WWE: Je’Von Evans vs. Lexis King Men’s Iron Survivor Qualifier Set for 11/12 NXT Show, Wade Barrett on NXT’s Future Growth Potential, New Match Set for 11/18 RAW Show

Je’Von Evans vs. Lexis King Men’s Iron Survivor Qualifier Announced for Tuesday’s WWE NXT Show

WWE announced one new match for the card of tonight’s WWE NXT show at the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

The first new match announced was a Men’s Iron Survivor Qualifier match of Je’Von Evans vs. Lexis King.

🚨 🚨 🚨 @WWEJeVonEvans and @LexisKingWWE will square off in an Iron Survivor Challenge Qualifying Match TONIGHT on #WWENXT!

📺 8/7c on @TheCW pic.twitter.com/1HADGhy4pT

— WWE NXT (@WWENXT) November 12, 2024

Current card for November 12th WWE NXT show:

• Men’s Iron Survivor Qualifier match – Wes Lee vs. Cedric Alexander
• Men’s Iron Survivor Qualifier match – Je’Von Evans vs. Lexis King
• Women’s Iron Survivor Qualifier match – Sol Ruca vs. Cora Jade
• NXT Women’s North American Championship – Kelani Jordan vs. Fallon Henley (c)
• Stephanie Vaquer & Giulia vs. Meta-Four (Jakkara Jackson & Lash Legend)
• Adriana Rizzo vs. Nikkita Lyons
• Ava to meet with NXT tag teams
• NXT Champion Trick Williams to speak

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Wade Barrett Comments on “NXT Is A Very Risky Show. It Pays Off And Gives Great Ideas For The Rest Of WWE”

AceOdds held a recent interview with WWE RAW commentator Wade Barrett. One of the topics discussed included Barrett’s thoughts about NXT’s growth potential for the near future.

“Yeah, I think NXT is turning into its own beast. The show is so significantly different from Raw and SmackDown, you really can’t compare the two. There’s a little bit of, we’ve got young, less experienced talent on there, the competitors, and a lot of times you don’t really know what you’re going to get. Some are going to make mistakes and that in itself can be quite entertaining. But I think NXT, takes the hand break off so to speak and they allow a lot of the young talent to go out there just be you. Try things. It may work, you may fall flat on your face but you can get some real moments of magic when people are trying that. You can get real industry-changing talent to come through when they don’t have these constraints put on them. That’s one of the most exciting things about NXT for me. They do try different match types for example.

They try to structure their shows differently. I think a few years ago they had a real focus on everything being 100 miles an hour, not just in the ring, but the segments now quickly move along. They were looking at that kind of TikTok generation of fans who don’t have the longest attention span. So, if you give them a long segment, perhaps they’re going to get bored and start looking at their phone and moving on. No, you’ve got to keep it moving like this. I was really interested in the way they were trying that and we’ve absorbed some of that into Raw and SmackDown.”

Barrett also gave his thoughts about his belief of NXT being a “very risky show” and how that has paid off and gives great ideas for the rest of WWE.

“I think they’ve done a hell of a job in NXT in creating their own culture and giving themselves their own little niche in our world. It’s always a fascinating show when I watch it. I learned a lot from them and the creative minds down there obviously helmed by Shawn Michaels and Matt Bloom. I really like the way they are prepared to take risks on that show. It’s a very risky show and I think a lot of the time it pays off and gives us great ideas for the rest of the WWE machine.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

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New Match Set for Next Week’s WWE RAW Show

WWE announced one new match for the card of next week’s WWE RAW show on November 18th.

Next week’s show was taped on Monday as part of a double set of RAW tapings in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

This new match announced was a Mixed Tag Team match of LWO (Rey Mysterio & Zelina Vega) defeated American Made (Chad Gable & Ivy Nile).

JUST ANNOUNCED 👀 pic.twitter.com/RjMG9eF0sS

— WWE (@WWE) November 12, 2024

Current announced card for November 18th WWE RAW show:

• WWE Intercontinental Championship – Sheamus vs. Bron Breakker (c)
• Mixed Tag Team match – LWO (Rey Mysterio & Zelina Vega) vs. American Made (Chad Gable & Ivy Nile)
• Seth Rollins vs. Bronson Reed