The talk of the professional wrestling world early this morning was New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 12, which featured a highly-anticipated bout for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Title between Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho. Wrestling fans from around the world stayed up until the late hours of the night yesterday to witness the spectacular event, and one of those fans was none other than WWE Superstar Tye Dillinger.

Dillinger took to Twitter to comment on former NXT star Liger being at the event, and a fan responded to him by telling him his Tweets of another company’s product will push him further down the card on SmackDown Live. You can check out Dillinger’s response, followed by a few more Tweets on the matter, here below:

https://twitter.com/billysimmo/status/948818101893820416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwnerd.com%2Ftye-dillinger-wrestle-kingdom-12-criticism%2F

For watching wrestling? You guys take this whole “other company” thing wayyyyy to seriously. Enjoy the wrestling. ALL of it. https://t.co/KcDgVKr2VN

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) January 4, 2018

@WWEDillinger glad to see you enjoying #WrestleKingdom12. Has anyone else on the roster showed interest in this event?

— Cory Loyd (@Bigcloyd) January 4, 2018

Absolutely. Some have performed there and many of us have friends in NJPW. But overall, we all love the business. https://t.co/3L0j06tha3

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) January 4, 2018

I really enjoyed #WrestleKingdom12 from top to bottom. Thanks to all who kept the chat alive through the night and thanks for supporting what we all love. Goodnight 🙌🏻

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) January 4, 2018

– Last week Matt Hardy was using Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata at a live event to make his entrance for his match with Bray Wyatt. Fans believed that this would be Hardy’s new theme song for his “Woken” character on WWE TV. Plans may have changed, however, as Hardy went back to using the Hardy Boyz them at Friday’s live event in Albany. Check it out:

Matt Hardy’s entrance with the Hardyz theme #WWEAlbany pic.twitter.com/JakVeXnQ0H

— Kim (@kim_rey) December 30, 2017

– We’ve noted that WWE has been teasing a Tye Dillinger heel turn soon as he has been working live events as a heel against Kalisto. At a recent live event in Hershey Dillinger was telling fans that they can’t chant “10” because none of them are perfect 10’s except himself.

– It looks like WWE is experimenting with the possibility of turning Tye Dillinger heel soon. Several reports note that Dillinger has been working heel at this week’s WWE live events for the annual holiday tour, losing to Sin Cara. Fans said that Dillinger was playing the heel role down a bit.

– Former WWE personality Jonathan Coachman and his kids were at last night’s WWE live event in Hartford, Connecticut. WWE posted the following video:

Look who showed up at #WWEHartford: it’s #TheCoach, @TheCoachrules! pic.twitter.com/GKLHau2OEV

— WWE (@WWE) December 29, 2017

Remember back to the heady days of the brand split when Daniel Bryan & Shane McMahon claimed that Smackdown Live would be the land of opportunity? While the focus of the SD main event scene places the GM and Commissioner on our screens consistently it’s fair to say that several superstars have been languishing this year…and I’m going to take a look at three of those stars now:

Dolph Ziggler

Dolph Ziggler

I feel like Dolph Ziggler encapsulates these types of lists. This naturally gifted superstar has all of the physical attributes, has a charisma on the microphone and he has main event level experience…yet he still seems to be languishing.

Dolph himself recently spoke on the Edge & Christian podcast on how he is more than aware of his ‘NXT gatekeeper’ role on Smackdown. This isn’t the worst position in the world to have, it is a clear indication that the company know you’re a ‘good hand’ and can help transition talent from NXT into the main roster smoothly, much like Chris Jericho before him. The real issue for Dolph is that he will forever be tarred with the moniker of ‘bridesmaid never the bride.’ Ziggler’s career heights such as cashing in MITB after Wrestlemania 29, beating John Cena in a ladder match and essentially ‘eliminating’ the Authority are not era defining and are sparsely remembered by most aside from the most ardent fans of the ‘show stealer.’ It’s a shame because if you look at where Cody Rhodes is right now couldn’t that just as easily be Dolph? Maybe it is time to take the independent route.

Becky Lynch

Becky Lynch

‘The Four Horsewoman Who Never Won The NXT Title’ could almost be trademarked at this point. When Becky made her way to Smackdown Live it was the perfect opportunity to make her the number one babyface and build around someone who is more than capable in the ring.

The biggest indication of her being brushed aside? Her tenure as the captain of Team Smackdown seemed like it could be a minor resurgence right up until she was eliminated first in the Survivor Series elimination match…not good. The Women’s division on Smackdown Live has not been stellar this year as a whole, even with the trade of Charlotte Flair to the Blue brand the featured Women’s bouts have not been as prominent as those over on RAW..saying that even the flagship show has it’s problems with the booking of their division.

Maybe Becky will get her run next year? She just seems to be stuck in this position of fiery babyface who gets cheered but no one truly gets behind.

Tye Dillinger

I honestly had to check if Tye Dillinger was on Smackdown Live before I added his name to the list. I feel that it is unfair to lump Dillinger in the ‘catchphrase over, performer isn’t’ category because he is a talented performer and truly more than just the ’10’ gesture dictates.

The groundswell of support that Tye garnered as part of the NXT roster was truly staggering, it more than helped that he appeared in the Royal Rumble and was subsequently beloved by the Wrestlemania weekend crowd but all mentions of the ‘Perfect 10’ seem to have faded away near the end of 2017, incidentally he has not appeared on television since October 8th.

I think that this is not just an issue for Tye, but moreover an issue with WWE’s policy with bringing up NXT talent in general. There are times that it works, Asuka appears to be garnering a really strong following on the RAW brand but there doesn’t appear to be any sort of logic or reasoning to the call ups and it is brushed off on television as behind the scenes contract signings, wouldn’t it be interesting to see a change of tactic and see the heads of both brands ‘courting’ certain talents and have a twice yearly draft for the more high profile NXT stars? Just a thought.

Who do you think that WWE has dropped the ball on this year? Let us know in the comments.

– After months of teasing a break-up, The Hype Bros are officially no more. Tonight’s WWE SmackDown saw Rowan and Harper quickly defeat Mojo Rawley and Zack Ryder in a rematch from last week. As seen in the video below, Mojo attacked Ryder after the match and laid him out.

"The #HypeBros are DEAD! YOU HEAR ME? YOU HEAR ME?" #SDLive @MojoRawleyWWE @ZackRyder pic.twitter.com/EtHgwu6seD

— WWE (@WWE) November 29, 2017

– The dark match before tonight’s SmackDown in Lexington, KY saw Tye Dillinger defeat Mike Kanellis in singles action.

– It looks like Kalisto will be making his return to WWE 205 Live on tonight’s show after being away last week. He tweeted the following today:

Being down doesn’t make me want to leave. It makes me want to fight. The ring is home. Where I belong. I’m coming back tonight. #205Live
Soy el Rey Del Aire..seguiere demonstrando mi #LuchaLuchaLucha

— Samuray Del Sol® “Manny $” (@gloat) November 28, 2017

The ‘Perfect Ten’ Tye Dillinger made his surprise return to NXT last night during a Live Event from Rochester, New York as noted by WrestlingInc. Below is the video of his entrance on the show:

What a surprise! The start to this #NXTRoadTrip can officially be summed up as a… #Perfect10! #NXTRochester @WWEDillinger pic.twitter.com/zlLduKx1Le

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) September 8, 2017

The SmackDown Star reportedly worked in the opening match of the night where he faced and defeated Kona Reeves. It was noted that Dillinger received huge pop upon his entrance and he was very over with the crowd.

Currently, it’s not known whether Tye’s appearance was a one-off deal or if the SmackDown Live star will be making more appearances for the Development Territory of WWE in upcoming time.

What’s interesting to note here is that prior to SummerSlam, Dave Meltzer had stated that the company may send some Main Roster talents back to NXT which are not being used after the PPV.

If the company does plan to send some talents back to the Yellow brand then Tye Dillinger looks to be a perfect candidate for it as he hasn’t done much on Main Roster since being called up back in April this year.

Though on the other hand, AJ Styles has announced that the Perfect Ten will receive a shot at his US title next week on SmackDown Live, so we should wait and watch what the company has in store for him.

The Rock & Siri get their own movie

The Rock announced earlier today on Instagram that his new film is set to debut tomorrow on July 24th. His co-star will be Siri in the new adventure and the film will be released on Apple’s YouTube channel. On Facebook, The Rock stated that it will be “the biggest, coolest, craziest, dopest and most over the top movie ever”. Below is The Rock’s post on Instagram about the new film:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BW5TNpUF8jd/?taken-by=therock&hl=en

Carmella Warns Naomi

SmackDown Women’s Champion Naomi announced on Tuesday’s SmackDown that she will be the first one in the ring to congratulate the winner of tonight’s Fatal 5-Way to determine the #1 contender for her title. Carmella then interrupted Naomi and told her to watch her back because she may cash in the MITB contract at any moment. Carmella sent out the following tweet to Naomi:

.@NaomiWWE better watch her back..because I'm everywhere. #WWEBattleground 🤑💰🤑💰🤑 pic.twitter.com/stCB9WzrVj

— Mella Is Money 🤑 (@CarmellaWWE) July 23, 2017

Aiden English and Tye Dillinger cut promos before their match tonight

Aiden English and Tye Dillinger will face off tonight at WWE Battleground on the Kickoff Show. Aiden English will apparently be wearing a mask tonight at WWE Battleground.

Tonight #WWEWildwood

But tomorrow…. pic.twitter.com/dqWtaFV4fn

— Matthew Rehwoldt (@DramaKingMatt) July 22, 2017

Earlier today, WWE released the following videos of English and Dillinger discussing their match. English urged fans to sign up for the WWE Network so they could watch him defeat Dillinger. Dillinger responded and claimed that he was going to defeat English just like he did at WWE Backlash back in May.

.@WWEDramaKing promises to show @WWEDillinger what true art REALLY looks like in the #WWEBattleground #Kickoff TONIGHT at 7e/4p! pic.twitter.com/2etOYDByLS

— WWE (@WWE) July 23, 2017

With #WWEBattleground taking place in the home of the ten chant, @WWEDillinger predicts a PERFECT scenario for his match with @WWEDramaKing! pic.twitter.com/9ufMS5Knl5

— WWE (@WWE) July 23, 2017

WWE.com announced a new match for Smackdown Live! tonight from San Antonio. Tye Dillinger will take on WWE champion, Jinder Mahal, in a non-title match.

Last week on Smackdown, it was Jinder’s Battleground opponent, Randy Orton, who was in singles action against Aiden English.

Preview of Dillinger vs. Mahal

WWE.com posted the following regarding tonight’s match between Jinder Mahal and Tye Dillinger:

“As one of the final three competitors in last week’s special Fourth of July Battle Royal, Tye Dillinger was so impressive that he has now been granted arguably the biggest opportunity of his career tonight – a non-title contest against WWE Champion Jinder Mahal.

However, while The Perfect 10 has proven that he can handle the numbers game, will he keep The Singh Brothers at bay long enough to score an important victory over The Modern-Day Maharaja? Will Mahal be too preoccupied with his upcoming Punjabi Prison Match against Randy Orton at WWE Battleground to repel the up-and-coming challenger? Don’t miss a moment of the action as Dillinger takes on Team Blue’s top champion.”

Lana wants another shot at the SmackDown Women’s Championship

WWE Superstar Lana wants another shot at Naomi’s SmackDown Women’s Championship. Lana is currently 0-2 against Naomi, as she lost her rematch in quick fashion on this past Tuesday’s episode of SmackDown. Lana took to Twitter and claimed that her shoulder was never on the mat when Naomi pinned her after connecting with a Moonsault. Lana provided photo evidence that her shoulder was off the mat and claimed that the referee and WWE was against her winning the title. Time will tell if Lana gets yet another opportunity at the SmackDown Women’s Championship.

I obviously did NOT get pined! I want a FAIR title match! Clearly the ref & all of @WWE are cheaters & favor @NaomiWWE over me! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/puUUrbWIap

— CJ Perry (@TheCJPerry) June 28, 2017

Tye Dillinger takes shot at R&B singer Chris Brown

Chris Brown and his entourage were involved in a backstage altercation with rap group Migos at the BET Awards last weekend. SmackDown Superstar Tye Dillinger took to Twitter and referenced Brown being charged with felony assault in 2009 for beating his then-girlfriend Rihanna.

So, @chrisbrown gets in a fight at the #BETAwards …well, at least he's back to fighting guy's again.

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) June 27, 2017

Chris Jericho appears on Superstar Ink

WWE has uploaded the newest episode of Superstar Ink. Corey Graves and Jericho discuss the rock bands that inspired many of Jericho’s tattoos. You can check out the new episode in the video below.

WWE has announced a new match for the Backlash Kickoff show this Sunday. Renee Young broke the news earlier that Tye Dillinger will face Aiden English.

Backlash will be held in Rosemont, Ill, a suburb of Chicago, which is Aiden English’s hometown.

EXCLUSIVE: @WWEDillinger & @WWEDramaKing will clash during the #WWEBacklash Kickoff this Sunday, streaming LIVE on @WWENetwork! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/Pwt9JVU7H0

— WWE (@WWE) May 16, 2017

Tye Dillinger vs. Aiden English

Tye Dilinger is a new edition to the Smackdown Live roster. The 35-year old was originally signed to WWE in 2006, and briefly managed to crack the ECW brand’s roster in 2008-09 as Gavin Spears before he was released from the company.

In 2. He has been wrestling in NXT since 2013, until finally cracking the main roster again earlier this year.

29 year old Aiden English signed with WWE not long after graduation college in 2011. He started in WWE developmental in 2012.

Tye Dillinger made his SmackDown debut after WWE’s Superstar Shake-Up. It was a long road to WWE for Dillinger. Rolling Stone has a new interview with Dillinger and he discusses his time in WWE developmental and who he would like to face in a match on the SmackDown roster. Here are some highlights from the interview:

His journey through WWE developmental:

“In the beginning, there was a great deal of frustration. Developmental was so different at the time. Now, I don’t even consider NXT a developmental system. It’s its own brand. So many guys were able to develop a following while in NXT. Look at guys like Finn Balor, or Kevin Owens, or even Seth Rollins in the early days. Look at the Royal Rumble. I came out at the  number 10 spot, and there was a great reaction. That’s just a testament to how far NXT has come in a very short amount of time.

My first time around in WWE, there wasn’t the WWE Network. We weren’t as big. It was much harder to crack through and get to the audience. There was much more of a competitive nature. It was just really hard to break through that glass ceiling. Now, we’re worldwide. NXT is worldwide. It’s still competitive to get to the WWE of course, but with that following, we want to put on a great product no matter where we are. There’s such a big difference between then and now. I wake up and thank myself every day that I was given a second opportunity.”

What he wants to accomplish on SmackDown Live:

“I’ve been around long enough to know that the work never stops. If you’re fortunate enough to get on the main roster, the work starts all over. I spent a lot of time on NXT with the Perfect Ten character and getting him to where he is now. Now that I’m on Smackdown Live, we have a broader audience. We have, perhaps, a new audience. The work starts all over for me. I fully intend on starting from the bottom up. But, at the same time, I want to make some waves, and I want to make some waves quick.

There are a lot of talented guy that I want to mix it up with that I’ve never had the opportunity with. Hopefully the broader audience will get a kick out of some of the things that I do, and will become just as loyal as the NXT audience who has been following me for the past years. The goal stays the same, and that’s just to get all the way to the very top. That has never changed, and I’m ready.”

Who he would like to face on the SmackDown roster:

“I’ve been thinking about this, and I have a top four, in no particular order. One guy I had on the list actually just got shipped over to Raw, and he was at the top of my list, and that’s The Miz. Miz is one guy I’d like to work with, because I think we could do some pretty incredible things. At the moment though, on Smackdown, in no particular order: Tyler Breeze, Dolph Ziggler, Randy Orton and AJ Styles. Ziggler I’ve known for years. We used to work together way way back in the FCW days.

Tyler Breeze is an incredible talent. I worked with him a little bit in NXT, but not to the level where I had hoped. That guy is severely underrated as a talent. AJ Styles and Randy Orton, I’ve never worked with them before. I don’t need to give you any of their accolades, the world knows them already. Those two right now are the best at what we do in this industry. They’re the top of the top.”

NXT TV Report
April 19th 2017
Full Sail University

Bobby Roode and Hideo Itami Segment

Roode’s promo was directed at people who had been saying nice things about Nakamura following his departure from NXT. Roode reminds fans that Nakamura left because he beat him so badly. This brought out the returning Hideo Itami, who eventually gave Roode the GTS and knocked him out.

Jack Gallagher and Tyler Bate Segment

We get a short segment promoting next weekend’s UK championship match between 205 Live’s Jack Gallagher and the UK tournament champion, Tyler Bate. Things were kept on a sportsmanship level between the two later in the show when they were both interviewed backstage.

Andrade Almas and Drew McIntyre Segment

We see captured video of Drew McIntyre working out with Heavy Machinery when Almas enters the gym and gets in McIntyre’s face. The two will face each other in single’s action next week.

1. Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. Danny Burch

This was a showcase match for Almas, who won with his modified DDT. Almas is gaining steam as a heel, though his loss to Aleister Black at Takeover: Orlando set him back a peg.
He faces Drew McIntyre next week on NXT.
Winner: Andrade Almas

2. Liv Morgan and Aliya vs. the Iconic Duo (Billy Kay and Peyton Royce)

The babyfaces pull off an upset here, as Aliyah manages to score the sunset flip pin on Peyton Royce. After the match the Australian heels threw a tantrum in the ring.
Winners: Morgan and Aliyah (Aliyah pinned Royce)

3. Steel Cage Match
Tye Dillinger vs. Eric Young

Dillinger becomes one of the rare few to leave NXT on a winning note, as he defeated Eric Young in an exciting steel cage match in last night’s main event. Young seemed to get busted up hard-way, but no effort was made to clean up the blood.
Members of Sanity all rushed the cage, but the rest of the mid card babyfaces (Ohno, Strong, Ruby Riot) came out to even the odds.
Young hit an elbow drop from the top of the cage at one point. Dillinger also went off the cage and hit Young and another member of Sanity with a cross body. Finish of the match was Dillinger escaping through the cage door and locking the rest of the members of Sanity inside.
Winner: Tye Dillinger

Bully Ray Gives Roman Reigns Credit

Former WWE Superstar Bully Ray took to Twitter to praise Roman Reigns on Monday night. Reigns opened up Monday Night Raw and the crowd showered him with boos and insults.   Reigns simply stood there and smirked as the crowd of over 15,000 shouted at him. Bully Ray gave Reigns credit and said that Reigns was “playing 15,000 people like a fiddle”.

Roman is playing 15,000 ppl like a fiddle right now.

And he hasnt said a word…#RAW

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) April 4, 2017

A fan tried to lecture Bully Ray on “heat” in the wrestling business and that didn’t go over too well.

https://twitter.com/artisticgamez/status/849053507751751680

Hate to break it to ya jagoff…but this is heat in its purest form. And you and others will continue to watch, pay and "boooo" = 💰💰💰 https://t.co/I9vYBCNIN9

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) April 4, 2017

Tye Dillinger Emotional After Debut

Dillinger first appeared on WWE’s main roster when he entered the Royal Rumble at number 10. Last night on Smackdown, Dillinger officially joined the main roster and will now be seen on Smackdown. In an interview backstage, Dillinger was emotional about his 15 year journey to finally make it to the main roster. Dillinger referred to his debut as the greatest moment of his career.

NXT fan favorite Tye Dillinger made his SmackDown Live debut on Tuesday night from Orlando, Florida.

‘Perfect 10’ answered an open challenge from Curt Hawkins, who said he’d give anybody until the count of 10 to join him in the ring. Dillinger made short work of Hawkins and got the pinball victory with his Tyebreaker finisher

Tye Dillinger has been a mainstay at WWE developmental for the better part of a decade, joining Ohio Valley Wrestling back in 2006 before wrestling in WWE’s reboot of ECW from 2008-2009. He worked on the independent scene for several years before rejoining WWE in 2013, wrestling for NXT ever since. He was a surprise entrant in the 2017 Royal Rumble (entrant #10, of course) and has finally arrived on WWE’s main roster.

Here are some reactions to Dillinger’s main roster debut:

https://twitter.com/heelziggler/status/849422295038914561

10!

— Matt Cardona (@TheMattCardona) April 5, 2017

https://twitter.com/catherinekelley/status/849422178756022272

:)

— Matt Bloom (@NXTMattBloom) April 5, 2017

https://twitter.com/courtbauer/status/849423350158028800

Coming out of TakeOver: Orlando on Saturday night, WWE officials have plans to call several NXT Superstars to the main roster soon.

Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that Andrade “Cien” Almas, Shinsuke Nakamura and Tye Dillinger are set for call-ups to either RAW or SmackDown soon. Meltzer also speculated on The Revival coming up from NXT.

On a related note, it appears Elias Samson’s call up has been delayed or possibly nixed. Samson was believed to be headed to the main roster after recently losing a Loser Leaves NXT match to Kassius Ohno but Meltzer indicated that the call up may not be happening as soon as originally expected.

– WWE has hired the voice of House of Hardcore, Vic Travagliante, according to PWInsider. Vic has previously worked for CBS Cleveland and the Cleveland Browns. He will use the name Vic Joseph in WWE.

– Lana twerks at her bachelorette party and causes all sorts of drama on next week’s Total Divas episode. Below is a preview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEEJ1fzEsT0

– WWE 2K17’s Future Stars DLC Pack will be available on Tuesday for a price of $8.99. Fans will be able to play as Gallows, Anderson, Austin Aries, Mojo Rawley, and Tye Dillinger. Below is footage of Dillinger in the game:

Get the #WWE2K17 Future Stars Pack on January 17th to score a #Perfect10 with @WWEDillinger! More details at https://t.co/GjYmV0Gq21 pic.twitter.com/FD7x5ftEAW

— #WWE2K25 (@WWEgames) January 11, 2017

The Wrestling Observer has revealed which NXT Superstars are in the “Terry Taylor Class” at the WWE Performance Center, which is the class that grooms wrestlers currently being considered for somewhat imminent call-ups to the main roster.

The main class features NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura, Tag Team Champions DIY, Kassius Ohno, the injured Hideo Itami, TM-61, Tye Dillinger, Elias Samson, Alexander Wolfe and Andrade Almas.

The second group, which aren’t considered for near imminent call-ups but will be moved to the next class when top talents get called up, are Oney Lorcan, Roderick Strong, The Revival, The Authors of Pain, Riddick Moss, Tino Sabbatelli, Wesley Blake, Buddy Murphy, Dan Matha, Aleister Black and Killian Dain.

The Observer notes that Bobby Roode has a different contract and does not train at the WWE PC, which means he would not be in the class. This also likely applies for Samoa Joe, Austin Aries and Eric Young.

Next Wednesday’s NXT episode will feature Bobby Roode vs. Tye Dillinger vs. Andrade Almas vs. Roderick Strong in a Fatal 4 Way Elimination Match to crown a new #1 contender to NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.

The winner of the Fatal 4 Way will get his championship shot at TakeOver: Orlando during Royal Rumble weekend.

Tonight’s NXT show saw the four Superstars win qualifying matches to advance to next week – Roode defeated Oney Lorcan, Strong defeated Elias Samson, Dillinger defeated Eric Young by DQ and Almas defeated No Way Jose. Here are post-match reactions from Almas and Strong:

Could Tye Dillinger be the next call up from NXT?

Dillinger called WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz out on Twitter tonight and the two had an exchange that ended with Miz telling Dillinger to ask SmackDown GM Daniel Bryan for a title shot.

Below are their tweets:

https://twitter.com/ntwstudio/status/806628892161310720

@mikethemiz could use a slap in the mouth https://t.co/zoGBR33ohS

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) December 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/806647396637626369

Behind the bright lights of Tinseltown hides a boy from the real world..Don't worry Mizzy, if the opportunity arises, I'll make it quick 🙌🏻 https://t.co/YxME8CXzLS

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) December 8, 2016

https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/806672345414836224

You don't. A simple invite from an IC champ with a set of balls is all that's required…so actually, looks like I'll be the one waiting. https://t.co/MyTnCqfGAa

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) December 8, 2016

https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/806688740055781376

A series of #1 contender qualifying matches have been announced by NXT GM William Regal. The winners of the matches will compete in a Fatal 4 Way to crown a new #1 contender to NXT Champion Shinsuke Nakamura. The Fatal 4 Way winner will then get their title shot at TakeOver: San Antonio during Rumble weekend next month.

Matches announced include:

• Tye Dillinger vs. Eric Young
• Roderick Strong vs. Elias Samson
• Andrade “Cien” Almas vs. No Way Jose
• Bobby Roode vs. Oney Lorcan

Matches will begin on next Wednesday’s episode.

#1 Contender Qualifying Matches for the #NXTChampionship will commence NEXT WEEK! #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/Z2VuXXQcty

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) December 8, 2016

– Former WWE Superstar Alex Riley, who was cut back in May of this year, will be guest starring on the upcoming “GLOW” series from Netflix about the 80’s women’s wrestling promotion, according to The Wrestling Observer. Riley has been pursuing his acting career since being released from WWE.

– Carmella noted on Twitter that she suffered a black eye during the brawl with Nikki Bella on this week’s SmackDown. She tweeted the following on their No DQ match at TLC this coming Sunday:

Woke up today with a black eye & welts all over my forehead..Wait until you see what Nikki looks like when I'm done w her at #wwetlc ??

— Mella Is Money ? (@CarmellaWWE) November 30, 2016

– Xavier Woods plays Tetris with NXT’s Tye Dillinger, Angelo Dawkins, Dash Wilder and Brennan Williams in these new UpUpDownDown videos:

– NXT taped Tye Dillinger vs. Blake and TM-61 vs. The Authors of Pain before Takeover: Brooklyn last night. The matches will air on the 8/24 NXT episode.

– Below is the Takeover pre-show with Mauro Ranallo, Lita and Renee Young from last night:

– No word yet on who the “Sanity” teaser is for. Below is the mystery vignette that aired during Takeover last night:

– Ember Moon made her official NXT debut at Takeover and picked up a win over Billie Kay. Below are videos of the former Athena in action:

NXT General Manager William Regal has announced the debuting Andrade “Cien” Almas will face Tye Dillinger at next week’s NXT “Takeover: The End” event. This comes after Dillinger begged Regal for a shot on social media.

I love when I can accommodate talented competitors' requests. @WWEDillinger, you will compete at #NXTTakeOver against, @AndradeCienWWE!

— William Regal (@RealKingRegal) June 2, 2016

Thank you sir! #NXTTakeOver and @AndradeCienWWE ….get ready for a #Perfect10 🙌🏻 https://t.co/qEXaQQnwhz

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) June 2, 2016

Thank you!!! but listening better perfect CIEN=100 =HUNDRED… 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼 marcarladiferencia!!!! https://t.co/LeI1BZgpE0

— “EL IDOLO” ANDRADE (@AndradeElIdolo) June 2, 2016

– Tye Dillinger returned to action at Thursday night’s NXT live event from Columbus, Ohio. He lost to Apollo Crews. Dillinger had been on the sidelines since suffering a badly strained knee back in January.

Ladies and gentlemen…. He's baaaaack! #NXTColumbus witnesses the return of @WWEDillinger #Perfect10 pic.twitter.com/0HGbNg9WJd

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) March 4, 2016

– Rhyno is running for a spot in the Michigan House of Representatives. He told FOXSports.com on Friday,  “The cool thing about what wrestling has done for me is opening a lot of doors. It’s given me a loud voice. That’s very important when you represent people and want to try to get stuff done. You want someone representing you who knows how hard it is to get doors open.”

https://twitter.com/Rhyno313/status/705511163551948800

– Cesaro is heading overseas with WWE to do media for next week’s live events tour of Germany. He underwent shoulder surgery back on November 23rd and his recovery time was estimated to be 4-6 months.

– Triple H recently spoke with Metal Hammer about Motorhead frontman Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister.

– NXT star Tye Dillinger tweeted the following about the knee injury that he suffered (Video) over the weekend at the #NXTDetroit live event:

I want to thank everyone for all the get well messages I've received over the past few days. I'm in great hands with the @WWE medical…

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) February 3, 2016

Staff snd will be back soon! I've got the best group of peeps here on Twitter. #Perfect10 🙌🏻

— Shawn Spears™️ (@ShawnSpears) February 3, 2016