WWE NXT: Kyle O Reilly wins big, Rhea Ripley faces Toni Storm
UPI News Service, 12/17/2020
Kyle O Reilly and Pete Dunne clashed to determine who will get to face WWE NXT Champion Finn Balor for his title.
ADVERTISEMENT O Reilly of The Undisputed Era and Dunne had a highly-competitive match on Wednesday that featured multiple reversals and submission holds.
O Reilly was able to counter an X-Plex attempt by Dunne on the ring apron. He then performed a Suplex that sent Dunne crashing to the ringside floor.
O Reilly tossed Dunne back into the ring and went to the top rope, where he connected with a knee strike to the back of Dunne s neck in order to win the hard-fought battle.
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WWE NXT Superstar Russ Taylor took to Twitter on Wednesday, confirming that his new ring name in WWE will be Tyler Rust.
We reported earlier this week here on eWn that WWE filed a trademark application for “Tyler Rust” on December 2nd. At the time, there was some speculation that this would be the new ring name for him. He used the name “Rust Taylor” on the indies. Tyler recently changed his Twitter handle to @WWETylerRust and tweeted the following:
New WWE NXT Superstar Tyler Rust appeared during tonight s NXT episode on the USA Network for the second week in a row.Tonight s show saw Tommaso…