NXT Cruiserweight rumors, news

NXT Cruiserweight news, rumors

  • • Santos Escobar Re-Signs With WWE After Shock Reversal
    Santos Escobar has made a stunning return to WWE, just days after his contract expired and he officially became a free agent. According to a new report from PWInsiderElite.com, the former NXT Cruiserweight Champion has re-signed with the company following a last-minute agreement that ended a week filled with speculation...2025
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  • Santos Escobar Sparks Speculation with Masked Photo After WWE Re-Signing
    • Santos Escobar Sparks Speculation with Masked Photo After WWE Re-Signing
    Just as word broke that Santos Escobar had re-signed with WWE, the former NXT Cruiserweight Champion posted a masked photo of himself—one that resembled his original WWE look. The timing ......2025
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  • • Santos Escobar Becomes Free Agent After WWE Contract Expires
    Former NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar is now officially a free agent after his WWE contract expired at midnight on October 7. His profile has already been moved to the alumni section of WWE’s website, and Escobar confirmed the news himself with a short social media video captioned “Palante,” meaning...2025
  • Another Longtime WWE Superstar Parts Ways With WWE
    • Another Longtime WWE Superstar Parts Ways With WWE
    The WWE run of a longtime pro wrestling veteran has officially come to an end. Former NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar is now a free agent after his WWE contract expired at midnight on Tuesday. WWE moved his profile to their Alumni section today, essentially confirming the news. The development comes after several weeks of […] The post Another Longtime WWE Superstar Parts Ways With ...2025
  • • Santos Escobar Officially Becomes Free Agent After WWE Contract Expires
    The future of former NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar is officially up in the air. As of midnight on Tuesday, October 7, Escobar’s WWE contract expired, and he is now free to sign with — and appear for — any promotion he chooses. The news, first reported by Fightful Select and later confirmed by PWInsider, […]...2025
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  • Santos Escobar Breaks Silence After WWE Exit with One-Word Message
    • Santos Escobar Breaks Silence After WWE Exit with One-Word Message
    Santos Escobar is officially a free agent following the expiration of his WWE contract at midnight on Monday October 6, 2025. The former NXT Cruiserweight Champion has now been moved ......2025
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NXT Cruiserweight injury and suspension

  • • Jake Atlas: Triple H Told Me My Sexuality Didn't Matter At WWE, That Shot Me Down
    Jake Atlas signed with WWE in October 2019. Though he didn't debut until April 2020 on NXT TV, Atlas was featured in the Interim NXT Cruiserweight Championship round-robin tournament. Speaking to Developmentally Speaking, Atlas reflected on his debut match against Dexter Lumis. “The very match that I had was with no crowd. I wrestled Dexter Lumis, and I remember coming from the curtain, and the w...2024
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  • • KUSHIDA: I Want To Be The Driving Force Behind IMPACT And Bring It All Over The World
    KUSHIDA is one of the most decorated junior heavyweight in New Japan Pro-Wrestling history, and he's a former NXT Cruiserweight Champion. However, he's never won a world title in a major organization. That can change at IMPACT Rebellion when he faces Steve Maclin for the vacant IMPACT World Championship. “This is the opportunity I need,” KUSHIDA (through a translator) told Justin Barrasso of Spo...2023

NXT Cruiserweight lifestyle

  • • Jake Atlas: Triple H Told Me My Sexuality Didn't Matter At WWE, That Shot Me Down
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Timeline

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    "Rush is a former NXT Cruiserweight Champion and TNA X-Division Champion, among other accolades."

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    "From being NXT Cruiserweight Champion, his role as a mentor in AEW, a must watch talent on the indies, recently expanding his horizons […] The post Exclusive: Lio Rush Talks West Coast Pro, his time in Japan, music career, and much more!"

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    "Since then, Hayes has went on to become a top name on the yellow brand, as he has won the NXT Championship, the NXT North American Championship, and the NXT Cruiserweight Championship."

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NXT Cruiserweight trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Santos Escobar Re-Signs With WWE After Shock Reversal
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  • • Another Longtime WWE Superstar Parts Ways With WWE
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  • • Santos Escobar Officially Becomes Free Agent After WWE Contract Expires
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  • • Santos Escobar Breaks Silence After WWE Exit with One-Word Message
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  • • Santos Escobar is set to become a free agent
    Santos Escobar is set to become a free agent tonight at midnight, according to reports, is that he will not re-sign with the WWE. Santos has been barely used on WWE TV since well over a year now. Santos have decline the new offer made by the WWE. Santos Escobar won the NXT cruiserweight in ... Read more...2025
  • • Santos Escobar Expected To Leave WWE As Contract Nears Expiration
    The future of former NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar is up in the air, as a new report from Fightful Select reveals that his current WWE contract is set to expire “very soon.” According to sources within WWE, it’s not expected that Escobar will re-sign with the company at this time, though both sides have […]...2025
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  • Santos Escobar’s WWE Contract Expiration Date Revealed
    • Santos Escobar’s WWE Contract Expiration Date Revealed
    Santos Escobar’s future in WWE is no longer a question—it’s a deadline. According to a new report from PWInsider, the former NXT Cruiserweight Champion’s contract with WWE expires at midnight ......2025
  • Santos Escobar’s WWE Contract Set to Expire Soon
    • Santos Escobar’s WWE Contract Set to Expire Soon
    Santos Escobar might be closing the book on his WWE career, as the former NXT Cruiserweight Champion’s WWE contract is “up very soon,” and there’s no clear sign he’ll be ......2025
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  • • Angel Garza Re-Signs with WWE
    Following in the footsteps of Chad Gable, Drew McIntyre, and Seth Rollins, WWE wrestler Angel Garza has secured a new contract with the company. Garza's previous deal was set to expire on August 1st, but he's locked in for another three years. A former NXT Cruiserweight Champion and 24/7 Champion,...2024
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NXT Cruiserweight stats and results

  • • Lio Rush Announced For GLEAT Event In February
    Lio Rush has been announced for an upcoming GLEAT show. GLEAT announced that Lio Rush will compete at their February 22nd event. There, he will challenge El Lindaman for the G-RUSH World Championship. Rush is currently signed to AEW, and he often teams up with Action Andretti. \--#GLEAT対戦カード--/ --️G PROWRESTLING G-RUSH初代世界王者決定戦 エル・リンダマン@LIndamanowe -- リオ・ラッシュ @IamLioRush --2.22(土)開場10:40 開始11:30 ...2025
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  • • Roderick Strong To Return To Independent Wrestling At Prestige Wrestling Black Sunshine
    Roderick Strong is returning to independent wrestling. Strong, a former ROH World Champion, was one of the top stars on the independent scene when he signed with WWE in 2016. During his time with the company, he held the NXT Cruiserweight Championship, the NXT North American Championship, and the NXT Tag Team Championship. Strong left the company and made his shocking AEW debut on the April 26 epi...2023
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NXT Cruiserweight parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Angel Garza And His Wife Expecting Second Child
    The post Angel Garza And His Wife Expecting Second Child first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.Angel Garza has revealed that he and his wife, Zaide, are expecting their second child. Garza signed with WWE in 2019 after previously working in AAA and Impact Wrestling. During his time with WWE, he was the NXT Cruiserweight Champion and the WWE 24/7 Champion. He was promoted from NXT to the main ...2024
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  • • More On Roderick Strong's AEW Debut, WWE Departure
    Roderick Strong has debuted for AEW in a shocker after leaving WWE. Strong showed up on the April 26 Dynamite, helping Undisputed Era ally Adam Cole. Strong had been off WWE TV for months, and WWE had been dead silent about his status with the company. The last we'd heard, there was discussion about pitching the idea of having him coach through the remainder of his deal, though we don't know if th...2023
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Top NXT Cruiserweight news

  • • Adam Cole To Carmelo Hayes: You're The Man, Keep Killing It
    Adam Cole and Carmelo Hayes exchange kind words on Twitter. A fan recently took to Twitter and noted that Adam Cole and Carmelo Hayes are the only two stars to appear on all three WWE brands (Raw, SmackDown, NXT) in the same month. Carmelo Hayes would respond to the fan, noting that he's forever grateful that Cole passed the torch to him. Forever grateful. He’s the man ---- — Carmelo Hayes (@Carm...2023
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  • Roderick Strong Makes Shocking AEW Debut On Dynamite
    • Roderick Strong Makes Shocking AEW Debut On Dynamite
    Former ROH Television Champion and NXT Cruiserweight Champion Roderick Strong debuted on AEW Dynamite on Wednesday, fending off the Jericho Appreciation Society...2023
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  • • JD McDonagh Announced For #1 Contender Fatal-Four Way Match On This Week’s NXT
    WWE has announced a big update to this Tuesday’s NXT card. Former NXT Cruiserweight Champion JD McDonagh has been added to the Fatal-Four matchup on the show, where the winner will challenge for the NXT North American Championship at the Spring Breakin special. McDonagh joins Dragon Lee, who was announced earlier today, as well as […] The post JD McDonagh Announced For #1 Contender Fat...2023
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  • Lio Rush Doesn’t Rule Out Potentially Returning To WWE
    • Lio Rush Doesn’t Rule Out Potentially Returning To WWE
    Lio Rush comments on potentially returning to WWE. Lio Rush previously signed with the company in 2017. After initially competing on NXT and 205 Live, he had a run on RAW as Bobby Lashley’s manager. Rush later returned to NXT and won the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. WWE released Rush in a wave of cuts in […] The post Lio Rush Doesn’t Rule Out Potentially Returning To WWE appea...2023
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  • • Real1 Calls Microman The Biggest Star In MLW, Talks Putting Microman Over On His Way Out Of The Company
    Real1 discusses one of his final feuds in MLW. The former NXT Cruiserweight Champion loudly departed MLW back at the beginning of April, where he released a video claiming that he was never officially under contract and was working for them as a free agent. In a new interview with WhatCulture, Real1 opens up about […] The post Real1 Calls Microman The Biggest Star In MLW, Talks Putting Micro...2023
  • • Santos Escobar Says LWO Is Important For Latino Representation In WWE
    Santos Escobar is one of the most talented and charismatic wrestlers in WWE today. The former NXT Cruiserweight Champion has been making waves on SmackDown since he and his faction, ......2023
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  • • JD McDonagh Reflects On His Time In NXT, Looks Forward To Starting A New Chapter On WWE Raw
    JD McDonagh comments on the end of his time in NXT and his move to WWE Raw. McDonagh, then known as Jordan Devlin, first started wrestling for WWE in 2016, as he competed in the United Kingdom Championship Tournament. He went on to have a successful run in NXT UK, and he won the NXT Cruiserweight Championship. Devlin then moved to NXT in 2022 and was renamed JD McDonagh. During his time on the mai...2023
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  • • More On Roderick Strong's AEW Debut, WWE Departure
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  • • Adam Cole To Carmelo Hayes: You're The Man, Keep Killing It
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  • • IMPACT Announces Lio Rush For Summer Sizzler Tapings In Atlanta
    Lio Rush is returning to IMPACT. The Man of the Hour last competed under the IMPACT banner at the Multiverse United event with NJPW, where he had a standout matchup against KUSHIDA. Now the former NXT Cruiserweight Champion will be competing at the promotion’s Summer Sizzler event on Friday June 23rd from Center Stage in […] The post IMPACT Announces Lio Rush For Summer Sizzler Tapings...2023
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  • • KUSHIDA: I Want To Be The Driving Force Behind IMPACT And Bring It All Over The World
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  • • JD McDonagh Announced For #1 Contender Fatal-Four Way Match On This Week’s NXT
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NXT Cruiserweight rumors, scandals

  • • Santos Escobar Re-Signs With WWE After Shock Reversal
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  • • Jake Atlas: Triple H Told Me My Sexuality Didn't Matter At WWE, That Shot Me Down
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  • • Roderick Strong To Return To Independent Wrestling At Prestige Wrestling Black Sunshine
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