Top Indy Talent Makes NXT Debut Tonight, Tag Match Set for Next Week, Apollo Crews Challenges Balor, Tonight’s Video Highlights

By Nick Paglino

 

The following are some news highlights coming out of tonight’s edition of WWE NXT:

-Top indy talent Rich Swann, who signed with WWE last month, made his NXT TV debut tonight and lost a back-and-forth singles match to Baron Corbin.

–Apollo Crews challenged WWE NXT Champion Finn Balor to a rematch for the NXT Title. The first encounter the two hand, with the title on the line, ended in a DQ. Balor accepted the challenge, and the title match will air on NXT in 2 weeks.

-“American Alpha” Jason Jordan and Chad Gable will face Blake and Murphy next week on NXT.

Below are some highlight videos from tonight’s show:

Photo Credit: YouTube.com/WWEFanNation

Nick Paglino
Nick Paglino

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.

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