Another Thanksgiving is in the books as people around the United States have shared what they’re grateful for, all while digesting copious amounts of food. For the stars of wrestling, there’s plenty to be thankful for, and some names in the industry took to social media to share how they celebrated.

On X, WWE CCO Pal ‘Triple H’ Levesque gave a rare look at his personal life by sharing a Thanksgiving workout with his daughters.

WWE NXT Superstar Nikkita Lyons celebrated Thanksgiving in a unique way by showing off her twerking skills.

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Lyons may have twerked one too many times, as later in the day, she shared that she wasn’t thankful for the sickness she was dealing with. The Lioness said that someone had gotten her sick at an NXT live event last Friday in Lakeland, Florida.

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Braun Strowman enjoyed Thanksgiving, which is more than can be said for the 8 deer he killed and later shared on his Instagram Stories.

NXT Superstar Lexis King was able to celebrate the day with his ‘Queen.’ The second-generation wrestler has been trying to become a better person as of late in the silver brand and avoid his usual heel tactics.

Chad Gable showed that there are no off days when it comes to training to be the best, and that includes Thanksgiving.

And AEW President Tony Khan celebrated Thanksgiving by sharing how thankful he is that there’s plenty more matches to go in the Continental Classic. The tournament has new rules this year, and its winner will be crowned at AEW Worlds End next month.

The LWO took their Thanksgiving celebration to Arizona by delivering over 50,000 meals as part of community outreach. We at SEScoops would like to wish everybody a Happy Thanksgiving as wrestling fans have plenty to be thankful for.

Earlier this month, Oba Femi’s record-long reign as WWE NXT North American Champion came to an end at the hands of ‘The Don’ Tony D’Angelo. The Ruler aims to regain the gold this weekend at WWE NXT Halloween Havoc, and Femi may have found himself an unlikely ally along the way.

During the October 22 WWE NXT, Adriana Rizzo suffered a beatdown backstage. Later on in the night, Nikkita Lyons was revealed to be the attacker and Femi approached her in the middle of her conversation. The pair shared a look, before Femi handed Lyons her coat, and made clear he was thankful to know her. The pop from the NXT crowd certainly suggested that those in attendance believe something is going on between The Ruler and the Lioness.

On social media, fans quickly suggested that there is something going on between the two:

Lyons only recently returned to WWE NXT after being out of action for the majority of this year with an injury she suffered mere weeks after returning from a previous injury. Early in her career, she had to be removed from the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament of 2022 after suffering a partial MCL tear and an MCL sprain.

Now, the Lioness, once considered a potential top female Superstar in WWE NXT, is back, and her teased involvement with Oba Femi has raised a lot of eyebrows. Stay tuned to SEScoops for all the latest on these two Superstars and how their alliance could affect the NXT North American Title match this weekend at Halloween Havoc.

NXT star Nikkita Lyons has finally made her return to in-ring action after staying on the shelf for more than 9 months due to an injury.

The 25-year-old made her return during the latest NXT Live Event from Davenport, FL. You can check out photos of her return to the brand below:

The status of the Davenport show had been in question until today due to Hurricane Helene. Many wrestling shows have been affected by the same.

TNA recently re-scheduled their TV tapings set for Friday and Saturday while MLW canceled their St. Petersburg show on October 4. Joe Hendry is unable to make this weekend’s House of Glory event due to it. WWE earlier today confirmed however that the NXT house show will continue as planned.

Apart from the return of the injured star, the show also featured Giulia in action. The Japanese star picked up a victory over Wren Sinclair during the event.

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Nikkita Lyons In NXT

Nikkita Lyons signed with WWE in 2021 and made her in-ring debut later that year. The female star caught the eye of the fans and went viral after debuting on NXT but her short run has been littered with injuries.

Early in her career, she had to be removed from the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament of 2022 after suffering a partial MCL tear and an MCL sprain.

The young star spent most of the 2023 rehabbing as well after suffering a torn ACL and meniscus in a match against Jakara Jackson during the January 17, 2023 episode of WWE NXT Level Up.

It had been less than a month since Lyons returned to action when she was put on the shelf again in early 2024. Prior to tonight’s show, she competed against Blair Davenport at the January 9, 2024 episode of NXT.

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WWE’s NXT brand houses Superstars of tomorrow, and few have drummed up as much hype from the internet as Nikkita Lyons. Sadly, Lyons was injured not long after she made her return from an even longer injury hiatus.

Lyons, as she fights to make her way back to the ring and avoid an injury prone stigma, already has a return date in her crosshairs. She recently revealed that she expects to be back by Halloween.

Lyons Speaks on her NXT Return

Nikkita Lyons offered a recovery update following injury setbacks. This will give her fans a good sign that things might turn around for her by the end of the year.

In January 2023, Lyons faced a torn ACL and meniscus, leading to an extended absence. Despite returning to NXT on December 5, she hasn’t competed since a loss to Blair Davenport on January 9, 2024. Recent reports noted Lyons’ ongoing injury concerns, although details remain unspecified.

While speaking with Booker T on his The Hall of Fame, Nikkita Lyons was asked to provide an update on her timeline. She has Halloween on her mind.

“It’s been two months since my surgery, and honestly, I feel like these two months went pretty quick, at least for me, because run on the grind every day. But right now, I’m hoping by Halloween Havoc. I’m hoping that’ll be a good time. But also I want to make sure…it should be ready to go. But I don’t want to say an exact, you know, like, ‘It’s gonna be here,’ because with injuries, it’s kind of day by day. Going back to the out of sight, I’m gonna stay active. I’m not going nowhere.”

“I ain’t going nowhere. That’s why I’m shoving myself in y’all face. Y’all are not gonna see this brick house blow down. That’s where I’m at, and that’s where I cross into my music and different forms of art that I can do, still talking to the people, being involved, going to these community events and charity events, like I ain’t going nowhere. I’m just gonna continue to improve in every other way I can until I can step in the squared circle again,”

What’s Next For Nikkita Lyons

WWE’s NXT brand usually holds a Halloween Havoc event every year. Only time will tell if Nikkita Lyons can roar her way back to the company’s developmental brand by that point.

If anything, she may not be seen on the USA Network again if her return stretches into November 2024. The brand is moving to the CW in November this year as part of their new television deal.

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The career of Nikkita Lyons has faced yet another setback after the WWE NXT Superstar suffered an injury not long after her recent return to action. 

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter confirmed that Lyons is injured once more but did not specify what issue the Lioness is facing. This comes as another blow to Lyons, who returned to the ring in December of last year. Lyons had been written off of TV with an attack in the highly dangerous NXT parking lot. It was later revealed that Blair Davenport was the attacker.

Nikkita Lyons

After graduating high school in 2017, Faith Jeffries began training under Selina Majors and would debut for Women of Wrestling as ‘Faith the Lioness.’ In 2021, she attended a WWE tryout and would sign with the company that summer. 

Jeffries, now Nikkita Lyons, made her debut on the New Year’s Eve edition of 205 Live in a loss to Amari Miller. Her NXT debut would come in February 2022 and saw her beat Kayla Inlay (now Kiana James.) 

While she has yet to capture gold in WWE, Lyons has worked with several top names. In June 2022, Lyons earned a DQ win over then NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose. That same year, she and Zoey Stark would unsuccessfully challenge for the NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships. 

A Problem with Training? 

Lyons’ injury will once again raise questions as to the training that takes place at the WWE Performance Center. In April 2023, it was reported that people in WWE had blamed a series of injuries over the strength training at the center. In addition to Lyons, Sol Ruca and Arianna Grace have also recently been taken out due to injuries. Ruca only recently returned to action. 

NXT star Nikki Lyons says she will most likely be out of action for the remainder of 2023.

Lyons sustained a serious knee injury during her most recent match, which took place on the January 20 edition of NXT Level up.

She later revealed on social media that she tore her ACL and meniscus. She’s keeping a positive attitude about the setback and expressed gratitude for the people who are supporting her during this tough time.

She wrote, “This comeback is personal. Thank you to all who consistently show love & genuine support every week. You have know idea how much it means to me.”

Nikki Lyons Delivers the Bad News

As seen in the above video, Lyons appeared on Tuesday’s edition of NXT TV. During a backstage segment involving Tiffany Staton, she explained that doctors have pegged her recovery time at around one year.

WWE used Lyons’ announcement as a chance to get heat on Stratton, who said Lyons would be gone from action permanently if she had anything to say about it.

It’s a tough break for the 23-year-old star from Las Vegas, but injuries are a very real aspect of this business. She’s pretty active on social media and will surely keep her fans apprised of her recovery journey. Follow her on Twitter at @Nikkita_WWE.

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WWE Extreme Rules 2022 saw some of the promotion’s biggest stars, but not everybody behind the scenes made it on to the show.

Last night’s Premium Live Event saw in-ring appearances by Edge, as well as an appearance by fellow Hall of Famer Beth Phoenix.

The show is most notable for the return of Bray Wyatt, 15 months after his controversial release from WWE in July of last year.

NXT in Philadelphia

Not every wrestler backstage at Extreme Rules 2022 was fortunate enough to make it on the card.

Bodyslam.net reports that Nikkita Lyons was backstage at Extreme Rules, but obviously did not appear on the show.

Lyons had been scheduled to make her WWE main roster debut during the recent Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament, teaming with Zoey Stark, but was pulled over medical reasons.

Sources who spoke to Bodyslam added that reigning NXT Champion Bronn Breakker was also backstage at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Breakker appeared on WWE’s main roster earlier this year, and dethroned Dolph Ziggler on the post-WrestleMania 38 Raw to begin his second (and current) NXT title reign.

Call-Ups

While not always the case, NXT talent being backstage at a WWE main roster event is usually the sign of an imminent call-up.

In Breakker’s case, this is the latest tease of a call-up, as even before his Raw appearances earlier this year, there were talks of arriving on the main roster.

There have been reports about Breakker being ‘fast-tracked’ to the main roster, with WWE believing he has already proven himself capable in NXT.

Nikkita Lyons has shut down a rumor about her recent removal from SmackDown Live.

Initially, Lyons and Zoey Stark vs. Natalya & Sonya Deville was advertised for last week’s SmackDown in a Women’s Tag Team Title Tournament bout. However, that bout did not happen, as Natalya and Deville instead took on the NTX duo of Toxic Attraction (Gigi Dolin & Jacy Jayne).

Dolin and Jayne actually won the match, advancing in the tournament. They’ll now compete in a semi-finals bout next week. It should be noted that Stark suffered an injury during her match against NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose last week at NXT Heatwave.

A subsequent report suggested that Lyons was actually pulled from SmackDown after she wasn’t allowed into Canada for the show. Canada has strict immigration policies on those traveling to the country, and Lyons is not vaccinated against COVID-19.

Canada requires proof of vaccination upon entrance to the country. However, Lyons has since denied that her vaccination status had anything to do with her removal from the show, responding to a fan on Twitter.

Lyons assured fans her removal had nothing to do with COVID-19, but seemed reluctant to give the true reason at this current point in time. However, she did tease potentially revealing the real reason behind her removal soon.

There is a positive update on Nikkita Lyons made official by WWE.

Lyons was expected to perform in the semifinals of the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament on May 24. She ended up being pulled due to an injury.

Lyons revealed that she had suffered a partially torn MCL. She referred to it as just a sprain and didn’t expect to be out of action for long.

Nikkita Lyons Returns Next Week

During the June 21 episode of NXT 2.0, it was announced that Nikkita Lyons will be making her return during next week’s episode (June 28).

Some had Lyons as the favorite to win the NXT Breakout Tournament before she suffered her injury. Roxanne Perez ended up defeating Tiffany Stratton in the finals to take that honor.

It’ll be interesting to see what Lyons has in store upon her return to WWE’s developmental brand.

She hasn’t competed since the first round of the tournament when she defeated Arianna Grace.

Nikkita Lyons has a legit injury and she’s shared what has gone wrong.

Lyons was expected to compete in the semifinals of the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament on May 24.

Plans changed as WWE announced that Lyons suffered an injury but didn’t provide further details.

WWE ended up replacing Lyons with Fallon Henley. Henley lost the semifinal match to Tiffany Stratton.

Nikkita Lyons took to her Instagram account to reveal that she has a partially torn MCL.

“Just wanted to give a little detail on what exactly happened as far as the condition. My knee is it.

“I have a partial tear on my MCL, just a sprain.

“So, it could’ve been worse but it did refrain me from being able to compete in the Women’s Breakout Tournament.

“So, that is why your girl is out but only for — you know the comeback is always stronger than the setback.”

The good news is that Lyons says she will not need surgery. She revealed the MCL will be able to heal on its own in due time.

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It appears an injury will be keeping Nikkita Lyons sidelined for now.

WWE announced that Lyons had been removed from the NXT Women’s Breakout Tournament due to an undisclosed injury.

At this time, it isn’t known if the injury is legit or a part of a storyline.

Taking the place of Lyons was Fallon Henley, who collided with Tiffany Stratton.

“BREAKING: With @nikkita_wwe suffering an injury, @FallonHenleyWWE will now take on @tiffstrattonwwe TONIGHT in the Women’s #NXTBreakout Tournament!”

Stratton ended up defeating Henley to move onto the finals of the Breakout Tournament. She will meet Roxanne Perez in the final match of the tourney.

Earlier this month, Dave Meltzer reported that WWE management is high on Nikkita Lyons. Company officials see big potential in her as she’s already garnered a sizable social media presence.

WWE reportedly sees a lot of potential in NXT star Nikkita Lyons.

Lyons signed with WWE last year before making her NXT debut in February. Since, she’s been a regular feature on NXT 2.0. When Lyons isn’t wrestling in the ring, she’s also featured in video packages or backstage segments.

She tends to get big reactions from the crowds at the Capitol Wrestling Center, and has also generated some buzz on social media. Recently, Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer discussed Lyons during an episode of Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast. Meltzer said WWE management sees big potential in Lyons.

While WWE likes the reactions she’s getting, Meltzer doesn’t believe they’ll fast-track her the way the likes of Bron Breakker or Gable Steveson likely will to the main roster.

He also added that he’s not even sure WWE knew how over she’d be at first. Another telling sign about how WWE feels in regards to Lyons is that she’s working with Natalya. Natalya currently works with young talent in NXT to help them improve their in-ring work.

It will be interesting to see how much working with Natalya will help Lyons improve in regards to her in-ring work over time. If she continues to get big reactions in NXT, it will also be interesting to see if WWE decides to ultimately fast-track her to the main roster.