WWE held an NXT live event on Thursday in St. Petersburg, FL at the St. Petersburg Armory. At the show, Rachael Ellering worked her first match since signing with the WWE last month. It should be noted that she has worked matches on NXT television in the past as an enhancement wrestler.
Hello @WWENXT.
Let’s get to know each other! ☺️ pic.twitter.com/lWKS8QHvlz
— Rachael Ellering (@RachaelEllering) March 15, 2019
@RachaelEllering makes her debut at #NXTStPetersburg making NXT’s women’s division even stronger!!! Welcome to NXT !! pic.twitter.com/wJnzy4pwlA
— Bobby Deese (@bobbydeese_) March 15, 2019
She teamed up with Deonna Purrazzo to battle Mia Yim & Taynara Conti where they lost to Yim and Conti. Here are the results:
– Lacey Lane defeated Karen Q
– Adrian Jaoude (w/ Cezar Bononi) defeated Denzel Dejournette
– Sean “X-Pac” Waltman, who is guest coaching at the Performance Center this week, made an appearance in front of the crowd.
– Mia Yim & Taynara Conti defeated Rachel Evers & Deonna Purrazzo
– Mansoor Al-Shehail facing Eric Bugenhagen in a “rock off” led to a fight where Bugenhagen got the better of it. He then did a concert.
– Punishment Martinez defeated Kassius Ohno
– The Undisputed Era (Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish) defeated Raul Mendoza & Humberto Carrillo
– NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler defeated Bianca Belair to retain her title
– NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream defeated Roderick Strong to retain his title
