Dany Garcia, ex-wife of WWE legend Dwayne Johnson, shared a reel from WWE NXT on her Instagram story on December 13th to show support for her daughter, Ava. In the original clip, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s daughter could be seen sharing a backstage segment with new NXT Superstar Lexis King.
The segment highlights Lexis King but also showcases Ava’s role as a manager. Earlier she was teamed up with The Schism and also wrestled a few matches before shifting into a manager’s role recently.
Ava shares a backstage segment with Lexis King
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The caption for the Instagram post read, “BREAKING: Per @avawwe_, @lexisking_wwe will now be in the #WWENXT Men’s Breakout Tournament. #NXTBreakout”. It was uploaded by WWE NXT and tagged Lexis King’s official account. In the clip, Ava, formerly known as Ava Raine, has a discussion with Lexis King where she informs him that he is a part of the NXT Men’s Breakout Tournament.
The discussion further continues as Ava informs King about the perils of being in the tournament. Ava gives it King straight, saying, “Everybody wants a piece of you.” While King responds, saying, “As per ush (usual),” implying something different, Ava gets frustrated and says, “No. Lexis, they want you so that they could kick your a**.”
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She made the revelation that Lexis King would be joined by seven other superstars who were eagerly waiting to beat him up. But Lexis King was barely paying any attention to the warning from a supposed manager in making at NXT.
The sudden change in plan happened after Lexis King attacked a rookie named Trey Bearhill from behind and delivered a chair shot on the episode of NXT on 12th December. His vicious attack was a part of his plan to enter the tournament.
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The tournament began on the same day when Oba Femi defeated Myles Borne to register the first of the 7 victories. But what is this tournament about?
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What is this NXT Breakout Tournament?
For starters, think of it as the King of the Ring Tournament but with the rewards of a Royal Rumble. It is a tournament for superstars in the Performance Centre or NXT rookie and the winner can challenge a match for any NXT Championship as per his/her liking.
This will mark the 5th edition of the tournament while it will be the third edition of the tournament in the Men’s division. It started in 2019 when Jordan Myles defeated Cameron Grimes. Carmelo Hayes won the tournament in 2021 and then Roxanne Perez and Lola Vice won it in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
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Who do you think will win the NXT Breakout tournament?
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