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  • Tatum Paxley Seemingly Done With NXT

    Tatum Paxley Seemingly Done With NXT

    Tatum Paxley lost the NXT Women’s North American Championship to Zaria last night. Tatum held the title for 3 months after winning it from Izzi Dame at Vengeance Day earlier this year.

    According to fans at the performance center, Tatum was seen saying goodbye to the fans after the loss when the show went off air.

    Nothing has been confirmed yet but the moment sparked a lot of speculation that Paxley has wrapped up with NXT.

    WWE had discussed calling more women up to the main roster this summer, Paxley could be one of the names under consideration for the move.

    We will keep you updated on Tatum Paxley’s next moves here at Bodyslam.net

  • WWE NXT Results – June 9th, 2026

    WWE NXT Results – June 9th, 2026

    NXT took place at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando Florida last night, here are the results from last night’s show:

    – Fraxiom def. Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno

    – Kendal Grey & Wren Sinclair talked backstage, Sinclair told Grey that she wouldn’t be in her corner tonight. NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice then came in and wished Grey good luck in her match against Kelani Jordan tonight. She also said that she didn’t mean to attack Grey last week. Grey didn’t believe her

    – The judges were announced for the Mr. NXT pageant, they were revealed as Kit Wilson, Evolve Champion Aaron Rourke, and comedian Matt Matthews. It was also announced that fan voting was also open for the pageant

    The participants will be judged in 3 categories: Attire, Talent, & Public Speaking

    For the attire portion, both contestants were evaluated in formal wear, casual wear, and swimwear

    After the attire category, Kit Wilson & Aaron Rourke voted for Tristan Angels, while Matt Matthews voted for Shiloh Hill

    – #1 Contender’s Match for the NXT Championship: Naraku def. Mason Rook

    Kam Hendrix attacked and cost Mason Rook the match

    Tony D’Angelo will defend the NXT Championship against Naraku at NXT Great American Bash

    – Myles Borne talked about defending the North American Championship at Great American Bash. Tavion Heights showed up and said that he wants a shot at the title, than Vanity Project showed up which led to Heights challenging Jackson Drake to a #1 Contender’s Match next week

    – A vignette for Tate Wilder aired

    – #1 Contender’s Match for the NXT Women’s Championship: Kendal Grey def. Kelani Jordan

    Lola Vice vs. Kendal Grey for the NXT Women’s Championship will take place at NXT Great American Bash

    – The Talent portion of the Mr. NXT pageant: Shiloh Hill solved a Rubix Cube in under a minute, he still had time to show off another talent. Angels than shoved Hill out of the way & tried to solve the rubix cube himself but failed. He smashed the cube on the ground and moved to juggling. Shiloh then showed up juggling on a unicycle, earning votes from all 3 judges

    – Tony D’Angelo was asked about his upcoming match against Naraku. He said that he doesn’t understand Naraku, but he said that he will have to have his best if he wants to beat Tony. Naraku then appeared and gave Tony an envolope

    – Dion Lennox def. Jasper Troy

    Saquon Shugars appeared during the match on the video screen to distract Dion. Dion got the victory despite the video with help from Osiris Griffin

    Saquon Shugars attacked Griffin with a baseball bat

    – The public speaking portion of the Mr. NXT pageant: Sarah Schreiber asked both superstars why they deserved the title of Mr. NXT. Angels said he is the most handsome man in NXT and that the title was meant for him. He also said that  he has experience in pageants.

    Shiloh Hill said that the pageant made him find who he is. He reflected on his journey from hacking computers to competing in NXT, he said that the brand is all about finding yourself. He also said that NXT changed his life and that as long as you keep fighting back, everything will work out.

    The judges gave their final thoughts. Matt Matthews voted for Hill, Kit Wilson voted for Angels. Aaron Rourke declined to pick a winner and left the decision up to the fans. After the votes were counted, Shiloh Hill became Mr. NXT

    Angels attacked Hill with a steel chair after the decision was made

    – Robert Stone asked Naraku what he gave to Tony D’Angelo. He said that it was an invitation. Keanu Carver demanded a shot at the NXT Championship and said that Kam Hendrix, Naraku, and Mason Rook shouldn’t be ahead of him in line. Carver said he isn’t given the opportunity he would pick one himself. Stone said that he would find Carver an opponent next week

    – Izzi Dame questioned why she was in the Speed Tournament, Shawn Spears said it was his idea, and Niko Vance said it wasn’t a bad idea. Dame agreed

    – NXT Women’s North American Championship: Zaria def. Tatum Paxley (c) to win the Women’s North American Championship

     

  • Cathy Kelley Reveals That She Has Been Diagnosed With Autism

    Cathy Kelley Reveals That She Has Been Diagnosed With Autism

    Current WWE Backstage Correspondent Cathy Kelley signed with the company back in February of 2016, originally debuting with NXT. She would leave the company in 2020 before returning in 2022 as part of the RAW brand and has remained part of the main roster ever since.

    Kelley appeared on the latest episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet and revealed that she has diagnosed with autism.

    “I think it’s just a different side of me (being on TV for WWE). I was recently diagnosed with autism and I recognize that it changes a lot of social dynamics that I have. So when I say introverted, I feel like it’s a little bit more than a typical person would be”

    You can watch the full podcast below:

     

     

     

    (h/t Insight for the transcription)

  • WWE NXT Live Results – June 5th, 2026

    WWE NXT Live Results – June 5th, 2026

    WWE held their most recent NXT Live event on Friday, June 5th, 2026. The event was held at the Tom Fellows Community Center in Davenport, Florida.

    Below are the results for Friday Night’s WWE NXT Live event:

    • NXT Women’s Championship Match: Lola Vice (c) defeated Nikkita Lyons to retain the NXT Women’s Title.
    • OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) defeated Shido Ash & Viktor Zanov
    • Keanu Carver defeated Shiloh Hill
    • BirthRight (Channing Lorenzo, Lexis King & Uriah Connors) defeated Dorian Van Dux, EK Prosper & Tate Wilder
    • Jaida Parker defeated Arianna Grace
    • WWE NXT Tag Team Championship Match: The Vanity Project (Brad Baylor & Ricky Smokes) (c) defeated Noam Dar & Romeo Moreno to retain the NXT Tag Team Titles.
    • Martinez & Skylar Rae defeated Jessica The Unknown & Zena Sterling
    • Lizzy Rain defeated Zaria via DQ
    • WWE NXT Championship Match: Tony D’Angelo (c) defeated Jackson Drake to retain the NXT Title.

     

    (h/t Cagematch for the results.)

  • Exclusive: GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste On A Potential Return To WWE, NJPW, TNA, And AEW

    Exclusive: GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste On A Potential Return To WWE, NJPW, TNA, And AEW

    Current Pro Wrestling NOAH GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste reflects on the possibility of a potential WWE return.

    Former WWE Superstar Shane Haste, known as Shane Thorne and Slapjack during his time with the company, recently spoke with Bodyslam.net‘s Wombeezy for an exclusive interview. During the discussion, the topic of a potential WWE return was brought up, to which Haste appears to be keeping the door open for a potential return one day, saying “I’d never say never again..”

    Um, so yeah, I’d never say never again to us being there, but, uh, that’s, it’s all up to, you know, in like we, as wrestlers, some wrestlers do get to pick where they get to go and whatnot, but you just see like a lot of things with like fans being like, they should go to AEW, they should go to TNA.

    I’m like, it’s not our choice. Like 90% of the time, it’s not up to us wrestlers to be like, yeah. Hey Tony, give me, yeah, I’ll go here. Give me what I want. You know what I mean? We don’t get that choice. We just got to go where the work is. Um, I’m very fortunate that my work has now led me back to NOAH and to the GHC title.

    So you just never know when things are going to turn around and whatnot, but I would never say never to going back to, uh, New Japan again. I mean, TMDK is there. Um, I’d love to go back and be with the boys. I’d love the boys there to be with us in NOAH as well. Um, yeah, I’d go back to, I’d do TNA. I’d do AEW again for sure. I go back to WWE. I’m open to it. You know what I mean?

    Shane Haste originally signed with WWE back in 2016 along with his tag team partner Mikey Nicholls. The two debuted on the NXT brand as part of the tag team TM-61. They competed in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, making it to the finals in 2016 before an injury sidelined them.

    Haste would then transition into singles competition under the ring name Shane Thorne, before briefly reforming TM-61 until his tag partner Mikey Nicholls, who was going by the ring name Nick Miller, would leave WWE in 2019. This would eventually lead to a main roster call up for Haste early in 2020.

    In August of 2020, Haste would be repacked as the hockey mask wearing Slapjack as part of the Retribution stable, which also  consisted of Mustafa Ali, T-Bar (Dominik Dijakovic), and Mace (Mason Madden). The stable faced blowback from networks as it was viewed as being a “terrorist group,” which would lead to changes creatively before eventually quietly being disbanded.

    Haste would then be kept off WWE programming before officially being released from his contract on November 18th, 2021.

    You can watch the entire interview with GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste below.

    (Please credit Bodyslam.net when using the quotes above as news.)

  • WWE is interested in signing Mike Santana

    WWE is interested in signing Mike Santana

    WWE has their eyes on current TNA World Champion Mike Santana. Santana’s contract reportedly is up this summer and he is expected to hit the open market.

    According to Fightful,  WWE officials are very interested in bringing him in and he has a lot of support backstage. There is also belief that he will go straight to the main roster instead of returning to NXT.

    WWE management seems to be interested in him because of his good reputation backstage, his work ethic, and professionalism.

    We will let you know of any updates on Mike Santana at Bodyslam.net

  • WWE NXT Results – June 2, 2026

    WWE NXT Results – June 2, 2026

    On June 2nd, 2026 WWE aired the 840th episode of NXT live in Orlando Florida inside WWE Performance Center & can watch it on The CW (United States) & Netflix (Everywhere else).

    Zaria defeated Lizzy Rain via F5

    Tag Team Match
    North American Champion Myles Borne (c) & Tavion Heights vs. Darkstate (Osiris Griffin & Cutler James) Match Never Got Started

    Tag Team Match
    OTM (Lucien Price & Bronco Nima) defeated The Culling (Shawn Spears & Niko Vance) via Double Angle Slam on Spears

    Jackson Drake defeated Tate Wilder via 450 Splash

    Speed Title Match
    Lexis King (c) defeated Romeo Moreno via The Coronation (4:34) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)

    Tag Team Match
    Darkstate (Dion Lennox & Osiris Griffin) defeated North American Champion Myles Borne (c) & Tavion Heights via Doomsday Device on Heights

    NXT Title Match
    Tony D’Angelo (c) defeated Kam Hendrix via Dead To Rights (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)

  • Jay Bilas Says He’d Be Open To Hosting A WWE Draft

    Jay Bilas Says He’d Be Open To Hosting A WWE Draft

    ESPN analyst and longtime NBA Draft expert Jay Bilas says he would be open to stepping into the world of WWE in a big way.

    While speaking with Justin Barrasso‘s Extra Mustard, Bilas was asked about the possibility of hosting a future WWE Draft. The longtime college basketball analyst didn’t hesitate when discussing both his interest in professional wrestling and his appreciation for the evolution of the industry.

    “I wouldn’t say no to that. I love wrestling. I grew up on it. I really enjoyed it when I was growing up, and my favorite was John Tolos. But the wrestling I watched feels primitive compared to what we see now. With all the pageantry, it’s become this incredible spectacle.”

     

    Bilas naming John Tolos as one of his childhood favorites will resonate with longtime wrestling fans familiar with the legendary heel’s influence during wrestling’s territorial era. Known as “The Golden Greek,” Tolos became one of the most recognizable stars of his generation and helped shape the style and presentation of wrestling during the 1960s and 1970s, throughout a career that stretched through the early 1950s to the early 1980s.

    The idea of Bilas hosting a WWE Draft would not feel entirely out of place given WWE’s continued crossover with mainstream sports media and entertainment personalities in recent years. WWE has regularly brought in analysts, athletes, musicians, and celebrities to contribute to major events, particularly around marquee broadcasts and premium live events.

    Bilas has built a respected reputation over the years through his work covering college basketball and the NBA Draft for ESPN. His ability to command a live broadcast environment and present major selections could translate naturally into WWE’s annual Draft presentation.

    WWE has also leaned heavily into creating a more sports-oriented presentation in recent years, especially around concepts like the Draft, rankings, and championship contention. Adding a recognizable sports television personality like Bilas into that environment would fit the company’s current direction.

    Whether the opportunity ever materializes remains to be seen, but Bilas clearly sounds open to the possibility of making an appearance inside the WWE universe.

     

  • WWE NXT Results – May 26th, 2026

    WWE NXT Results – May 26th, 2026

    On May 26th, 2026 WWE aired the 839th episode of NXT live in Orlando Florida inside WWE Performance Center & can watch it on The CW (United States) & Netflix (Everywhere else).

    Non Title Match
    Kelani Jordan defeated Women’s Speed Champion Wren Sinclair via Texas Cloverleaf

    Semi Final Match Of The Speed Title #1 Contenders Tournament
    Sean Legacy vs. Dorian Van Dux ends in a Time Limit Draw (3:00) (Both men are eliminated)

    Jaida Parker defeated Layla Diggs via Sit Out Choke Bomb

    Finals Of The Speed Title #1 Contenders Tournament
    Romeo Moreno defeated Nathan Frazer via Inside Cradle (2:58)

    Tag Team Match
    The Culling (Shawn Spears & Niko Vance) vs. OTM (Bronco Nima & Lucien Price) Match Never Got Started

    Shiloh Hill defeated Charlie Dempsey via Pinfall

    Women’s Title Match
    Lola Vice (c) defeated Izzi Dame via Backfist (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)

  • Lash Legend Names WWE NXT Star Ready For WWE Main Roster Call-Up

    Lash Legend Names WWE NXT Star Ready For WWE Main Roster Call-Up

    With Lash Legend now finding success on WWE’s main roster, the former NXT standout has a unique perspective on which rising names could be next in line for a call-up.

    During a recent appearance on Bodyslam.net’s Wrestleholics podcast, Legend discussed several current NXT talents she believes are beginning to receive the recognition they deserve, while specifically praising both NXT Superstar Tatum Paxley and current WWE Main Roster Superstar Jordynne Grace.

    Legend first pointed to Paxley as someone she has long believed deserved more opportunities during her time in NXT.

    “Well, you know, it’s crazy. The person who, I mean, we both was grinding, grinding together. I used to think it was Tatum, but now Tatum is starting to get her flowers. Obviously she’s a champion, North American Champion. So it’s just really cool to see her getting these opportunities and showing up because she was always somebody that I’m like, dang, like Tatum deserves her flowers. This girl is good.”

    According to Legend, one of the most exciting parts of today’s NXT roster is seeing talents who previously flew under the radar finally begin receiving consistent opportunities to shine.

    “I feel like it’s a new evolution of NXT and I feel like the people that did deserve more recognition, they’re starting to get those opportunities.”

    Legend also had major praise for Jordynne Grace, calling her one of the most complete performers currently competing on WWE SmackDown, after being called up to the main roster. Legend also predicted an eventual Hall of Fame-caliber career for Grace.

    “So it’s really cool to see Jordynne. Everybody should know about NXT. That girl is something serious and I believe that she can be a Hall of Famer one day. Like she is just that good.”

    Legend continued by praising Grace’s passion for professional wrestling and the overall presence she brings whenever she appears on screen.

    “She’s so coachable. She loves it, she has a passion for it and she looks great, you know, so shout out to her. She’s somebody that I’m like, yeah, go get that title.”

    While Legend herself continues adjusting to life on WWE’s main roster, it’s clear she still keeps a close eye on the next generation of talent developing in NXT — and believes several stars are getting closer to making the jump themselves.

    (Please credit Bodyslam.net and the Wrestleholics when using the quotes and news above.)

    You can watch the entire interview with WWE Superstar Lash Legend on Bodyslam’s Wrestleholics podcast below.