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Kelani Jordan
Lea Mitchell (born October 22, 1998) is an American professional wrestler and former artistic gymnast. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Kelani Jordan. She is a former one-time and inaugural NXT Women's North American Champion. Professional wrestling career In August 2022, Mitchell signed a contract with WWE and reported to the WWE Performance Center. Mitchell made her in-ring debut by participating in a battle royal at a NXT live event on October 28. On June 27, 2023, at '' NXT'': Gold Rush, Mitchell, under the ring name Kelani Jordan, made her on-screen debut as the protégé of Dana Brooke. However, the storyline was dropped when Brooke was released on September 21. Jordan was announced as a participant in 2023 NXT Women's Breakout Tournament, defeating Izzi Dame in the first round and Arianna Grace in the semifinal, but lost to Lola Vice in the final at Night 2 of ''NXT'': Halloween Havoc. On the November 28 episode of ''NXT'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michigan State Spartans
The Michigan State Spartans are the athletic teams that represent Michigan State University. The school's athletic program includes 23 Varsity team, varsity sports teams. Their mascot is a Spartan Army, Spartan warrior named Sparty, and the school colors are green and white. The university participates in the NCAA Division I, NCAA's Division I and the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision for football. The Spartans participate as members of the Big Ten Conference in all varsity sports. Michigan State offers 11 varsity sports for men and 12 for women. MSU's American football, football team was consensus national champion in 1952, the (UPI) Coaches' national champion in 1965, and named national champion by different ratings groups in 1951, 1955, 1957, and 1966. They have also won the Rose Bowl Game, Rose Bowl in 1954, 1956, 1988 and 2014. Its Michigan State Spartans men's basketball, men's basketball team won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Izzi Dame
Franki Carissa Strefling (born July 13, 1999) is an American professional wrestler and former professional volleyball player. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Izzi Dame and is a member of The Culling stable. Early life Strefling attended Eastern Michigan University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in business management. She also played on the volleyball team as part of the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Professional wrestling career WWE (2022–present) On November 10, 2022, Strefling was announced as having signed with WWE as part of the WWE Performance Center Fall 2022 Rookie Class. She made her in-ring debut on the May 19, 2023 NXT live event, losing to Lola Vice. On the July 21 episode of ''NXT Level Up'', now under the ring name Izzi Dame, she made her televised in-ring debut losing to Dani Palmer. In September, Dame was announced as an entrant in the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament. She was defeated in the first round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Six-woman Tag Team Match
Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder match and variations are also frequently used as a title feud blow-off match. Stipulations, such as " I quit" or " loser leaves town" may also be applied. The following are match variations that are specific to tag team wrestling. Multiple wrestlers teamed matches Tag team matches can range from two teams of two fighting, to multiple person teams challenging each other. Such examples are six-man tag team matches (known as "Trios" in Lucha Libre and "Triple Tag" in British wrestling) or eight-man tag team matches, in which two teams of three or two teams of four fight in a standard one fall tag team match. ''Relevos Australianos'' A six-man tag team match between two teams of three wrestlers. Each team has one wrestler designated as team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jacy Jayne
Taylor Grado (born June 2, 1996) is an American professional wrestler. , she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Jacy Jayne, and is the current NXT Women's Champion in her List of NXT Women's Champions, first reign. She is a member of the Fatal Influence Glossary of professional wrestling terms#stable, stable. She is a former NXT Women's Tag Team Championship#Reigns, record-tying two-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. Prior to joining WWE, Grado began her career under the ring name Avery Taylor and has performed for independent circuit, independent promotions such as World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW), Shine Wrestling, and Evolve (professional wrestling), Evolve. Professional wrestling career Early career (2018–2021) Taylor Grado began her professional wrestling training at World Wrestling Academy in New Port Richey, Florida. After 4 months of training, she already began working shows. On May 30, 2018, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
NXT Stand & Deliver (2024)
The 2024 NXT Stand & Deliver was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It was the fourth annual NXT Stand & Deliver event held for the promotion's developmental brand NXT. The event took place on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia and aired via WWE's livestreaming platforms. The event was held as a part of WrestleMania Weekend, being held the same day as WrestleMania XL Night 1 with a special start time of 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Meta-Four (Noam Dar, Oro Mensah, Lash Legend, and Jakara Jackson) served as the hosts of the event. Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the Countdown to Stand & Deliver pre-show. In the main event, Trick Williams defeated Carmelo Hayes. In other prominent matches, Ilja Dragunov defeated Tony D'Angelo to retain the NXT Championship and Roxanne Perez defeated Lyra Valkyria to win the NXT Women's Championship. The event was also notable for the announcement of a new NXT Women's North Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Thea Hail
Madison Knisley (born September 9, 2003) is an American professional wrestler and gymnast. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Thea Hail. Early life Madison Knisley was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She went to school at Pivik Elementary School, in Plum Borough, Pennsylvania and practiced gymnastics at a gymkhana in Monroeville. Professional wrestling career All Elite Wrestling (2021) On September 28, 2021, Knisley made her All Elite Wrestling debut as enhancement talent on ''Dark'' under the ring name Nikita Knight against Thunder Rosa. She wrestled in another match against Julia Hart, on the October 24, 2021 episode of ''Dark'', which she lost. WWE Chase University (2022-2024) On March 17, 2022, Knisley was announced as one of the 14 recruits who reported to the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. One month later, on the April 8 episode of '' NXT Level Up'', she made her in-ring debut under the ring name Thea Hail ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chase University
Chase University, formally known as Andre Chase University and usually shortened as Chase U, is a professional wrestling stable that performs in WWE on the NXT brand. The stable's gimmick is that of an educational university, with stable founder Andre Chase serving as its dean and the rest acting as the students. Chase U has held the NXT Tag Team Championship twice. History WWE First formation (2021–2024) On the September 21, 2021 episode of '' NXT'', Chase debuted a new heel teacher persona and began hosting a segment on the show called Andre Chase University. Over the next few months, Bodhi Hayward and Thea Hail joined the stable, but Hayward was released in November and was replaced by Duke Hudson. On the January 31, 2023 episode of ''NXT'', Chase U defeated The Dyad ( Rip Fowler and Jagger Reid) and Malik Blade and Edris Enofé in a triple threat tag team match to become the fourth team to challenge for the NXT Tag Team Championship at NXT Vengeance Day but were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fallon Henley
Theresa Schuessler (born September 25, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. , she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Fallon Henley, and is a member of the Fatal Influence stable. She is a former one-time NXT Women's North American Champion and a former one-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion (with Kiana James). Schuessler, under the ring name Tesha Price, previously performed for various promotions, such as All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Shine Wrestling, and World Xtreme Wrestling (WXW). Early life Theresa Schuessler was born on September 25, 1994 in Tampa, Florida. Schuessler grew up in Chelsea, Michigan, graduated from Chelsea High School in 2012 and left when she was 17 years old for college. She attended the University of South Florida and graduated with a Bachelors in Criminology and a Business certificate. Professional wrestling career Early career (2017–2021) Schuessler made her professional wrestling debut on June 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
NXT Deadline (2023)
The 2023 NXT Deadline (stylized as DEADL1NE) was a professional wrestling event produced by WWE. It was the second annual Deadline held for the promotion's developmental brand NXT. The event took place on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at the Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut and aired via WWE's livestreaming platforms. The event is based around the Iron Survivor Challenge for men and women, a 25-minute five-person match in which a wrestler attempts to score the most falls in order to win and earn a match for the NXT Championship and NXT Women's Championship, respectively. This was the last WWE event to involve Vince McMahon or any other member of the McMahon family at any capacity before his resignation as chairman of TKO Group Holdings the next month due to the sex trafficking scandal involving a former WWE employee. Seven matches were contested at the event, including one on the Kickoff pre-show. In the main event, Ilja Dragunov defeated Baron Corbin to retain the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Iron Survivor Challenge
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's decades-long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept. Singles match The singles match is the most common of all professional wrestling matches, which involves only two competitors competing for one fall. A victory is obtained by pinfall, submission, knockout, countout, or disqualification. One of the most common variations on the singles match is to restrict the possible means for victory. Blindfold match In a blindfold match, the two participants must wear a blindfold over their eyes for the entire duration of the match. A well-known example of this match is the WrestleMania VII match between Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Rick Martel. No count-out match A no cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kiana James
Kayla Klingensmith (' Inlay; born May 23, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kiana James. James is currently inactive due to a leg injury she suffered in June 2024. She is a former one-time NXT Women's Tag Team Champion. Early life Kayla Inlay was born in Sioux City, Iowa. She completed her secondary education at East High School and later graduated from Morningside University in 2019 with a degree in science. Professional wrestling career Early career (2021–2022) Inlay trained to become a professional wrestler at the Flatbacks Wrestling school in Apopka, Florida under Tyler Breeze and Shawn Spears. On the September 21, 2021 episode of ''AEW Dark'', she made her in-ring debut under the name Xtina Kay, losing to The Bunny. WWE NXT (2022–2024) Inlay made her WWE debut under her real name on the February 1, 2022 episode of '' NXT'', losing to Sarray. Inlay was repackaged as Kiana J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' (''WON'') is a newsletter that covers professional wrestling and mixed martial arts. Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four Weekly'' website in 2008, becoming ''Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online''. The newsletter is often considered the first "dirt sheet", which is a wrestling publication covering the art from a real-life perspective. History The beginnings of the ''Wrestling Observer Newsletter'' date back to 1980, when Meltzer began an List of Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards, annual poll amongst those with whom he corresponded regarding professional wrestling. According to Meltzer, he was just a fan at first. A short time later, he began maintaining a tape-trading list, and would occasionally send match results and news updates along with tape updates. Meltzer stated that he wanted to keep his friends in college "in the loop" for his tape trading as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
