Backstage heat on Penta after WWE RAW debut

Backstage heat on Penta after WWE RAW debut - Reports

Modified Jan 14, 2025 04:10 GMT

Penta; a still from the Gorilla Position (via WWE — Penta; a still from the Gorilla Position (Images via WWE's X and website)

An interesting report came out shortly after Penta's debut match on tonight's episode of WWE RAW. As per PWInsider, the former AEW star spent more time in the ring than was allotted to him.

Pentagon Jr. is now a WWE Superstar. His debut had been teased for quite some time, and he finally appeared on tonight's RAW episode. The Mexican star picked up a dominant win over Chad Gable in his red brand debut.

Now, as per a report by PWInsider, Penta spent more time in the ring than WWE had allotted him. This didn't sit well with some talents. Check out an excerpt from the report below:

"We did confirm that between the match and his post-match promo, Penta went way longer than initially planned to go, which led to time being trimmed from other segments later in the show. There were some talents obviously not thrilled about that, as you can imagine." [H/T PWInsider]

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Pentagon Jr. has impressed many fans with his performance on the red brand tonight. If the report by PWInsider is to be believed, there's already heat between him and some superstars. Only time will tell if this will affect his booking going forward.

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