During Friday night’s NXT Live event in Orlando, FL many of the competitors in this year’s Mae Young Classic tournament were introduced to the WWE Universe, live in the middle of the ring.
Because the show was so close to where most of the WWE and NXT roster currently lives, there were more talents than usual backstage including members of the 205 Live and NXT UK brands. With PROGRESS Wrestling also kicking off their U.S. tour this weekend, several of the bigger UK superstars including Danny Burch, James Drake and Flash Morgan Webster were actually in action in Orlando.
Among the women introduced to the live crowd on Friday night were Deonna Purrazzo, Toni Storm, MJ Jenkins, Zeuxis, Isla Dawn, Kacy Catanzaro, Xia Brookside and more than a dozen others. Tapings for this year’s Mae Young Classic begin on Wednesday in Orlando. Check out the photos below.
TWENTY of the @MaeYoungClassic II competitors are here at #NXTOrlando?! Can’t wait for next week!! pic.twitter.com/Xxty895E3B
— Karen (@KarenNerdsOut) August 4, 2018
#MaeYoungClassic competitors, including @DeonnaPurrazzo and @tonistorm_, introduced here at #NXTOrlando pic.twitter.com/6fegbdh05x
— Mainstream Mat (@MainstreamMat) August 4, 2018
Welcome to #NXTOrlando
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