Tonight's edition of NXT saw the debut of a star who's been working with WWE for about two years. Niko Vance made his debut as a recruit of Shawn Spears on NXT tonight.
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Niko Vance, aka Skylor Clinton, had signed a trainee deal with World Wrestling Entertainment back in late 2022. On May 13, 2023, he wrestled his first match at an NXT event. On that night, he teamed up with Kale Dixon, with the duo losing to Boa and Dante Chen.
On tonight's episode of WWE NXT, Shawn Spears and Brooks Jensen came face-to-face with North American Champion Tony D’Angelo and The Family. Spears boldly stated that he wanted the North American Title. Before things could escalate, Spears left the spot. Spears and Jensen then entered a car and the driver was revealed to be Niko Vance.
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Niko had wrestled 18 matches at NXT events before making his debut tonight. Interestingly, he has lost every single one of those bouts and is yet to register his first win.
Vance last wrestled on October 29 at NXT Level Up and suffered a loss to Oro Mensah. It remains to be seen what Triple H and Shawn Micheals have in store for him now that he's made his debut.
Are you excited about Niko Vance's immediate future following his WWE NXT debut?
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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.
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