Niko Vance competed on NXT for the first time.
On the January 21st episode of NXT, Niko Vance and Brooks Jensen brawled with Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Luca Crusifino. The two teams later clashed in a tag team match.
After a back-and-forth bout, Vance scored the win when he hit Loreno with a lariat. The match marked Vance's first match on NXT television.
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Vance, then known as Skylor Clinton, made his in-ring debut at an NXT live event in May 2023. He competed at a WWE Main Event taping in September 2024, and he started competing on NXT Level Up as well. Vance made his NXT television debut on the November 12, 2024, episode of NXT. He aligned with Shawn Spears and Brooks Jensen, and he has been paired with them ever since.
Before he signed with WWE in 2022, Skylor Clinton played college football for the UAB Blazers and the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks.
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