More WWE NXT Stars Appear At TNA Tapings As Cross-Promotional Partnership Continues

WWE and TNA Wrestling’s working relationship was on full show final weekend. On August 30, WWE’s Riley Osbourne tried to win the TNA X-Division Champion as he competed in an Final X match on the Emergence occasion in Louisville, Kentucky. That match was gained by Zachary Wentz, who upset the percentages at NXT No Mercy on September 1 when defeated his former teammate Wes Lee. All of that was adopted up by Joe Hendry headlining No Mercy in an NXT Championship match in opposition to Ethan Web page, with ‘All Ego’ retaining his title.

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Sandwiched in between these two occasions have been a set of “TNA Affect” tapings on August 31, and a few WWE stars have been current. Fightful Choose reported that Arianna Grace appeared within the firm the place her real-life father, Santino Marella, at the moment acts as an authority determine. She final wrestled on the July 9 version of “WWE NXT” in opposition to Karmen Petrovic, however it’s at the moment unclear if she’ll be a part of the upcoming TNA TV episodes.

MISS NXT ARIANNA GRACE HAS CROSSED THE LINE AT TONIGHT’S TNA TV TAPINGS ‼️🔥

📸– @XylotThemes pic.twitter.com/7ge5lSELJF

— 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐕𝐞𝐧 (@WrestlingCovers) September 1, 2024

Talking of Petrovic, she made her TNA debut on the taping, along with her opponent being very well-known to everybody in each corporations. It was confirmed that Petrovic challenged Jordynne Grace to a match for the TNA Girls’s Knockout Championship, with the air date for that match but to be introduced.

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karmen petrovic is difficult for the knockouts world championship!!! pic.twitter.com/Qd6eAN7EO7

— Tiff 🔮 (@womenstitless) September 1, 2024

Exterior of Grace and Petrovic, “WWE SmackDown” star Blair Davenport was additionally backstage on the Emergence occasion on August 30. She was reportedly there to present assist to Osbourne earlier than his TNA X-Division Championship match, lacking WWE’s “Highway to Berlin” tour within the course of.