As seen on this week’s episode of NXT, Johnny Gargano challenged Andrade “Cien” Almas for the NXT Championship. The stipulation was that Gargano would leave NXT if he lost. Well, Tommaso Ciampa ran in the ring and nailed Gargano with his crutch and that allowed Almas to win the match. Gargano said goodbye to the fans as the show ended. Obviously, this is all storyline but you have to give credit to the NXT writers for doing everything they can to make sure that everything comes off as real as possible. Gargano appears to be leaving the brand but he is scheduled to appear at the live events and that was addressed in a video uploaded on YouTube. Basically, Regal said that although he is done with the brand, he must finish up with his remaining commitments. As you can see below, Gargano signed his termination papers.
Regal announced this week that the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic will be returning. The winner of the tournamemt will challenge for the NXT Tag Team Championships at NXT Takeover: New Orleans.
#WWENXT GM @RealKingRegal has announced the return of The #DustyClassic… and a huge opportunity awaits the winning team! pic.twitter.com/sDpktiwXMv
— WWE (@WWE) February 22, 2018
Matt Hardy has fans talking again after his latest Instagram post. The latest photo appears to have been taken at his compound in Cameron North Carolina. Most of you know by now that WWE has been able to get licencing rights from Impact Wrestling to show footage from Hardy’s run with them. It’s not clear if WWE plans to include the footage on their regular television shows or if it’s being saved for an upcoming WWE Network special/DVD release.
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