Tag: Sarray

  • NXT’s Sarray And WWE Part Ways (Report)

    NXT’s Sarray And WWE Part Ways (Report)

    Sarray’s tenure with WWE as part of the NXT brand has come to an end, according to the latest report from Tokyo Sports.

    Sarray signed with WWE in 2020, but her debut was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and she would not debut until March 2021.

    When NXT became NXT 2.0, she was given a gimmick where she would transform from a pigtailed schoolgirl to a more glamorous appearance thanks to a medallion.

    The Japanese Superstar’s most recent match came in August of last year, when she lost to then-NXT Women’s Champion Mandy Rose.

    Leaving WWE

    Sarray will hold a press conference on March 13, to announce the resumption of her wrestling career in Japan

    Her return match will take place at a ‘Sareee-ISM’ event on May 16 at Shinjuku Face.

    The Sarreee part of the show’s name comes from Sarray’s pre-WWE ring name.

    Saraeee Before WWE

    Training under the tutelage of Kyoko Inoue, Sareee would make her wrestling debut in April 2011 aged 15, as part of the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana promotion.

    After six years with the promotion, Sareee left to join Seadlinnng in February 2017, but would leave the promotion later that year.

    Immediately after leaving Seadlinnng, Sareee announced her return to Diana, and make her in-ring return that October, losing to Kaoru Ito.

    Despite a clavicle injury suffered in the match that should have seen her out for a year, Sareee made a John-Cena-esque recovery and was back after three months.

    Sareee is a one-time WWPWD Tag Team Champion (with Jaguar Yokota) and two-time WWPWD World Champion.

  • WWE Talent Misses NXT Despite Being Advertised

    WWE Talent Misses NXT Despite Being Advertised

    One WWE NXT star was scheduled to be in action on July 19 but it didn’t happen.

    As they say in the wrestling business, “card subject to change.” The recent episode of NXT 2.0 certainly took that approach as a talent had been advertised for the main event but never appeared.

    This week’s edition of the developmental show featured a 20-women battle royal match. The winner, who ended up being the returning Zoey Stark, receives an NXT Women’s Championship match down the road.

    Fans who expected Sarray to be a part of the match were left disappointed.

    Sarray Doesn’t Make Advertised Appearance

    WWE had advertised many participants in the battle royal. Zoey Stark wasn’t revealed ahead of the match as she was the big surprise entrant.

    One talent who had been advertised but never showed up was Sarray.

    There’s no word on whether or not something happened to Sarray at the last minute or if WWE simply changed plans before the match took place.

    Sarray has been a key part of the NXT brand. While many have questioned her current character on the show, she is crucial given that her in-ring skills far exceeded that of most of the talent on NXT.

    She is vital in helping her fellow prospects get better inside the ring given her experience working at a high level in Japan.

  • Recent 205 Live Match Was Heavily Edited Before Airing (Report)

    Recent 205 Live Match Was Heavily Edited Before Airing (Report)

    Last week’s episode of 205 Live featured a match between Sarray and Lash Legend. The fight received a lot of criticism from the fans for being one of the worst worked matches of recent times.

    As it turns out, fans weren’t the only ones that felt that the bout was lackluster. The officials also considered it to be a match that was very weakly performed.

    According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the 205 Live bout was one of the ‘most edited’ matches of WWE TV before it aired.

    The match was so poorly produced that the officials cut it down to 3 minutes of ‘highlights’ and even then, it was considered the worst TV match for WWE this year.

    Lash Legend is one of the most accomplished female athletes on the roster. She has played college basketball and also had a brief stint with WNBA.

    This was only the second televised match for the young star who made her debut the week before. She defeated Amari Miller during her first match.

    Sarray on the other hand has 10 years of experience in wrestling. She has wrestled for a number of Japanese promotions before joining WWE in March this year.

    You can check out the match in question below: