On NXT this week, it seemed as though both Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly were written off television. According to comments made by Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, however, there is reason to believe that both will be back in the company.

“Both of their contracts are up or will be up in a couple of days. Neither has signed,” Meltzer said. “The feeling from what I was told from people in NXT is that they believe they are going to be back.”

It was noted that both Gargano and O’Reilly are having children early next year. The belief from some in NXT is that the angles on Tuesday night were meant to write O’Reilly and Gargano off television but that they will both return later.

“Both are having children early next year. Gargano talked about it, O’Reilly it’s the same situation. The feeling is the angles were to injure them, take them out for awhile and then they would comeback.”

Meltzer noted that if they are returning in 2022, then why had they not signed new contracts with WWE?

“If that’s the case, do you let your contract just expire? If that was the case then why didn’t you just sign a new contract? I don’t know exactly what the deal is. I know that in one of the cases, one of those people was very much considering AEW but had not made that choice.”

He concluded that WWE would not have done the angle they did for Gargano if they were expecting him to show up on AEW shortly after, however.

“WWE didn’t do that thing for Johnny Gargano to have him show up next week in AEW,” Meltzer said.

Shawn Michaels has been a mentor for many NXT stars that have gotten through the brand over the last few years, including Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly.

The close bond among these stars was visible when they greeted each other after this week’s episode of the show went off air.

The show ended with Gargano delivering an emotional speech about his future. After the cameras stopped rolling, Michaels came out and shared a moment with both Gargano and O’Reilly as seen below:

Both Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly’s WWE contracts expire this month. There has been a lot of speculation on what’s next for these stars.

They were brought to a SmackDown episode last month. Latest reports suggest that the officials have offered them multi-year deals to stay with the promotion.

Though like the other recent NXT departures such Adam Cole and Bobby Fish, many believe that Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly are both likely to be heading to AEW once done with their WWE obligations.

Now this emotional greeting with Shawn Michaels has added another layer to the belief that Gargano and O’Reilly are leaving and it’s only a matter of time before we see them on AEW TV.

Sunday night’s NXT War Games event may have been the final WWE PPV appearances event for both Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly.

Gargano and O’Reilly have been pillars of the developmental brand for the past several years. Their contracts were due to expire soon, with understandable speculation that they’d consider jumping to AEW along with Adam Cole, Bryan Danielson and others.

WWE has attempted to re-sign both competitors. Fightful provided an update on this situation over the weekend:

“Both have been offered multi-year deals and were brought to Smackdown a couple of weeks ago, and it has been communicated to both men that the company wants to retain their services,” wrote Sean Ross Sapp.

As of War Games, neither had re-signed with the promotion. It is being said that most people are expecting both Gargano and O’Reilly to depart the company.

Gargano spoke to the fans in attendance after War Games went off the air and promised to “tell them everything” on Tuesday’s NXT. As seen below, fans chanted, “Thank you Johnny! Please don’t go!” at the former NXT Champion.

Gargano’s contract was set to expire on December 3rd, 2021 but he signed a one-week extension recently. His contract will now expire on December 10th. Both O’Reilly and Gargano are scheduled to be on the Tuesday edition of NXT this week.

Kyle O’Reilly is also booked to face Von Wagner in a cage match on Tuesday’s NXT show.

2 of NXT’s biggest stars are scheduled to be at Smackdown tonight. According to a Tweet from John Pollock of Post Wrestling, Kyle O’Reilly and Johnny Gargano are both scheduled to work a dark match on the show from the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

“Per sources – Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly are scheduled for a dark match tonight in Evansville at the Smackdown tapings,” Pollock Tweeted.

It was reported back in September that Gargano’s contract with WWE was up on December 3rd. As for O’Reilly, earlier this month it was reported that his contract expires sometime next month as well.

Gargano first started working for WWE in 2015, with him officially signing with the promotion the following year. He is the first-ever NXT triple crown champion, having won the NXT Championship (1x), the North American title (3x) and the tag-team titles (1x with Tommaso Ciampa).

Kyle O’Reilly has been with WWE since 2017. He is a 3x NXT tag-team champion along with other members of the Undisputed Era. Along with Bobby Fish, he is also a 3x ROH World Tag Team Champion and 2x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion in NJPW. O’Reilly is also a former ROH World Champion.

Kyle O’Reilly might be wrapping up his time with WWE.

O’Reilly has been a mainstay on NXT much like his former Undisputed Era teammates Adam Cole, Bobby Fish, and Roderick Strong. All four men made names for themselves in Ring of Honor and walked into NXT with a ton of momentum.

Now, only O’Reilly and Strong remain in WWE but soon, the latter may find himself standing alone.

KOR Leaving WWE?

Kyle O’Reilly could be on his way out of WWE by the end of 2021, according to a report at PWInsider. His contract is set to expire in December and there have been internal talks questioning his future within WWE.

The report notes that it still isn’t too late for O’Reilly to extend his deal with WWE. It’s been said that internally, O’Reilly is considered to be the number two top babyface on the NXT brand. That puts him behind current NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa.

O’Reilly was involved in a big feud with Adam Cole before Cole left WWE in favor of AEW. Bobby Fish was released from WWE as part of a wave of NXT roster cuts back in August.

Fish is now signed with AEW. Roderick Strong is the current NXT Cruiserweight Champion and he has his own faction.

SEScoops will keep you updated on the latest information regarding Kyle O’Reilly’s future.

Kyle O’Reilly’s longtime tag-team partner Bobby Fish was amongst the recent cuts from the NXT roster. Before they were both in the Undisputed Era, Fish and O’Reilly were known as reDRagon and won titles in ROH and New Japan Pro Wrestling.

O’Reilly took to Twitter to comment on the recent NXT roster cuts.

“The word of the day is “Bummer”. It was a bummer to see my friends lose their jobs but I take solace in knowing they will all end up OK and doing great things. Still though, major bummer.”

Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish – reDRagon

Fish and O’Reilly first began teaming together in 2012 under the name reDRagon. They have won titles in NJPW, ROH, and NXT.

They are 2x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. They won the Super Junior Tag Tournament in 2014 as well. In Ring of Honor, they are 3x World Tag Team Champions and won the Tag Wars tournament in 2014 as well.

Along with other members of the Undisputed Era, they won the NXT tag titles 3x. They also won the NXT tag team of the year award in both 2018 and 2019. Pro Wrestling Illustrated voted them the Tag Team of the Year in 2019.

The best in the world debate has heated up in recent weeks. NXT star Kyle O’Reilly has his own pick for the mantle which is different than the other names. The former undisputed era member recently had an interview with DAZN where he talked about a number of things including his run in NXT and more.

When asked who he thinks is the best in the world right now, O’Reilly took the name of the former universal and NXT champion Finn Balor, saying that he is the guy who has done everything:

“I think Finn Balor is, He’s a guy who’s done everything. (He’s) a former Universal champion. For whatever reason, he came back to NXT and has just helped elevate every single guy that he’s wrestled in NXT. He’s helped elevate the brand of NXT just by him being here,

And by him putting everything into his work, delivering, and busting his ass when he certainly didn’t have to. I think his work definitely speaks for itself because everything he’s done has just been top-notch. I know myself, I’ve learned a lot getting to wrestle Finn.”

“For my money, I’d say Finn Balor is at the top of that list right now.”
– Kyle O’Reilly

Apart from this, the former tag team champion discussed things such as his upcoming NXT Takeover match, the influence of Shawn Michaels and more.

Kyle O’Reilly is currently scheduled to compete in a fatal five-way match for the NXT championship at the TakeOver: In Your House event this Sunday. He will be competing alongside names such as Pete Dunne, Johnny Gargano, Adam Cole, and the current champion Karrion Kross.

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Kyle O’Reilly felt the brunt of the attack by his former teammate Adam Cole on last week’s NXT, where Cole kicked O’Reilly in the face and threw him onto the steel steps. After the show, fans got concerned as photos of O’Reilly being stretchered out of the arena came out online. However, WWE clarified the situation, and we now know that O’Reilly is okay and is not seriously hurt.

On tonight’s episode of NXT, it was revealed during a report how long O’Reilly will be out of action. The company announced that he will not be medically cleared to return for 4 to 6 weeks, that at least a month from now or month-and-a-half due to the injuries suffered by Cole’s brainbuster on the steel steps.

Thankfully, it was nothing serious as what fans were initially believing, and it’s relieving to know that he’s doing okay and will be back to action soon. This is to add to the storyline between Adam Cole betraying The Undisputed Era. It would be interesting to see how Kyle O’Reilly would exact revenge on Cole for his actions, as the given timeframe is around WrestleMania so we could probably see him back to start a new program with Cole after Cole possibly wins the title at the event.

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Adam Cole apologized for his actions during the final moments of NXT, and addressed his questionable actions from TakeOver and last week. He admitted that what he did to Kyle O’Reilly was wrong and vowed to fix things any he can. Roderick Strong came out and asked him why he feels sorry now, and not during the ten days since he turned on them. Finn Balor also got involved, who attacked Cole. He was superkicked away by Cole with him and Strong remaining in the ring. Cole apologised and said he loved Strong like a brother, and hugged him. Only to hit him with a low blow and betraying Undisputed Era and making his stance clear for good. It seems like the faction is gone now, with Bobby Fish out with an injury and O’Reilly gone for a good month.

Kyle O’Reilly will headline Takeover 31 tomorrow night against NXT champion Finn Balor. The Undisputed Era member lives with Type 1 diabetes and spoke to the NY Post recently about the challenges that come from living with the condition while being a pro-wrestler.

“That’s the thing about Type 1 diabetes, it is a daily grind, a daily challenge,” O’Reilly said. “But it’s a challenge and fight I can win on a daily basis, too. I know it keeps me accountable for my own health, my own well-being. I take it into my own hands. I do what I have to do to be the best performer and the best healthy human being I can possibly be.”

O’Reilly continued to talk about the challenges associated with having Type 1 diabetes and being a professional athlete.

“It’s not without its challenges, but it’s something I’ve dealt with my entire career since I was 18 years old. It’s something I’ve dealt with for a long time. I’ve always had a good grasp of it. I’ve looked at it as a blessing in disguise because it does sort of keep me accountable for my own health. I have no excuse to let things slide or to get lazy with my own health.”

It also appears as though some members of the UE are turning babyface. O’Reilly spoke about this as well during the interview.

“Pretty much all of my singles success in the past has come with me being a babyface, so it’s something I’m comfortable doing. It’s something I think I can be good at.”

O’Reilly won a gauntlet elimination match on NXT recently to earn the right to face Balor. The full interview can be read here.

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Undisputed Era leader Adam Cole faced off against Austin Theory during last night’s episode of NXT in a bout that reportedly signified the beginning of a major babyface push for Cole.

According to PWInsider, Cole is now being positioned into a babyface position within the black-and-gold brand. WWE began to drop hints it may be turning him after his significant NXT Championship loss to Finn Balor. The two clashed at NXT Super Tuesday II in early September. Last night’s victory over Theory was Cole’s first in-ring appearance since that notable loss.

Cole isn’t the only member of the Undisputed Era to be primed for a babyface push. Kyle O’Reilly has also been positioned recently for a positive turn. He recently won the opportunity to face off against Balor for the NXT Championship. O’Reilly called his upcoming bout the “biggest moment” of his life. He will face off against Balor at NXT TakeOver: 31.

The other members of Undisputed Era, Bobby Fish and Roderick Strong, are reportedly not in line for a character turn.

The two are scheduled to face Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch in a matchup to decide the number one contenders to Breezango’s NXT Tag Team Championships.

NXT TakeOver: 31 takes place on October 4 from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

Undisputed Era’s Kyle O’Reilly has commented on his momentous win from last night’s episode of NXT. O’Reilly bested Cameron Grimes, Timothy Thatcher, Bronson Reed, and Kushida to win the first-ever NXT Gauntlet Eliminator match. This victory has propelled O’Reilly into an NXT Championship match against Finn Balor at NXT TakeOver: 31.

Speaking with Sarah Schreiber backstage in a WWE Network Exclusive, O’Reilly reflected on his win calling his championship match the “biggest moment” of his life.

“[…] I came into this match on relatively short notice, but we make the most of these opportunities. TakeOver isn’t just the biggest match for Kyle O’Reilly’s career, which it is, it’s not just a huge match for The Undisputed Era as a whole, which it is, this is the biggest moment of my life.”

When asked if he was nervous about facing off against Finn Balor, O’Reilly confessed he has been experiencing some “butterflies.” He opened up, admitting how the idea of competing at TakeOver against Balor gives him “goosebumps” before stressing how this opportunity is “huge for me.”

“I thrive under high presser situations. I mean, it really drives me, Sarah. Can you think of a higher pressure situation than the main event of TakeOver for the NXT Championship? Please, tell me if there is one, because I don’t think there is. So, Finn Balor, NXT, the world, is gonna see just what Kyle O’Reilly can do when he’s under pressure.”

O’Reilly Praised by Hall of Famers

Following his main event win, both Triple H and Shawn Michaels commented on O’Reilly’s achievement.

Triple H stressed how O’Reilly’s success “shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone” before praising his dedication to pro wrestling. He noted how O’Reilly versus Balor “has the ability to steal the show.”

Shawn Michaels, unable to hide his excitement, was a lot more succinct with his message: “SIGN. ME. UP!!! #NXTTakeOver #WWENXT“

Kyle O’Reilly versus Finn Balor takes place at NXT TakeOver: 31 on October 4, 2020 from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

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Undisputed Era members Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly have discussed what makes their teamwork so well. Joining WWE’s The Bump, the duo also explained why they believe they are one of the top teams in the world.

“What me and Bobby have is special,” O’Reilly said. “We’ve been a tag team since 2012. We’ve been all over the world. As far as I’m concerned, we’re one of the top two greatest tag teams of all time.”

His partner, Fish, added how their chemistry isn’t something people can “fabricate.” He said how the brotherhood that exists between them and their other stablemates Roderick Strong and NXT Champion Adam Cole is “real.” “I think people feel that,” he said. “I think people understand that, and that’s why we’re successful as we are.”

Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish On Making History, Dream Opponents

O’Reilly explained how, as a team, he and Fish are “the judge, jury and executioner of the tag team division.” He stressed that this has been the case when they first arrived and that it will stay that way for the foreseeable future. “We’re going to become the first, four-time NXT champions. All we do here is make history.”

With the team having proved to be so dominant in the black-and-gold brand in the past, the two have casually looked at both RAW and SmackDown for potential opponents. O’Reilly shared how he would love a matchup with The New Day or The Usos. He believes either matchup could prove to be “something very special.” 

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription. 

Every week since debuting on the USA Network, NXT has released an in-storyline injury update. 2 wrestlers are listed on the report this week. Dakota Kai and Kyle O’Reilly both sustained injuries, though neither is considered serious.

Dakota Kai took green mist to the face from Asuka this week on NXT. She is reported to have been dealing with vision problems after the show and had to have her eyes flushed out. More serious for Kai, however, is that her knee was hyperextended in the match and she is now listed as “questionable” for next week.

Kyle O’Reilly is listed in the report as having suffered a bruised eye. His injury is not considered serious, however, and it does not appear he will miss any time.

The full episode of WWE Now can be viewed in the player below:

NXT Injury Report Update

2 wrestlers were listed as injured last week. Johnny Gargano is still not cleared to compete but Cameron Grimes, who was listed as day to day last week, did compete this week against Tyler Bate.

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There are not new WWE NXT Tag Team Champions as The Street Profits retained over The Undisputed Era.

Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish were not able to make it back on top of the NXT Tag Team Division as they lost to Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins. The Street Profits retained at the WWE NXT TakeOver: Toronto II event in Toronto, Ontario at the Scotiabank Arena.

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The reign of The Street Profits as champions hasn’t lasted that long as they won the titles at the WWE NXT TakeOver: XXV event in Bridgeport, CT at the Webster Bank Arena back in June. 

They became champions when they beat The Forgotten Sons, Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch, and Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish to win the titles in a Fatal 4-Way Ladder Match.

At the time, the titles were vacant by The Viking Raiders, who were the champions, as they were called up to the main roster during the Superstar Shake-Up and placed on the Monday Night RAW roster.

There was speculation that The Street Profits may have to drop the straps due to them being called up to the main roster on RAW but that’s not the case.

What are your thoughts on The Street Profits retaining the NXT Tag Team Titles? Was this the right call by WWE officials? Sound off in the comment section.

The NXT Tag Team Championships will be on the line at NXT TakeOver: Toronto II on August 10th. Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins will look to defend the belts against former champions Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish from the Undisputed Era.

It will be the 3rd title defense for the current champions, who won the vacant titles on June 1st in a 4-way ladder match at NXT TakeOver: XXV. The other three teams in the ladder match were the Forgotten Sons, Fish & O’Reilly, and Burch & Lorcan. The titles had been vacated by the Viking Raiders upon their call-up to the main roster.

Since winning the belts, the Street Profits have defended them successfully against the Forgotten Sons and Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch.

Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins (The Street Profits) (c) vs Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish (The Undisputed Era)

The ladder match at TakeOver: XXV was the first time the Street Profits and Fish & O’Reilly have been in the same match on WWE programming. They’ve met another 19x on NXT live events, however. O’Reilly and Fish hold the edge in the series between the two teams with a 15W-5L record.

The only other confirmed match for the August 10th event is a best 2-of-3 falls match between Johnny Gargano and Adam Cole for the NXT Championship.

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Trent Seven was a recent guest on the popular podcast, E&C’s Pod Of Awesomeness.

During his discussion with hosts, Edge and Christian, Seven addressed taking pride in performing for NXT UK. He also spoke about which wrestler helped him when it came to understanding wrestling on a deeper level.

When asked how he felt about NXT UK being WWE’s first international brand, Seven responded that there is a “massive amount of pride.”

“You can feel it through the product as well, especially in the in-ring performances you see on the Network,” he siad. “There’s a lot of pride. It kind of feels sometimes when you look back that it’s almost like your life’s work.”

“Just being the first-ever extension of the North American arm of it as well… It all came around very sharp, and there was a bit of a detour as people were working out the logistics and how it was gonna work. Hats off to Tyler and Pete for putting on the caliber of matches and claiming that title the way they did. It’s a very proud thing to look back on and obviously to carry on with.”

Broadening Horizons

When it comes to pushing himself in the ring, Seven credits Undisputed Era’s Kyle O’Reilly as the man to help him broaden his horizons.

“The first person that comes to mind is Kyle O’Reilly. This was about 2011, I think he’d been wrestling for about a year at that time. He came over as a recommendation from Davey Richards. At that time, I was living and working as a manager of a pub. He was the first international or ‘real’ wrestler I’ve ever wrestled.”

Trent recalled a tumultuous time having to find a new venue for a show he was putting on after the previous site canceled 24 hours previously. After having miraculously secured a new place, his match with O’Reilly would be the first time he ever called a bout in the ring.

“I’ve always heard of these veterans saying ‘we’ll call it out in the ring’ and I was like ‘you’re full of it, no one’s ever done that.’ We went out there and he just battered me for about 25 minutes, and somehow, someway, it just kind of clicked for me. ‘Oh, this is actually wrestling.'”

Trent Seven is currently involved in a feud with WALTER and his stable, Imperium. He recently challenged WALTER to a matchup, claiming that he didn’t care whether the WWE United Kingdom Championship was on the line or not.

NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff will take place on August 31st from the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff in Cardiff, Wales.

H/T to Wrestlezone for the transcription.

New details as to why WWE NXT Superstar Kyle O’Reilly was pulled from wrestling at this weekend’s EVOLVE 129 and EVOLVE 130 events have surfaced online. 

Ryan Satin of Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that O’Reilly is currently dealing with a staph infection. The good news is that he’s expected to be healed up and back in action within a week. 

The infection occurred due to him getting stitches in his back from his latest match under the WWE banner. Those stitches recently developed the staph infection.

O’Reilly was last seen in action at the WWE NXT TakeOver: XXV event in Bridgeport, CT earlier this month as he took part in a Fatal 4 Way Ladder Match. In the end, The Street Profits captured the vacant NXT Tag Team Titles.

EVOLVE 129 takes place in Queens, NY on June 29th while EVOLVE 130 will take place in Brooklyn, NY on June 30th. Here are the updated cards:

EVOLVE 129

• EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory vs. Leon Ruff
• Roderick Strong vs. Anthony Henry
• Tyler Breeze vs. AR Fox
• EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Eddie Kingston & Joe Gacy vs. Anthony Greene & Curt Stallion
• Josh Briggs vs. Arturo Ruas
• Shotzi Blackheart vs. Brandi Lauren
• WWN Champion JD Drake vs. Stephen Wolf vs. Sean Maluta vs. John Silver
• Harlem Bravado vs. Babatunde
• Adrian Alanis & Liam Grey of The Skulk vs. Milk Chocolate of Brandon Watts & Randy Summers

EVOLVE 130

• Austin Theory vs. Roderick Strong
• WWN Champion JD Drake vs. Babatunde
• Tyler Breeze vs. Anthony Greene
• Anthony Henry vs. Arturo Ruas
• Eddie Kingston & Joe Gacy vs. AR Fox & Leon Ruff vs. John Silver & Alex Reynolds
• Josh Briggs vs. Brandon Taggart
• Curt Stallion vs. Sean Maluta
• Brandi Lauren vs. Natalia Markova

It looks like the EVOLVE Wrestling in-ring return of The Undisputed ERA’s Kyle O’Reilly will not be happening this weekend after all.

O’Reilly was originally scheduled to make his in-ring return for the EVOLVE Wrestling promotion at their scheduled events this Saturday and Sunday, however the announcement was made by the promotion on Monday morning that he has been pulled from both shows.

“We are sorry to inform you that Kyle O’Reilly will not be able to compete at EVOLVE this weekend,” wrote the promotion in an announcement released via their official Twitter page today. “We were just given the news. We will have more information and updated cards later today or tomorrow. Thank you for understanding.”

O’Reilly joins fellow NXT Superstar Bobby Fish in pulling out of an EVOLVE in-ring return. The Undisputed ERA member also announced he will not be able to wrestle at the shows last week, but noted he will still be appearing at his meet and greets as advertised.

Kyle O’Reilly Pulled From Significant Matches On The Cards

EVOLVE 129 is scheduled to emanate from La Boom in Queens, New York this Saturday, June 29th. The advertised main event for the show is Austin Theory vs. Leon Ruff for the EVOLVE Championship.

O’Reilly was advertised to team with fellow Undisputed ERA member Roderick Strong in a tag-team match against WWN Champion JD Drake and Anthony Henry that was actually promoted by WWE with a featured article on their official website.

EVOLVE 130 goes down from the Saint Finbar Catholic Church Gym in Brooklyn, New York this Sunday, June 30th. The main event for that show will be NXT Superstar Roderick Strong vs. EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory in a “Non-Title Grudge Match.”

On the 6/30 card, O’Reilly was advertised to take on Josh Briggs in one-on-one action, with his NXT tag-team partner Bobby Fish in his corner.

EVOLVE has yet to announce a replacement for either match involving Kyle O’Reilly this weekend.

Possible Reason For Kyle O’Reilly Pulling Out Of EVOLVE Return

As far as the reason for O’Reilly being pulled from the card this close to the show, while no explanation has been provided as of this writing, it is worth noting that he also pulled out of the NXT U.K. television taping at the U.K. Download Festival at Donnington Park back on June 14th. The reason given was a back injury that O’Reilly suffered in the ladder match at the NXT TakeOver: XXV live WWE Network special back on June 1st.

“The medical man told me my back is still hurt so unfortunately I won’t be able to attend [the U.K. Download Festival] this year,” O’Reilly wrote via Twitter after being pulled from the NXT U.K. TV taping on 6/14. “I’m sorry to all the great U.K. fans.”

We will keep you posted as new information regarding Kyle O’Reilly’s status and replacements for EVOLVE 129 and EVOLVE 130 become available. Until then, make sure to follow us on Twitter @SEScoops for around-the-clock coverage of all pro wrestling news and rumors.

What are YOUR thoughts on Kyle O’Reilly pulling out of EVOLVE 129 and EVOLVE 130 this weekend? Sound off in the Comments section below.

WWE NXT Superstar Kyle O’Reilly has announced that he is dealing with a back injury.

As a result, he has been pulled from the UK Download Festival taking place this week. He made the announcement with this post on his official Twitter account:

It should be noted that although he did run-in at one point at Wednesday’s NXT TV tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park Florida, he didn’t get physical during that angle.

The Undisputed Era did work a six-man tag team match at the tapings but O’Reilly wasn’t part of the match. Instead, Cole, Roderick Strong, and Bobby Fish teamed up.

As of this writing, there’s no word yet on when he’ll be able to return to in-ring action. Without getting into spoilers, which you can find here, he is scheduled to work a match at NXT TakeOver: Toronto during WWE SummerSlam weekend on August 10.

O’Reilly was last seen in action at the WWE NXT TakeOver: XXV event in Bridgeport, CT earlier this month as he took part in a Fatal 4 Way Ladder Match. In the end, The Street Profits captured the vacant NXT Tag Team Titles.

EVOLVE has announced the next title defense of EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory.

On Monday, the promotion, who has a working relationship with the WWE, announced that former NXT Tag Team Champion Kyle O’Reilly will be returning to the company in order to challenge Theory for the strap at EVOLVE 125.

O’Reilly has worked in the promotion in the past and was last seen competing under the EVOLVE banner in May 2017 at EVOLVE 85 when he lost to Tracy Williams.

EVOLVE 125 takes place on April 4th in Queens, NY at La Boom. Also, the WWN Supershow takes place the following night at the same venue. Other matches for EVOLVE 125 and WWN Supershow have been announced as well. Here are the updated cards:

EVOLVE 125

• EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory vs Kyle O’Reilly
• Montez Ford of The Street Profits vs. Shane Strickland
• Harlem Bravado vs Adrian Jaoude
• Darby Allin vs Anthony Henry
• EVOLVE Tag Team Champions Eddie Kingston & Joe Gacy vs. Konosuke Takeshita & MAO

WWN Supershow

• WWN Champion JD Drake defends vs. Higuchi
• Austin Theory & Brandi Lauren vs. Darby Allin & Priscilla Kelly
• The Skulk of AR Fox, Leon Ruff & Adrian Alanis vs. Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo & Soma Takao

Another WWE NXT star is headed to the EVOLVE promotion to work a match. On Saturday, during the EVOLVE 124 event, it was revealed that former WWE NXT Tag Team Champion Kyle O’Reilly would be wrestling at EVOLVE 125.

It appears that he’ll be taking on EVOLVE Champion Austin Theory at the show. At EVOLVE 121, Theory made a comment about how O’Reilly is deadweight. During EVOLVE 124, there was a video of O’Reilly stating that he wants to challenge Theory for the Title.

https://twitter.com/VisionarySZN/status/1097253677742608386

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EVOLVE 125 is slated to take place on April 4 from La Boom in Woodside, New York during WrestleMania 35 weekend.

EVOLVE 124 Results

• Priscilla Kelly defeated Brandi Lauren by pinfall with a small package.
• Darby Allin defeated Anthony Henry by disqualification after Henry waffled him in the face with a chair.
• Harlem Bravado defeated John Silver by pinfall
• Adrian Jaoude defeated Wheeler YUTA by submission with the cross heel hook.
• Curt Stallion defeated Leon Ruff by pinfall.
• Adrian Alanis defeated Anthony Greene, Liam Gray, and Mike Orlando by pinfall with a DDT on Gray.
• Josh Briggs defeated AR Fox by pinfall with an avalanche(!) M5.
• WWN Champion JD Drake defeated Austin Theory by pinfall with the moonsault
• Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford) & Velveteen Dream defeated the Unwanted (Eddie Kingston, Joe Gacy, & Shane Strickland)

WWE presents the final episode of NXT before Takeover: WarGames tonight. Also, 205 Live will air their final show before Buddy Murphy and Mustafa Ali clash for the Cruiserweight title at Survivor Series.

NXT 11/14 Preview

The main event of tonight’s NXT will determine which team gains the advantage at WarGames. Literally, the winner of tonight’s match will see their team gain the advantage in terms of which team has a competitor enter 3rd, 5th, and 7th, giving them the numbers advantage at 3 different intervals during the match.

Kyle O’Reilly vs TBD

The Undisputed Era have already announced that Kyle O’Reilly will be their representative in the WarGames advantage match tonight. The team of the War Raiders, Pete Dunne, and Ricochet still have to nominate a competitor.

Mia Yim vs Bianca Belair

Mia Yim has a chance to skyrocket to the top of NXT’s women’s division tonight. She is going to be taking on the undefeated Bianca Belair in single’s action. A win here for Bianca, would further solidify her as a top-tier competitor who should likely be inline for a title shot soon.

Lacey Evans in Single’s Competition

Another match in the increasingly stacked women’s division tonight sees Lacey evidence in singles competition. Per opponent hasn’t been announced which likely means they are enhancement talent. Evans has picked up wins recently over Dakota Kai and Candice LeRae. As with Belair, Evans seems to be just one or two big wins away from a title shot.

205 Live 11/14 Preview

Only only one match has been announced tonight’s 205 Live. Tonight’s episode will also be the go home show before the cruiserweight title match at Survivor Series between Mustafa Ali and Buddy Murphy, however. It’s likely there will be a segment involving champion and challenger tonight.

Lio Rush vs Cedric Alexander

Lio Rush has a chance to jump to the top of the cruiserweight division tonight. He will take on former cruiserweight champion Cedric Alexander. Rush is undefeated in singles matches so far in the cruiserweight division. The only blemish on his record thus far was losing out in a fatal 5-way match which was ultimately won by Tony Nese. A win could put Rush in title contention. Similarly, a win for Alexander would put him back on track to getting a rematch with a man who beat him for the title in Australia.

Bobby Fish, who holds the NXT Tag Team Championship with Kyle O’Reilly, sustained a knee injury at tonight’s NXT live event in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Fish was teaming with O’Reilly against Heavy Machinery in an NXT Tag Team Championship Match when he suffered the injury, leading to match official Drake Wuertz throwing up the “X” signal after he rolled out of the ring.

Once outside the ring, Fish began clutching his knee. Medical personnel immediately tended to Fish and he was assisted to the backstage area.

Ref throws up the “X” it appears @theBobbyFish has a knee injury. #NXTIndy pic.twitter.com/dfC2Q2qFiF

— Steven Radmer (@Steven_R) March 5, 2018

Bobby Fish just got injured ref threw the X up #nxtindy pic.twitter.com/DETeZbGTA4

— Rich Abbott (@RichieAbbottWTF) March 5, 2018

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Bobby Fish injured #NXTIndy pic.twitter.com/IosKPTIGRg

— Glenn (@MorrisMethod) March 4, 2018

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https://twitter.com/Elimedge/status/970456657867300864

@davemeltzerWON bobby fish injured at #nxtindy house show pic.twitter.com/TWJyceMmY3

— ChaserCWE (@ChaserCwe) March 5, 2018

According to a fan in attendance, Fish tweaked his knee and O’Reilly had to wrestle solo against Tucker Knight and Otis Dozovic. This led to Adam Cole running out to distract Dozovic, with O’Reilly securing a win with a roll up.

• The latest wrestler to make his WWE NXT debut…

– One-half of the NXT Tag Team Champions may have a problem working shows in Canada.

WWE advertised Bobby Fish and Kyle O’Reilly for NXT’s recent four-event tour of Ontario, Canada (Feb. 22 through Feb. 25), but the duo did not appear at any of the events. The Undisputed ERA instead worked NXT shows in Florida over those days.

According to Dave Meltzer in the latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Fish, at least in the past, had problems entering Canada. However, he was told that the problem “was taken care of.”

Meltzer also notes that he can’t find a record of Fish working in Canada since 2014 for Ring of Honor.

– NXT announcer Percy Watson appeared on Thursday’s season premiere of the FX comedy-drama series Atlanta as a Georgia state cop.

https://twitter.com/justinenriquez_/status/969456463436394496

Big E made note of his appearance with this tweet.

.@WWEPercyWatson on #AtlantaFX couldn’t please me more.

— Ettore “Big E” Ewen (@WWEBigE) March 2, 2018

– Former NBA star Charles Oakley posted this photo of himself hanging out with Mark Henry in New York City, which includes a WWE-related caption.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfwF7HfniIs/

• Where did NXT’s Jessie come from?

New NXT Tag Team Champions were crowned at Wednesday night’s TV tapings from Full Sail University (Full Spoilers).

Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish of The Undisputed Era are your new champs after defeating Eric Young & Killian Dain of SAnitY. The match, which saw interference from Adam Cole, should air on the December 20th episode.

This is the first title reign for O’Reilly and Fish in NXT. SAnitY won the titles back on August 19th at the “Takeover: Brooklyn III” event with a win over The Authors of Pain.

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