NXT had a house show last night in the St. Petersburg Armory in St. Petersburg, Florida. The first match of the evening involved No Way Jose taking on a debuting new wrestler.
Wrestling under his real name, Chad Lail, the wrestler formerly known as Gunner was defeated in his first NXT match.
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Chad Lail, AKA Gunner
The 35 year old Lail competed with Impact Wrestling from 2010 to 2015. He debuted for the company as a security guard, and was slowly worked into angles by 2011. He would then join Hulk Hogan’s Immortal stable.
In June of 2015, it was revealed Lail was no longer with Impact. He said later he had considered giving up his pro-wrestling dream after leaving Impact, and was looking at a career in acting. Earlier this year it was revealed he had signed with NXT.