Andrzej Hughes-Murray has taken his first steps in a WWE ring.
Former college football star Andrzej Hughes-Murray made his in-ring debut at a recent live event. The match took place on August 19th in Tampa, Florida, on a card featuring a number of the biggest names in NXT.
Carmelo Hayes defended his NXT Title against Joe Gacy, while Tiffany Stratton retained the Women’s Title with a win over Valentina Feroz. Meanwhile, Ava — better known as Simone Johnson, daughter of The Rock — won in singles action for the first time.
- Ikemen Jiro vs Quincy Elliott is ruled a no-contest when Bron Breakker interferes.
- Trick Williams makes the save.
- Trick Williams def. Bron Breakker
- Kelani Jordan & Dani Palmer def. Blair Davenport & Izzy Dame
- Joe Coffey def. Andrze Hughes-Murray
- Hank Walker & Tank Ledger def. Scrypts & Bronco Nima (w/ Lucien Price )
- Scrypts, Nima & Price attacked Walker & Ledger after the match. Axiom made the save.
- Ava (w/ Joe Gacy ) def. Ivy Nile
- Edris Enofe & Malik Blade def. The Bayou Boys (Beau Morris & Hayden Pittman)
- NXT Women’s Championship: Tiffany Stratton (c) def. Valentina Feroz
- NXT Championship: Carmelo Hayes (c) def. Joe Gacy
Who Is Andrzej Hughes-Murray?
Andrzej Hughes-Murray signed with WWE in June but is perhaps best known — at least in the United States — for exploits as a college football star for Oregon State. He ended up signing with the LA Rams as an undrafted free agent before switching to a career inside the squared circle.
All match results courtesy of Wrestling Bodyslam