Trey Baxter has arrived in NXT.
Trey Baxter, known as Blake Christian on the Independent scene, made his NXT debut on Tuesday by answering Kushda's NXT Cruiserweight Title open challenge. Despite a strong showing, one that impressed Kyle O'Reilly, Baxter was defeated by Kushida, who locked in the hoverboard lock to retain his NXT Cruiserweight Championship.
Christian has previously wrestled for PWG, GCW, and NJPW. He was part of the February recruiting class at the WWE Performance Center.
#WWENXT Universe please say hello to the athlete challenging @KUSHIDA_0904 for the Cruiserweight Championship, @TreyBaxterWWE! #WeAreNXT pic.twitter.com/nz5tgnHCIL
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 16, 2021
#Cruiserweight Championship action at its finest. #WWENXT @TreyBaxterWWE @KUSHIDA_0904 pic.twitter.com/MRlWF8fKQ5
— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) June 16, 2021
Baxter isn't the first man to make his NXT debut by answering Kushida's NXT Cruiserweight Title open challenge as Carmelo Hayes, formerly Christian Casanova, made his debut on the brand on June 1. Like Baxter, he was defeated by Kushida.
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