Three NXT Rookies Eliminated This Week: Updated Roster

After it was originally announced that one NXT rookie would be eliminated on this week’s show, three rookies were actually sent home this week.

Prior to revealing the results of the latest WWE Pros PNXT host Matt Striker confirmed that WWE management decided that two additional eliminations were in order.

Based on their promos at the end of last week’s show, Michael Tarver and Daniel Bryan were eliminated. The storyline was that because they believed they deserved to be eliminated this week, the WWE Universe had no reason to believe in them and they were dropped from the competition.

During the show, both gave “exit interviews” regarding their eliminations. Daniel Bryan’s was particularly noteworthy, in that he acknowledged that ‘Daniel Bryan’ was a fake  name created for the WWE NXT competition. Bryan said that while “Daniel Bryan” is very likely done, there is no telling what Bryan Danielson will accomplish in the future. Matt Striker called him ‘Bri’ on commentary and wished him “the best in his future endeavors.”

The angle appeared to kill of the Daniel Bryan character and suggested that we could see him wrestle as Bryan Danielson in the future.

As for the Pros Poll, the results and elimination were as follows:

WWE Pros Poll for 5/11/10:
– Wade Barrett
– David Otunga
– Justin Gabriel
– Heath Slater
– Darren Young
– Skip Sheffield (eliminated)