Turns out Ridge Holland, Rik Bugez and friends were just part of a wave of re-naming going on in NXT right now. The black-and-yellow brand’s house show in Largo, Florida last night (June 6) gave us a couple more.
Former TNZ X-Division champ DJ Z picked up a win in his match against Kona Reeves, and already changed his Twitter handle. His entrance schtick will still be familiar to fans from Impact and the indies.
Here’s Joaquin Wilde:
Welcome to @WWENXT @joaquinwilde_ #NXTLargo pic.twitter.com/KT7JHVsOyS
— Kyle (@FLWrestlingFan) June 6, 2019
Shane Strickland’s been going by his nickname “Swerve” for a while. And he played Killshot on Lucha Underground.
Now we’ll all have to get used to him as Isaiah Scott:
New name for @swerveconfident is “Isaiah Scott.” Teaming with @GREATBLACKOTAKU #NXTLargo pic.twitter.com/vl7SAqN0T5
— Kyle (@FLWrestlingFan) June 6, 2019
Thoughts on these (if you’re finished processing Cameron Grimes, that is)?