Former AEW and Influence Wrestling star Ethan Web page made a shock debut on “WWE NXT” final week, attacking WWE NXT Champion Trick Williams and revealing that he was behind the assaults on Meta-4 that came about earlier in Could. Previous to the assault angles, it appeared as if Meta-4’s Noam Dar was set to problem Williams for the title subsequent, and a latest report on “Wrestling Observer Radio” appears to substantiate these unique plans.
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“Noam was initially going to [challenge Williams at Battleground] and he is out,” Dave Meltzer mentioned. “They wanted a brand new opponent for Trick. … Trick and Noam Dar was the scheduled principal occasion for that Battleground.”
Meltzer then acknowledged that he was not completely positive if Dar was injured or if the corporate pulled him from the match as a result of Web page grew to become obtainable. Nevertheless, due to the truth that Dar was written off TV, Meltzer believes an damage is the almost certainly state of affairs.
Web page’s debut got here just below a month after he introduced the expiration of his AEW contract. His final match within the promotion came about in December, when Web page misplaced to Kenny Omega on an episode of “AEW Collision.” It could be Omega’s remaining match earlier than being identified with diverticulitis, which has stored Omega out of motion since.
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Regardless of stories on the contrary, Web page has denied signing a contract with WWE, although it appears the wrestler is trying to additional the storyline between himself and Williams. Web page mentioned he’d be ready for a name from “NXT” officers to provide Williams a shot at revenge, and it seems to be as if Battleground will host the match. That occasion will happen this Sunday, June 9, with Battleground serving as the primary WWE occasion to happen on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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