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Leon Ruff Announced For GCW Most Notorious Event On 1/14 In Detroit, MI. Wrestling News and Rumors

We take a look at who and what WWE SmackDown is bringing to the blue brand after drafting NXT Superstars Hit Row & Ridge Holland

Hit Row are headed to SmackDown, while Theory is headed to Raw.

Newcomers Qualify For WWE NXT Breakout Tournament On 205 Live (Photo Credit: WWE) The first two participants in the eight-man WWE NXT Breakout Tournament are now official. Friday’s WWE 205 Live on Peacock and the WWE Network featured the first two Breakout Tournament qualifying matches. Joe Gacy defeated Desmond Troy to earn a spot, while Andre Chase defeated Guru Raaj to advance to the opening round. There is no word on who will face Gacy and Chase when the tournament kicks off, but WWE has ...

WWE NXT Breakout Tournament Qualifying Matches Revealed For WWE 205 Live (Photo Credit: WWE) The first qualifying matches for the 2021 WWE NXT Breakout Tournament have been officially announced for Friday’s WWE 205 Live episode on Peacock and the WWE Network. Friday’s show will feature Guru Raaj vs. Andre Chase, plus Desmond Troy vs. Joe Gacy. The winners will advance to the 8-man Breakout Tournament. We noted before that these two matches were taped before Tuesday’s NXT from the Capitol ...

WWE NXT Breakout Tournament Returning Soon (Photo Credit: WWE) The WWE NXT Breakout Tournament is returning for 2021. The matches held at tonight’s pre-NXT WWE 205 Live taping from the Capitol Wrestling Center were qualifying matches with the winners earning spots in the tournament. Matches taped were Guru Raaj vs. Andre Chase, and Desmond Troy vs. Joe Gacy. Chase is the new ring name for indie star Harlem Bravado, who signed with WWE back in February. Raaj (Laxmi Kant Rajpoot) signed with WW...

A new North American Champion was crowned in the main event of tonights NXT. Isaiah "Swerve" Scott defeated Bronson Reed tonight to become the new NXT North American Champion. After getting help from his Hit Row stablemates Top Dolla, Ashante "Thee" Adonis, and B-Fab, Scott hit a 450 splash to Reeds back and pinned him to win the North American title. The Reed vs. Scott North American title match wasnt announced in advance going into tonights show. It was made following a segment where Hit Row ...

A new North American Champion was crowned in the main event of this weeks NXT. In a steel cage match, Bronson Reed defeated Johnny Gargano on NXT tonight to win the NXT North American Championship. After overcoming interference by Austin Theory, Reed hit two top rope splashes on Gargano to win the North American title. Reed refused to win the match by walking out of the door after the first splash and instead chose to hit his Tsunami splash on Gargano to get the pin. The NXT North American Cham...

WWE NXT Austin Theory vs. Karrion Kross Right into the non-title action this week. The match stems from Theory’s interaction with Scarlett last week. Most of this went exactly as you’d expect. Kross mostly shrugged off whatever Theory threw at him in the early stages but then Theory got in enough offense with the help of Johnny Gargano to make it not a squash. Still, Kross put him down with the Kross Jacket or whatever he calls his mediocre finisher in 6:03. It did just what it needed to do...

“Hit Row Records” Stable Arrives In WWE NXT (Photo Credit: WWE) Hit Row Records has officially arrived in WWE NXT. As noted, last week’s NXT show saw Isaiah “Swerve” Scott defeat Leon Ruff in a Falls Count Anywhere match, after an assist by AJ Francis, while Briana Brandy and Ashante “Thee” Adonis looked on. In an update, Swerve brought his new stable to the ring on tonight’s NXT show and revealed that they are called Hit Row, short for Hit Row Records. The segment featured the ...