrestling in December 1999. She made her professional wrestling debut in 2000 as part of a group of fitness models (Tylene Buck, April Hunter, Shakira and Pamela Paulshock) known as the nWo Girls. Midajah and Shakira soon transitioned into being the valets of Scott Steiner, who subsequently nicknamed them his "Freaks". After Shakira left WCW, Midajah then became the main valet for Steiner and became part of the Magnificent Seven. She had a brief feud with Leia Meow. She appeared on the final episode of *Nitro* in Steiner's corner as he was defeated by Booker T.

After WCW was acquired by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in March 2001, Midajah decided not to join.
Martin Burns

Although Burns competed before the time of WWE or WCW, he was highly influential in the wrestling scene as a whole. A pioneer, he competed during the turn of the twentieth century.

Burns passed away on January 8, 1937.

On March 31, 2017, Burns was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a part of the Legacy wing.
NXT TakeOver: Portland

**NXT TakeOver: Portland** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT* brand division. It took place on February 16, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.

## Results

* Keith Lee defeated Dominik Dijakovic to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Dakota Kai defeated Tegan Nox in a street fight.
* Finn Bálor defeated Johnny Gargano.
* Rhea Ripley defeated Bianca Belair to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
* The BroserWeights (Pete Dunne and Matt Riddle) defeated The Undisputed Era (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.

## Main Event

* Adam Cole defeated Tommaso Ciampa to retain the NXT Championship.
Mark Cuban

At WWE's Survivor Series in 2003, Cuban was involved in a staged altercation with *Raw* General Manager Eric Bischoff and *Raw* wrestler Randy Orton. On December 7, 2009, Cuban acted as the guest host of *Raw*, getting revenge on Orton when he was the guest referee in Orton's match against Kofi Kingston, giving Kingston a fast count victory. He then announced that Orton would face Kingston at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs. At the end of the show, Cuban was slammed through a table by the number one contender for the WWE Championship, Sheamus.
Missy Hyatt

Hyatt's professional wrestling career began in 1985 when she was hired by World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW). She was the manager of John Tatum. She was embroiled in a feud with another valet in WCCW, Sunshine. This rivalry culminated into a mud-pit match at Texas Stadium in 1986.

In 1987, the World Wrestling Federation's Vince McMahon wanted Hyatt to replace Rowdy Roddy Piper and his segment, *Piper's Pit*, with a new segment called "Missy's Manor." "Missy's Manor" segments were taped on March 21 and 22, and April 23, 1987. Despite having big name stars on her segment such as "Macho Man" Randy Savage with Miss Elizabeth, The Honky Tonk Man and Harley Race, the show was considered a disappointment, and Hyatt left the WWF.

In 1987, Missy, along with Eddie Gilbert, went to World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Missy was used as a commentator, conducting her debut interview with Sir Oliver Humperdink on the December 31, 1988 edition of *World Championship Wrestling*, and then eventually as the manager for Gilbert and The Steiner Brothers. She eventually returned to her role as commentator and hosted *WCW Main Event*, and soon was engaged in a feud with fellow commentator, Paul E. Dangerously. The feud led to various competitions between the two, including an arm wrestling match at the *Clash of the Champions XIV: Dixie Dynamite* on January 30, 1991, in which Hyatt defeated Dangerously. A contributing factor to her victory might be that Hyatt had removed her jacket to reveal her low-cut top as the ref started the contest. Missy would engage in a battle over who the "First Lady of WCW" was with The Dangerous Alliance's Madusa, with Hyatt narrowly winning a Bikini Showdown at the 1992 Beach Blast pay-per-view event.

Hyatt returned to managing in 1993, with an association with The Nasty Boys. She also briefly managed The Barbarian. She left the company soon thereafter.
NXT Battleground 2023

**NXT Battleground 2023** was the sixth Battleground livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for superstars from the promotion's *NXT* brand division. The event took place on May 28, 2023 in Lowell, Massachusetts.

## Results:

* Wes Lee defeated Tyler Bate and Joe Gacy (with Ava) in a triple threat match to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Noam Dar (with Oro Mensah) defeated Dragon Lee (with Nathan Frazer) in a British Rounds Rules match to retain the NXT Heritage Cup.
* Ilja Dragunov defeated Dijak in a Last Man Standing match.
* Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) (with Joe Coffey) defeated The Creed Brothers (Brutus Creed and Julius Creed) (with Ivy Nile) to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Tiffany Stratton defeated Lyra Valkyria to win the vacant NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Bron Breakker to retain the NXT Championship.
Manny Fernandez

In 1984, Fernandez debuted in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and formed a tag team with Dusty Rhodes, and they won the WCW World Tag Team Titles from Ivan Koloff and Don Kernodle. They feuded with them and Ivan's "nephew" Nikita Koloff until losing the titles to the Koloffs in early 1985.

Fernandez soon became involved in a feud with Arn Anderson after being attacked by Anderson and laid out. He teamed with Thunderbolt Patterson to feud with Arn and Ole Anderson.

In late 1985, he started helping Jimmy Valiant in his war against Paul Jones and his "Army". He formed a team with Valiant called the "B and B Connection" ("Boogie Woogie" and "Bull"). He had some matches against Abdullah the Butcher and The Barbarian. He also formed a tag team with Hector Guerrero in 1986 called The Latin Connection. In the summer of 1986, Fernandez accepted Jones' money and turned on Valiant, starting a feud between the two. Later in the year, Jones also brought in Rick Rude. Pairing Fernandez and Rude together, the duo defeated The Rock 'n' Roll Express for the WCW World Tag Team Titles. They feuded with the Express and kept the titles until June 1987, when Rude left the promotion, which was resolved with a "phantom title change".

He was soon in the American Wrestling Association (AWA), feuding with Wahoo McDaniel after he attacked Wahoo and destroyed his headdress. The two veterans engaged in an "Indian Strap match" at the AWA pay-per-view SuperClash III.
NXT Vengeance Day 2023

**NXT Vengeance Day 2023** was the eleventh Vengeance event produced by WWE, and the third annual held for the promotion's *NXT* brand division. It took place on February 4, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

## Results:

* Wes Lee defeated Dijak to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Fallon Henley and Kiana James (with Josh Briggs and Brooks Jensen) defeated Katana Chance and Kayden Carter to win the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships.
* Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Apollo Crews 2-0 in a two-out-of-three falls match.
* Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) defeated The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods), Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince), and Chase University (Andre Chase and Duke Hudson) (with Thea Hail) in a fatal four-way tag team match to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Roxanne Perez defeated Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne in a triple threat match to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Bron Breakker defeated Grayson Waller in a steel cage match to retain the NXT Championship.
NXT Vengeance Day 2022

**NXT Vengeance Day 2022** was the tenth Vengeance event produced by WWE. It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's *NXT* brand division. The event took place on February 15, 2022 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It aired as a special episode of *NXT 2.0*.

## Results:

* Pete Dunne defeated Tony D'Angelo in a weaponized steel cage match.
* Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne) (with Mandy Rose) defeated Indi Hartwell and Persia Pirotta to retain the NXT Women's Tag Team Championships.
* Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) defeated Cameron Grimes to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus) (with Malcolm Bivens) defeated MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) to win the 2022 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.

## Main Event

* Bron Breakker defeated Santos Escobar (with Raul Mendoza, Joaquin Wilde, and Elektra Lopez) to retain the NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver: 36

**NXT TakeOver: 36** was a pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT* and *NXT UK* brand divisions. It took place on August 22, 2021, and was broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. As the name implies, it was the thirty-sixth NXT TakeOver event.

## Kick-off Show:

* Ridge Holland (with Pete Dunne) defeated Trey Baxter.

## Results:

* Cameron Grimes (with Ted DiBiase) defeated LA Knight to win the Million Dollar Championship.
* Raquel González defeated Dakota Kai to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
* Ilja Dragunov defeated Walter to win the NXT United Kingdom Championship.
* Kyle O'Reilly defeated Adam Cole 2-1 in a two-out-of-three falls match.

## Main Event

* Samoa Joe defeated Karrion Kross to win the NXT Championship.
NXT The Great American Bash 2020

**NXT The Great American Bash 2020** was the eighth Great American Bash event under the WWE banner (twenty-second overall), and would take place as a special two-week event during the July 1 and July 8 episodes of *NXT*.

## Night 1 Results

* Tegan Nox defeated Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, and Mia Yim in a fatal four-way elimination match to become the number one contender to the NXT Women's Championship.
* Timothy Thatcher defeated Oney Lorcan.
* Rhea Ripley defeated Aliyah and Robert Stone in a 2-on-1 handicap intergender match.
* Dexter Lumis defeated Roderick Strong in a strap match.

## Main Event

* Io Shirai defeated Sasha Banks (with Bayley).

## Night 2 Results

* Candice LeRae defeated Mia Yim in a street fight.
* Bronson Reed defeated Tony Nese.
* Johnny Gargano defeated Isaiah "Swerve" Scott.
* Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, and Raul Mendoza) defeated Drake Maverick and Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango) in a six-man tag team match.
* Mercedes Martinez defeated Santana Garrett.

## Main Event

* Keith Lee defeated Adam Cole in a Winner Takes All match to retain the NXT North American Championship and win the NXT Championship.
Matt Jackson

On February 22, 2008, Jackson appeared as a jobber on World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) weekly television show *SmackDown*, losing to Chuck Palumbo. He appeared in a similar role on the October 17, 2008 episode of *SmackDown*, this time losing to Big Show in an exhibition Last Man Standing match after going through a table. On the October 28 episode of *ECW*, Jackson, along with his brother Nick, portrayed Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a segment, where they were laid out by John Morrison and The Miz.
Man Mountain Rock

Rock made an appearance under his real name as a jobber on a February 1989 episode of *WWF Prime Time Wrestling*, losing to Bret Hart.

Rock made his televised debut in WCW as the villain **Maxx Payne** on the January 30, 1993 episode of *WorldWide* by defeating local competitor Scott Allen. His first pay-per-view match was at SuperBrawl III, where he played on his guitar before challenging Dustin Rhodes for the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship, substituting for the injured Ron Simmons. After Rhodes locked him in an abdominal stretch from which he was unable to escape, Payne pushed the referee over rather than submit and was subsequently disqualified.

At the June 17 *Clash of the Champions XXIII*, Payne shot Johnny B. Badd in the face with a confetti gun, scarring him so badly that he had to wear a mask and forcing him to forfeit their scheduled match. This led to a match at Beach Blast on July 18, which Payne lost. They faced one another again at the August 18 *Clash of the Champions XXIV* in a mask versus guitar match, with Payne putting his guitar on the line in order to unmask and therefore humiliate the mutilated Badd. Badd won once more and took Payne's guitar.

Payne took part in WCW's Jesse "The Body" Ventura Strong-Arm Tournament in late 1993, but was eliminated in the first round by Sid Vicious. On November 20, Payne entered the Battlebowl, a tournament which saw randomly assigned tag team partners work together in order to progress to a battle royal. He was partnered with 2 Cold Scorpio, with whom he lost in the first round to Stunning Steve Austin and Ric Flair.

Turning face, Payne formed a tag team with Cactus Jack towards the end of the year. At Starrcade 1993, they defeated Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce, and at the January 27, 1994 *Clash of the Champions XXVI*, they defeated The Nasty Boys. They faced the Nasty Boys once more, this time for the WCW World Tag Team Championships, in a Chicago Street Fight at Spring Stampede 1994, but were defeated. Payne was released from WCW soon thereafter.

Debuting in in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in February 1995 on an episode of *WWF Superstars of Wrestling*, as **Man Mountain Rock**, he played a large electric guitar shaped like the WWF logo. He would come to the ring during a commercial, with the arena going pitch black and ring announcer Manny Garcia saying "Ladies and Gentleman, Man Mountain Rock!" He would then play his "axe" (electric guitar) while pyro went off. In the latter part of his WWF tenure, his music incurred the wrath of veteran Bob Backlund, then playing the part of a cantankerous heel crusading against the younger generation, who objected to the music Man Mountain Rock was playing. Man Mountain Rock had suffered several injuries during his career, and was granted his release in October 1995.
Miguel Pérez, Jr.

On August 8, 1993, Pérez debuted in Extreme Championship Wrestling, forming a tag team with Mitsuhiro Matsunaga. The team debuted by wrestling the Headhunters to a double disqualification. In their second appearance, Pérez and Matsunaga defeated Don Allen and Herve Renesto. On June 8, 1993, they unsuccessfully challenged Doug and Eddie Gilbert for the ECW World Tag Team Championship by getting disqualified. At ECW UltraClash 1993, the Headhunters defeated Pérez in a "baseball bat" match. On March 13, 1995, he participated in two dark matches prior to World Wrestling Federation's *Monday Night Raw*. In the first, Pérez lost to Louie Spicolli, before defeating his second opponent. On November 10, 1996, Pérez debuted for World Championship Wrestling by defeating Steve Armstrong. Later in the same event, he gained a pinfall victory over Ciclope. Pérez made his *WCW Monday Nitro* debut the following night, winning a dark match over La Parka.

In late 1997, Pérez joined WWF as part of Los Boricuas. He was involved in the gang wars feud at that time, such as the Truth Commission, Nation of Domination, and Disciples of Apocalypse. He fought as a tag team with either Jose Estrada, Jesus Castillo or both of them on *Raw*, *Shotgun*, and *Super Astros* until August 1999, when he left WWF along with Jose and Jesus.
Mini Vader

In 1997, "Mini Vader" debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), as a miniature version of WWF wrestler Vader. Mini Vader made a couple of appearances in early 1997, at times teaming with "Mini Mankind". In mid-1997 all the "Minis" that worked for the WWF were repackaged and Mini Vader became "**El Torito**", a "human bull" character. As Torito, he would work a series of matches against Mini Nova and Max Mini. He made one pay-per-view appearance for the WWF, teaming with Battalion and Tarantula, losing to the team of Mini Nova, Max Mini and Mosaic at the 1998 Royal Rumble.

On January 23, 2016, Mini Vader passed away.
Maximum Male Models

In a dark segment before the April 15 episode of *SmackDown*, LA Knight appeared as a villainous manager by announcing his new stable, "Knight Model Management", and became the manager of Mace and Mansoor. The angle went to television on the May 20 episode of *SmackDown*, when he made his televised debut on the brand under the ring name Max Dupri. He would announce Mace and Mansoor, under the tweaked names "ma.çé" and "mån.sôör", as Maximum Male Models.

On the July 22 episode of *SmackDown*, he would then be joined by his storyline sister, Maxxine Dupri.

Dupri ended his relationship with Maximum Male Models on the September 30 episode of *SmackDown*. The following week, he beat down Mace and Mansoor and reverted to his LA Knight persona.
Mosco de la Merced

In March 1997, Merced debuted in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he teamed with Abismo Negro, Histeria, and Maniaco to face the team of Venum, Discovery, and Super Nova on episodes of *Monday Night Raw* and *Shotgun Saturday Night*.

Merced also appeared in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he spent three months in the summer of 1999, often working with Super Crazy, the former Histeria.
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II

**NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn II** was a WWE Network event in the TakeOver series that took place on August 20, 2016 in Brooklyn, New York. The event was produced by WWE, showcasing its *NXT* brand.

## Results

* Austin Aries defeated No Way Jose.
* Ember Moon defeated Billie Kay.
* Bobby Roode defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas.
* The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) defeated DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Asuka defeated Bayley to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Samoa Joe to win the NXT Championship.
NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II

**NXT UK TakeOver: Blackpool II** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT UK* brand division. It took place on January 12, 2020 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was the third event promoted under the NXT UK TakeOver chronology.

## Results

* Eddie Dennis defeated Trent Seven.
* Kay Lee Ray defeated Toni Storm and Piper Niven in a triple threat match to retain the NXT UK Women's Championship.
* Tyler Bate defeated Jordan Devlin.
* Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) defeated Imperium (Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel) and Grizzled Young Veterans (Zack Gibson and James Drake), and Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster in a fatal four-way tag team ladder match to retain the NXT UK Tag Team Championships.

## Main Event

* Walter defeated Joe Coffey to retain the WWE United Kingdom Championship.
Mike McGuirk

McGuirk's World Wrestling Federation (WWF) debut was in April 1987 on *WWF Wrestling Challenge*. From her debut, she was the object of ridicule from heel commentator/manager Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. McGuirk also did commentary, often with Brother Love, and "The Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty. McGuirk was known for the colorful, glittery tuxedos she wore while announcing.

She performed color commentary on the *Best of the WWF Volume 15*, and did commentary on the WWF television show *All-American Wrestling*. Her commentary as well as ring announcing was also seen/heard during episodes of *Prime Time Wrestling*, which was co-hosted by Heenan and Gorilla Monsoon.

McGuirk left the WWF in 1994.
NXT Spring Breakin' 2022

**NXT Spring Breakin' 2022** was a special episode of *NXT* produced by WWE. It was held primarily for wrestlers from the *NXT* brand division. The television special took place on May 3, 2022, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

## Results:

* Cameron Grimes defeated Solo Sikoa and Carmelo Hayes (with Trick Williams) in a triple threat match to retain the NXT North American Championship.
* Nathan Frazer defeated Grayson Waller.
* Cora Jade and Nikkita Lyons defeated Natalya and Lash Legend.
* The Creed Brothers (Julius and Brutus) defeated The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar).

## Main Event

* Bron Breakker defeated Joe Gacy to retain the NXT Championship.
Max Mini

In 1997, Max Mini signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Mini wrestled on *Raw* on March 17, 1997, in a minis tag team match, teaming with Mini Goldust versus Mini Mankind and Mini Vader. Max Mini made his in-ring debut at Ground Zero: In Your House, where he faced El Torito. He later appeared at Badd Blood: In Your House, where he and Mini Nova faced Tarantula and Mosaic. The match was not originally scheduled for the pay-per-view, but the originally scheduled match was cancelled as Brian Pillman was found dead earlier that day. Nova and Mini won. On November 11, 1997, the minis made an appearance on *WWF Raw*, where Max Mini, Nova and Taurus fought Battalion, Tarantula and El Torito. The match was interrupted when Kane came to the ring and scared off the minis. Max Mini made one further pay-per-view appearance at the 1998 Royal Rumble, where Max Mini, Nova and Mosaic defeated El Torito, Tarantula and Battalion. The Minis did not appear on WWF television until the federation created their *WWF Super Astros* show. Max and Nova faced off in a singles match to settle their differences in the ring, but Mini Nova cheated to win the match. Subsequently Mini Nova teamed with Battalion to face Max Mini and El Torito. Finally on May 30, 1999, Nova faced Max Mini in a match where both men put their masks on the line. Max Mini won and unmasked Mini Nova. Max Mini only made a few other appearances before leaving the WWF.

Mini once again began working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE; Formerly the WWF) in their Juniors division. The Juniors division was created in October 2005 and was exclusive to the *SmackDown* brand. Mini, as **Tzuki**, only made one wrestling appearance on the actual *SmackDown* show, a tag team match where he teamed with Mascarita Sagrada to take on Octagoncito and Pequeño Violencia. The match ended in a no contest after interference from Finlay using the mini stars to make a point. On February 21, 2006, Tzuki lost to Mascarita Sagrada in a singles match taped for *WWE Velocity*. By March 2006, the WWE gave up on the Juniors division and released all the mini wrestlers, including Tzuki.
Marcus Cor Von

On November 16, 2006, World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Cor Von had signed a contract with the company through their official website. He debuted for their *ECW* brand, under the ring name **"The Alpha Male" Marquis Cor Von** on January 16, 2007, in a win over Cassidy Riley. One week later, the spelling of the first name was tweaked to **Marcus Cor Von**.

On the edition of January 23 of *ECW*, Cor Von defeated Wes Adams. Not long after his debut, he was made a part of the New Breed stable. On the edition of February 6 of *ECW on Sci Fi*, Cor Von defeated Balls Mahoney. He and Kevin Thorn defeated Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman a week later. On the edition of February 27 of *ECW*, Cor Von, Elijah Burke, and Kevin Thorn defeated Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer, and Sandman. On March 13, Cor Von was in an Extreme Battle Royal involving both the ECW Originals and the New Breed, but failed to win the match. On the edition of March 20 of *ECW on Sci Fi*, Cor Von and Kevin Thorn defeated ECW Originals Rob Van Dam and Sabu, with their feud with the ECW Originals climaxing in an 8-man tag match at WrestleMania 23, where The New Breed lost.

The next night on *Raw*, Cor Von and Kevin Thorn participated in a 10-team battle royal for the World Tag Team Titles, which was won by The Hardy Boyz. On the edition of April 3 of *ECW on Sci Fi*, The New Breed defeated The ECW Originals in an 8-man "Extreme Rules" match. On the edition of April 10 of *ECW*, Cor Von defeated Rob Van Dam. On the edition of April 24 of *ECW*, The New Breed faced the ECW Originals in an elimination match, but lost. At One Night Stand, The New Breed (Cor Von, Elijah Burke, and Matt Striker) faced CM Punk and The ECW Originals (Tommy Dreamer and The Sandman) in a six-man tag team tables match, which they lost. In late June 2007, Cor Von took several months off. After three months of inactivity, WWE announced on September 19, 2007 that Cor Von was released from his WWE contract without making his return to WWE television.
NXT Roadblock 2023

**NXT Roadblock 2023** was the fourth Roadblock event produced by WWE. It was primarily for wrestlers from the *NXT* brand division. Like the previous Roadblock event, NXT Roadblock aired as a special episode of *NXT*. The television special took place on March 7, 2023, at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

## Results:

* Tony D'Angelo (with Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo) defeated Dijak in a Jailhouse street fight.
* Bron Breakker and The Creed Brothers (Brutus and Julius) (with Ivy Nile) defeated Jinder Mahal and Indus Sher (Veer Mahaan and Sanga) in a six-man tag team match.
* Gigi Dolin defeated Jacy Jayne.
* Joe Gacy (with Ava, Jagger Reid, and Rip Fowler) defeated Andre Chase (with Duke Hudson and Thea Hail).

## Main Event

* Roxanne Perez defeated Meiko Satomura to retain the NXT Women's Championship.
NXT TakeOver: New Orleans

**NXT TakeOver: New Orleans** was a WWE Network event in the TakeOver series that took place on April 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event was produced by WWE for its *NXT* brand.

## Results

* Adam Cole defeated EC3, Killian Dain, Lars Sullivan, Ricochet, and Velveteen Dream in a ladder match to become the inaugural NXT North American Champion.
* Shayna Baszler defeated Ember Moon to win the NXT Women's Championship.
* The Undisputed Era (Adam Cole and Kyle O'Reilly) defeated The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) and Pete Dunne and Roderick Strong in a triple threat tag team match to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships and win the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
* Aleister Black defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas (with Zelina Vega) to win the NXT Championship.

## Main Event

* Johnny Gargano defeated Tommaso Ciampa in an unsanctioned match.
Mildred Burke

Burke was influential in pioneering women's wrestling. Becoming one of the first women to popularize the sport, she was vital to the early days of women's wrestling in the late 1950's era of World Championship Wrestling.

Burke passed away on February 18, 1989.

On April 2, 2016, Burke was posthumously inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a "Legacy" member.
NXT New Year's Evil 2023

**NXT New Year's Evil 2023** was the third annual New Year's Evil event produced by WWE. It was held exclusively for superstars from the promotion's *NXT* brand division. The event aired as a special episode of WWE's weekly television series *NXT*. It took place on January 10, 2023 at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

## Results:

* Dijak defeated Tony D'Angelo (with Channing Lorenzo) to become the number one contender to the NXT North American Championship.
* Gallus (Mark Coffey and Wolfgang) defeated Pretty Deadly (Elton Prince and Kit Wilson), Edris Enofe and Malik Blade, and the Fake Rockers in a tag team gauntlet match to become the number one contenders to the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Bron Breakker defeated Grayson Waller by countout to retain the NXT Championship.
* Charlie Dempsey defeated Hank Walker (with Drew Gulak).
* Jinder Mahal (with Sanga) defeated Julius Creed.

## Main Event

* Gigi Dolin and Jacy Jayne won a 20-woman battle royal to become the number one contenders to the NXT Women's Championship in a match also involving Ivy Nile, Tatum Paxley, Jakara Jackson, Dani Palmer, Valentina Feroz, Cora Jade, Zoey Stark, Kiana James, Elektra Lopez, Lash Legend, Amari Miller, Sol Ruca, Wendy Choo, Indi Hartwell, Fallon Henley, Nikkita Lyons, Lyra Valkyria, and Thea Hail.
Marti Belle

On July 12, 2017, Belle was announced for WWE's Mae Young Classic. The following day, she was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by Rachel Evers. She then appeared in a dark match, on July 14, 2017, in a six-woman tag team match, teaming with Santana Garrett and Sarah Logan against Jazzy Gabert, Kay Lee Ray and Tessa Blanchard.
NXT TakeOver: Rival

**NXT TakeOver: Rival** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE, under their *NXT* brand. It took place on February 11, 2015 at *NXT*'s "home" arena, Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. The show was the fourth show in the TakeOver series of Network exclusive shows.

## Results

* Hideo Itami defeated Tyler Breeze.
* Baron Corbin defeated Bull Dempsey in a no disqualification match.
* Blake and Murphy defeated The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Finn Bálor defeated Adrian Neville to become the number one contender to the NXT Championship.
* Sasha Banks defeated Charlotte, Bayley, and Becky Lynch in a fatal four-way match to win the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Kevin Owens defeated Sami Zayn by referee stoppage to win the NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2

**NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2** was a pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their *NXT* brand division. It took place on June 13, 2021, and was broadcast from the Capitol Wrestling Center, hosted at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the thirty-fifth NXT TakeOver event, the twenty-ninth In Your House event, and the second under the TakeOver: In Your House chronology, a subseries of TakeOvers.

## Results:

* Bronson Reed and MSK (Nash Carter and Wes Lee) defeated Legado del Fantasma (Santos Escobar, Joaquin Wilde, and Raul Mendoza) in a Winners Take All six-man tag team match to retain the NXT North American Championship and NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Xia Li (with Boa and Mei Ying) defeated Mercedes Martinez.
* LA Knight defeated Cameron Grimes in a ladder match to win the vacant Million Dollar Championship.
* Raquel González (with Dakota Kai) defeated Ember Moon to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Karrion Kross (with Scarlett) defeated Kyle O'Reilly, Adam Cole, Johnny Gargano, and Pete Dunne in a fatal five-way match to retain the NXT Championship.
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way

**NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way** was a WWE Network event produced by WWE under their *NXT* brand. It took place on September 11, 2014 at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. It was the second show in the TakeOver series.

## Results

* The Lucha Dragons (Kalisto and Sin Cara) defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Baron Corbin defeated CJ Parker.
* Enzo Amore (with Colin Cassady) defeated Sylvester Lefort (with Marcus Louis) in a hair versus hair match.
* Bull Dempsey defeated Mojo Rawley.
* Charlotte defeated Bayley to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Adrian Neville defeated Tyson Kidd, Tyler Breeze, and Sami Zayn in a fatal four-way match to retain the NXT Championship.
Mark Madden

Starting in early 2000, Madden began appearing on WCW television on a regular basis, replacing Bobby Heenan on the commentary booth on *WCW Monday Nitro* and *WCW Thunder*, as well as the pay-per-view events. He did see some in-ring action against Gene Okerlund (both losses), as well as being unprovokingly attacked by Tank Abbott, who started randomly attacking people (ironically at Madden's encouragement) until Goldberg answered a challenge that never was resolved on WCW television.

Shortly before Vince McMahon purchased WCW in March 2001, Madden was released from WCW.
Mike McCord

In March 1973, McCord joined Vincent J. McMahon's World Wide Wrestling Federation, where he was given Lou Albano as his manager. In July 1973, McCord faced Chief Jay Strongbow in a match in Madison Square Garden in New York City. As Strongbow applied a sleeper hold to McCord, Albano interfered by smashing a cast on Strongbow's forehead; McCord was disqualified, but Strongbow was cut wide open by Albano's blows. During his stint in the WWWF, McCord wrestled primarily in the mid-card, although he unsuccessfully challenged Pedro Morales for the WWWF Championship on several occasions. McCord remained with the WWWF until January 1974.
NXT TakeOver: Toronto

**NXT TakeOver: Toronto** was a WWE Network event in the TakeOver series that took place on November 19, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The event was produced by WWE for its *NXT* brand.

## Results

* Bobby Roode defeated Tye Dillinger.
* The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar) defeated TM-61 (Shane Thorne and Nick Miller) in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament final with Paul Ellering suspended above the ring in a shark cage.
* DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) defeated The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) 2-1 in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the NXT Tag Team Championships.
* Asuka defeated Mickie James to retain the NXT Women's Championship.

## Main Event

* Samoa Joe defeated Shinsuke Nakamura to win the NXT Championship.