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Mike Santana Makes Shock WWE NXT Debut
22 Jul
Summary
- Former TNA World Champion Mike Santana debuted on NXT.
- Santana previously competed on NXT while with TNA.
- WWE is rebuilding the NXT main event scene.
Former TNA World Champion Mike Santana officially debuted on WWE NXT this past Tuesday night, signaling his move to the company. Santana is familiar with the NXT brand, having appeared on it multiple times while still under contract with TNA Wrestling. His prior appearances included a challenge for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship on The CW Network.
Commentary during his NXT debut was notably cautious about mentioning Santana by name, hinting at a potential future name change. Santana last competed at TNA Slammiversary late last month, where he lost the TNA World Title to Nic Nemeth. His arrival provides an immediate impact to the NXT main event scene, which is being reshaped after several talents were promoted to the main roster.
Santana's debut occurred following the NXT Men's Championship Street Fight, which saw Tony D'Angelo defeat Naraku. Other notable events from the July 21st edition of NXT included tag team matches, a challenge for an NXT Women's Championship Underground Match, and various singles bouts.
